Linebacker, Western Michigan (from Rutgers), 2013–19
Najee Clayton
Lettered 2015 at Rutgers (school media guide)
- Number
- No. 9
- Height
- 6′2″
- Weight
- 235 lb
- Class (2019)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Paterson, NJ
Najee Clayton played linebacker at Rutgers (2013–16) and Western Michigan (2017–19).
Defense
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Rutgers | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017 | Western Michigan | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | Western Michigan | 34 | 22 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 2019 | Western Michigan | 23 | 10 | 1.5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Career | 63 | 36 | 10.5 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
Defense before 2016
| Season | G | Solo | Ast | Tkl |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 8 of 12 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Our box scores carry tackles, tackles for loss and sacks from 2016 only, so these come from other sources: ESPN play-by-play participants, via SportsDataverse: tackles only, counted in the games whose play-by-play names tacklers (G: those games, of his team’s), so part of the season, not its total. A dash: the source has no number for it.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Rutgers | 9 | LB | |||
| 2014 | Rutgers | 9 | LB | |||
| 2015 | Rutgers | 9 | LB | RS | ||
| 2016 | Rutgers | 9 | LB | Fr. | ||
| 2017 | Western Michigan | 9 | LB | So. | ||
| 2018 | Western Michigan | 9 | LB | Jr. | ||
| 2019 | Western Michigan | 9 | LB | Sr. | 6′2″ | 235 |
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Game by game
2019 Western Michigan 9 games, 23 tackles, 1 sack, 2 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. Monmouth | W 48–13 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 7 | at Michigan State | L 17–51 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 14 | vs. Georgia State | W 57–10 | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 21 | at Syracuse | L 33–52 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 5 | at Toledo | L 24–31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 12 | vs. Miami (OH) | W 38–16 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 26 | vs. Bowling Green | W 49–10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 5 | vs. Ball State | W 35–31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 12 | at Ohio | W 37–34 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2018 Western Michigan 10 games, 34 tackles, 3 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs.Syracuse | L 42–55 | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 15 | vs. Delaware State | W 68–0 | 4 | 1 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 22 | atGeorgia State | W 34–15 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 29 | atMiami (OH) | W 40–39 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 6 | vs. Eastern Michigan | W 27–24 | 7 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 13 | atBowling Green | W 42–35 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 20 | at Central Michigan | W 35–10 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 25 | vs.Toledo | L 24–51 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 1 | vs.Ohio | L 14–59 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 13 | atBall State | L 41–42 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2017 Western Michigan 1 game, 1 tackle
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 8 | vs. Kent State | W 48–20 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2016 Rutgers 2 games, 5 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | at Washington | L 13–48 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 10 | vs. Howard | W 52–14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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