Usage Score
8.5
Player Dossier
2024-2025Stanford
Clay Patterson
DL • 6'3" • 280 lbs • Frisco, TX, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Clay Patterson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 25.2 disruption score.
Efficiency
25.2
Consistency
50.2
Season Value
46
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2025 Regular Season · Stanford
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Seasons Tracked
- 2
- Program Path
- Stanford
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: UConn
Scouting Read
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Clay Patterson, DL. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2025 Regular Season · Stanford. Clay Patterson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 25.2 disruption score.
Clay Patterson played DL for Stanford. Across 2 tracked seasons, Clay Patterson recorded 35 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2025 with Stanford.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2025 Regular Season
Stanford paired 16.5 primary output with 25.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 25.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2025 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Hawai'i
Loss with backfield disruption leading the way. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
Analysis workspace
Season Workbench
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2025 Regular Season · Stanford
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
1.4
Efficiency
25.2
Usage
8.5
Consistency
50.2
Best Game by takeover score
Hawai'i
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Hawai'i: 4. BYU: 2. Boston College: 2. Virginia: 0. San José State: 1. SMU: 2. Florida State: 0. Miami: 1.5. Pittsburgh: 1. North Carolina: 0. California: 3. Notre Dame: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Hawai'i: 2 by 48.3. BYU: 4 by 36.7. Boston College: 2 by 28.3. Virginia: 3 by 12.5. San José State: 0 by 10. SMU: 3 by 32.5. Florida State: 1 by 4.2. Miami: 3 by 27.5. Pittsburgh: 5 by 30.8. North Carolina: 3 by 12.5. California: 2 by 38.3. Notre Dame: 5 by 20.8
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins1.5 · Games = 4 · +0.2 vs Losses
Losses1.3 · Games = 8 · -0.2 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Hawai'i
Best efficiency game
48.3 vs Hawai'i
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 11/30 | vs Notre Dame | L 20-49 | 5 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/23 | vs CaliforniaSplash game | W 31-10 | 2 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/8 | @ North Carolina | L 15-20 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/1 | vs Pittsburgh | L 20-35 | 5 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/25 | @ Miami | L 7-42 | 3 | 2 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/19 | vs Florida State | W 20-13 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/11 | @ SMUSplash game | L 10-34 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/27 | vs San José State | W 30-29 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/20 | @ Virginia | L 20-48 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/14 | vs Boston CollegeSplash game | W 30-20 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/7 | @ BYUSplash game | L 3-27 | 4 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 8/23 | @ Hawai'i2+ sacks · Splash game | L 20-23 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | — | — |
Career Arc
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- 1
Stanford
2024-2025
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20242025
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Regular Season | Stanford | 2 | 9.4 | 4.4 | — |
| 2025 Regular Season | Stanford | 16.5 | 25.2 | 8.5 | 14.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
UConn
Game with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3
Primary metric
3 disruption/tackle impact with 75.4 takeover score.
#2
Hawai'i
4
Primary metric
Loss with backfield disruption leading the way.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 56.2 takeover score.
#3
California
3
Primary metric
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 40.9 takeover score.
#4
TCU
1
Primary metric
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 39 takeover score.
#5
Clemson
1
Primary metric
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 38.2 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2025 Regular Season · Stanford
16.5 primary output · 25.2 efficiency · 8.5 usage
46
#2
2024 Regular Season · Stanford
22.8
2 primary · 9.4 efficiency · 4.4 usage
Milestones
1
Impact games
6
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Career Facts
1
Career teams
2
Seasons tracked
35
Career Tackles
Data Context
Coverage spans 2 tracked seasons, 16 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.
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