Finn Claypool is a defensive lineman who has not played this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025, at Fresno State.
Claypool disrupts the pocket from the interior. Arrived at Fresno State from Drake. The first one came in 2025: All-Mountain West. One game to point at: 6 tackles against Oregon State — Week 2, 2025.
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
41 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 10.5 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.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Fresno State | 41 | 23 | 10.5 | 6.5 | 1 |
| Career | 41 | 23 | 10.5 | 6.5 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 7-31@ Kansas | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 1 | W 42-14vs Georgia Southern | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 36-27@ Oregon State | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 3 | W 56-7vs Southern | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 23-21@ Hawai'i | 4 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 20-17vs Nevada | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 21-49@ Colorado State | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 0-23vs San Diego State | 5 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 30-7@ Boise State | 3 | 2 | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 | 2 sacks |
| Wk 12 | W 24-3vs Wyoming | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 17-28vs Utah State | 4 | 3 | 2.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 | 2.5 TFL |
| Wk 14 | W 41-14@ San José State | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 41 | 23 | 10.5 | 6.5 | — | 1 |
Week 10 · 2025
W 30-7
at Boise State
2 sacks · 2 tackles for loss · 3 tackles
Dominant 23-point win on the road against Boise State.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
26%10 TFLSack rate
16%6 sacksHurry rate
10%4 hurries41 tackles · 10.5 for loss · 6.5 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 3.2 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| Road6g | 3.7 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 3.7 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.1 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 3.0 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Matt Entz
Pass share
44.2%
373 pass / 471 run
Plays / game
64.9
13 games
Team sack rate
4.9%
368 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2025
Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Unranked recruit. Now #60 at the position.
2026 outlook
In the mix for All-Pac-12
Based on 2025: #4 of 35 Mountain West DLs — his program moves to the Pac-12 for 2026
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 35% of returning players who ranked #4–10 at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 31–38%). It was measured on players who stayed in the same conference and is not adjusted for the move to the Pac-12.
Honored in a first season.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-MOUNTAIN WEST
All-Mountain West mention (2025)
