Clay Patterson
Clay Patterson
Disrupts the pocket from the interior. Clay Patterson has been at Stanford through two head coaches in two seasons. The receipt on tape: 5 tackles against Notre Dame, Week 14, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2024–2025
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Troy Taylor → Frank Reich. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tavita Pritchard
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 2 · StarterR05 · Part-time starter
Part-time starter. Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 8 · 2025
W 20–13
vs Florida State
1 TOT · 1 SOLO
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 7 at home.
How he plays
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Stanford
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive line · Stanford
Returning around him
- 2 Stanford players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -6 net (6 in / 12 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Stanford · Last season: 4-8 · Talent rank #46 · 2026 recruiting class #37
DNA match
Player DNA
3-Tech Penetrator
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Trent Jones II’s 2023 season.
Matches Trent on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Simeon Barrow Jr.'s junior season at Michigan State (2023).
Matches Simeon on