Player Dossier

2009-2012

New Mexico State

Robert Clay

RB • 5'10" • New Braunfels, TX, USA

Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover

Robert Clay leans balanced backfield option traits and 44.4 efficiency.

Usage Score

12.5

Efficiency

44.4

Consistency

72.8

Season Value

48.4

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2012 Regular Season · New Mexico State

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
4
Program Path
New Mexico State
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Minnesota

Scouting Read

Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.

Robert Clay, RB. Best season Best season by value score: 2012 Regular Season · New Mexico State. Robert Clay leans balanced backfield option traits and 44.4 efficiency.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2012 Regular Season

New Mexico State paired 149 primary output with 44.4 efficiency.

Supporting note

2012 Regular Season role shape

backfield-heavy usage with 44.4 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value is trending up

2012 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: New Mexico

Loss with 49 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

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2012 Regular Season · New Mexico State

Games

6

Scrimmage Yards / G

24.8

Efficiency

44.4

Usage

12.5

Consistency

72.8

Best Game by takeover score

Utah State

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Unknown: 33. UTEP: 27. New Mexico: 49. UTSA: 20. Idaho: 20. Utah State: 0

Volume vs Efficiency

Low volume / high quality

High volume / high quality

Low volume / lower quality

High volume / lower quality

Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Unknown: 11 by 31.3. UTEP: 3 by 71.9. New Mexico: 13 by 42.4. UTSA: 6 by 34.7. Idaho: 4 by 41.7

Split Comparison

Losses23.2 · n=5
First Half36.3 · n=3 · +23 vs Second Half
Second Half13.3 · n=3 · -23 vs First Half
All Games24.8 · n=6

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

6 games

Featured metric

Scrimmage Yards

Top game by takeover score

New Mexico

Best efficiency game

71.9 vs UTEP

Result
Sat 10/20@ Utah StateL 7-41
Sat 10/6@ IdahoL 18-264205
Sun 9/30vs UTSAL 14-356203.3003.3
Sun 9/23vs New MexicoL 14-2711474.301223.8
Sun 9/16@ UTEPL 28-412115.5001169
Fri 8/31vs Unknown1133313

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

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    New Mexico State

    2009-2012

    Opening stop

Season Progression

2009201020112012
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2009 Regular SeasonNew Mexico State1616.728.6
2010 Regular SeasonNew Mexico State23335.212.6217
2011 Regular SeasonNew Mexico State19045.715.3-43
2012 Regular SeasonNew Mexico State14944.412.5-41

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Minnesota

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.

131

Primary metric

131 scrimmage yards and 40 usage.

#2

Louisiana Tech

111

Primary metric

Loss driven by a workhorse rushing load.

111 scrimmage yards and 41.8 usage.

#3

New Mexico

49

Primary metric

Loss with 49 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

49 scrimmage yards and 31 usage.

#4

Ohio State

16

Primary metric

Loss with 16 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

16 scrimmage yards and 28.6 usage.

#5

UTEP

27

Primary metric

Loss with 27 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

27 scrimmage yards and 5.5 usage.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2012 Regular Season · New Mexico State

149 primary output · 44.4 efficiency · 12.5 usage

48.4

#2

2010 Regular Season · New Mexico State

43.5

233 primary · 35.2 efficiency · 12.6 usage

#3

2011 Regular Season · New Mexico State

40.2

190 primary · 45.7 efficiency · 15.3 usage

Milestones

2

100+ rush yards

0

150+ scrimmage yards

0

2+ TD games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2009 · Rating 0.8111

Canyon · New Braunfels, TX

Committed To
New Mexico State
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2009

Career Facts

1

Career teams

4

Seasons tracked

588

Career Scrimmage Yards

Data Context

Coverage spans 4 tracked seasons, 21 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Robert Clay quick answers

Recruiting profile

3-star recruit

Position
RB
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
4
Career rushing yards
486