Last confirmed: Western Michigan, 2019. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′2″ · 235 lb · Paterson, NJ
Najee Clayton: LB · Western Michigan · #9.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Najee Clayton
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Two head coaches in four seasons, at two different programs. One game to point at: 4 tackles and 1 sack against Miami (OH) — Week 7, 2019.
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
23 tackles. 1 pass defended. 2 interceptions. 1.5 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 him by name this season.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Western Michigan | 23 | 10 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2018 | Western Michigan | 34 | 22 | 8.0 | 3.0 | 2 | -- |
| 2017 | Western Michigan | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| 2016 | Rutgers | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 63 | 36 | 10.5 | 4.0 | 4 | 2 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2019 season · 9 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 48-13vs Monmouth | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 2 | L 17-51@ No. 19 Michigan State | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 57-10vs Georgia State | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 33-52@ Syracuse | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 24-31@ Toledo | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 38-16vs Miami (OH) | 4 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 49-10vs Bowling Green | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 35-31vs Ball State | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 12 | W 37-34@ Ohio | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 23 | 10 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 2 | 1 |
Week 7 · 2019
W 38-16
vs Miami (OH)
1 interception · 1 sack · 1 tackle for loss
Dominant 22-point win at home against Miami (OH).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
23tackles this seasonTFL rate
7%2 TFLSack rate
4%1 sackPD rate
4%1 pass breakups23 tackles · 1.5 for loss · 1 sack · 2 interceptions.
Splits · Per-game
2019 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 2.8 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Road4g | 2.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 3.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+3g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tim Lester
Pass share
45.4%
413 pass / 497 run
Plays / game
70.0
13 games
Team sack rate
4.0%
448 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2019
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS linebackers who play every week.
How it ended
Four seasons, at Rutgers and Western Michigan, 63 tackles — his college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2013–2019
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 2 schools: Kyle Flood, Chris Ash and Tim Lester.
