Clay Cromwell: DT · Navy · #97.
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Clay Cromwell
Wins the gap play after play. The three seasons at Navy span two head coaches: Ken Niumatalolo and Brian Newberry. One game to point at: 8 tackles against Air Force — Week 8, 2023.
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
39 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 5 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 3-42vs No. 13 Notre Dame | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 24-0vs Wagner | 8 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 8 tackles |
| Wk 3 | L 24-28@ Memphis | 6 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 30-44vs South Florida | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 27-24vs North Texas | 2 | 2 | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 | 2 sacks |
| Wk 7 | W 14-0@ Charlotte | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 6-17vs No. 22 Air Force | 8 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 18-32@ Temple | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 31-6vs UAB | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 10-0vs East Carolina | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 14-59@ SMU | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 39 | 21 | 5.0 | 3.0 | — | 0 |
Week 6 · 2023
W 27-24
vs North Texas
2 sacks · 2 tackles for loss · 2 tackles
A close one, won by 3 at home.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
13%5 TFLSack rate
8%3 sacksHurry rate
3%1 hurry39 tackles · 5 for loss · 3 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 4.5 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 2.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 3.7 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 3.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Brian Newberry
Pass share
27.0%
198 pass / 536 run
Plays / game
61.2
12 games
Team sack rate
10.9%
220 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2023
39 tackles in 11 games, about as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
How it ended
Three seasons at Navy, 77 tackles — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2020–2023
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Ken Niumatalolo → Brian Newberry. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
