Donald Clay

#21 · S · Jr. · SMU6′0″ · 185 lb · New Orleans, LA

Donald Clay: S · SMU · #21.

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Donald Clay

S · SMU · Jr · #21

Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Played for three head coaches in four seasons at SMU. On tape: 1 tackle against TCU, Week 4, 2022.

Style of play

Play style

Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.

Fans

No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.

SMU in the news

Former SMU coach June Jones diesWFAA Oct 30
Temporary restraining order granted for BJ EdwardsOU Daily Oct 30
NC State fires Dave DoerenOct 29
SMU releases depth chart for Syracuse gameOn3 Oct 27

Where to follow

Career stats

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Season	Team
2022	SMU	1	1	0.0	--
2021	SMU	9	6	0.0	--
2020	SMU	36	31	1.0	3
2019	SMU	3	3	0.0	--
Career		49	41	1.0	3

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2022 season · 1 game

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	SACK	INT	PD	Note
Wk 4	L 34-42vs TCU	1	1	0.0	0.0	—	0	Season-high 1 tackle

Signature game

Week 4 · 2022

L 34-42

vs TCU

1 tackle · 1 solo tackle

Teams and coaches

2019SMU10-3HC: Sonny Dykes · Balanced, fast tempo

2020SMU7-3HC: Sonny Dykes · Balanced

2021SMU8-4HC: Sonny Dykes · Balanced

2022SMU7-6HC: Rhett Lashlee · Balanced, fast tempo

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Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort · 2022 season

2 metrics · season cumulative

Too few games for a verdict yet; the rows below are the season so far.

Box-score production

Sacks#1454 / 2755 · 24th pct

0.0

Tackles for loss#2352 / 2755 · 7th pct

0.0

Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps in 2022, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.

Splits

Home and road splits, scheme and staff

Splits

Per-game splits

Through 1 game: 1.0 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2022 season

Head Coach

Rhett Lashlee

Pass share

51.5%

513 pass / 483 run

Plays / game

76.6

13 games

Team sack rate

3.9%

539 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Balanced, fast tempo.

Awards

Player standing · 2022

1 tackle in 1 game

Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Donald Clay

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Style of play

Fans

SMU in the news

Where to follow

Career stats

Game log

Signature game

Teams and coaches

Our ratings

Splits

Awards

1 tackle in 1 game

Four seasons at SMU

Moves

2023