Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2009-2012New 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.
Impact Production
34
Developing production for a back
lowelite
Reliability
34
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
41
Limited ceiling signals so far
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2012 Regular Season · New Mexico State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- New Mexico State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Minnesota
Player Story
Robert Clay built his college career from 2009 through 2012 as a running back from New Braunfels, TX wearing No. 28, spending time with New Mexico State. The clearest part of Robert Clay's career was his backfield...
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- Committed To
- New Mexico State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2009
Robert Clay, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2012 Regular Season · New Mexico State. Robert Clay leans balanced backfield option traits and 44.4 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 588
- Rushing yards
- 486
- Receiving yards
- 102
- Touchdowns
- 3
Quick Answers
Robert Clay quick answers
- Latest team and position
- New Mexico State · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 588
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 4 entries · 21 games
- Best season
- 2012 Regular Season · New Mexico State
- Top game
- Minnesota
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Canyon · New Mexico State
- High school pipeline
- Canyon · 4 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 28 · Class 2012
- 2012 Scrimmage yards rank
- 149 scrimmage yards · RB 309th (top 63%) · Western Athletic 62nd (top 52%) · National 1,084th (top 49%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 Regular Season | New Mexico State | 1 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 51.3 |
| 2010 Regular Season | New Mexico State | 8 | 233 | 226 | 7 | 0 | 49.5 |
| 2011 Regular Season | New Mexico State | 6 | 190 | 133 | 57 | 1 | 47.4 |
| 2012 Regular Season | New Mexico State | 6 | 149 | 111 | 38 | 2 | 54.3 |
Related Context
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Robert Clay played RB for New Mexico State. Across 4 tracked seasons, Robert Clay recorded 486 rushing yards, 102 receiving yards, and 3 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2010 with New Mexico State.
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.
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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
New Mexico
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Sacramento State: 33. UTEP: 27. New Mexico: 49. UTSA: 20. Idaho: 20. Utah State: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Sacramento State: 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
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins33 · Games = 1 · +9.8 vs Losses
Losses23.2 · Games = 5 · -9.8 vs Wins
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
Player Story
Robert Clay story
Robert Clay built his college career from 2009 through 2012 as a running back from New Braunfels, TX wearing No. 28, spending time with New Mexico State. The clearest part of Robert Clay's career was his backfield work: 486 rushing yards, 136 carries, 3 rushing touchdowns, and 102 receiving yards across 21 career games in the available record. His career also includes 102 receiving yards and 106 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Robert Clay's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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- 1
New Mexico State
2009-2012
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2009201020112012
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 Regular Season | New Mexico State | 16 | 16.7 | 28.6 | — |
| 2010 Regular Season | New Mexico State | 233 | 35.2 | 12.6 | 217 |
| 2011 Regular Season | New Mexico State | 190 | 45.7 | 15.3 | -43 |
| 2012 Regular Season | New Mexico State | 149 | 44.4 | 12.5 | -41 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Minnesota
Week 2 · W 28-21
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
131
Scrimmage Yards
85 takeover
131 scrimmage yards and 40 usage.
#2
vs Louisiana Tech
Week 11 · L 20-41 · Conference game
111
Scrimmage Yards
83.6 takeover
Loss driven by a workhorse rushing load.
111 scrimmage yards and 41.8 usage.
#3
vs New Mexico
Week 4 · L 14-27
49
Scrimmage Yards
77 takeover
Loss with 49 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
49 scrimmage yards and 31 usage.
#4
@ Ohio State
Week 9 · L 0-45
16
Scrimmage Yards
66.1 takeover
Loss with 16 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
16 scrimmage yards and 28.6 usage.
#5
vs Sacramento State
Week 1 · W 49-19
33
Scrimmage Yards
52.3 takeover
Win with 33 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
33 scrimmage yards and 20.4 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2012 Regular Season · New Mexico State
149 primary output · 44.4 efficiency · 12.5 usage
54.3
#2
2009 Regular Season · New Mexico State
51.3
16 primary · 16.7 efficiency · 28.6 usage
#3
2010 Regular Season · New Mexico State
49.5
233 primary · 35.2 efficiency · 12.6 usage
Milestones
1
100+ rush yards
0
150+ scrimmage yards
0
2+ TD games
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