Running back, SMU (from Colorado, Tulane), 2020–⁠25

Ashaad Clayton

Number
No. 2
Height
6′1″
Weight
204 lb
Class (2025)
Senior
Hometown
New Orleans, LA

Ashaad Clayton played running back at Colorado (2020–⁠21), Tulane (2022–⁠24) and SMU (2025).

Career highs

106rushing yards, career highat Tulsa, 20222rushing touchdowns, career highat Arizona, 2020

Team titles: American champions, 2022

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2020Colorado7314.4217
2021Colorado20844.2135
2022Tulane573335.8233
2023Tulane411503.7017
2024Tulane342276.7128
2025SMU12887.3250
Career1719135.3850

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2022Tulane7294.1016
2023Tulane10878.7029
2024Tulane8577.1010
2025SMU3206.7014
Career281936.9029

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTD
2024Tulane71520

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2020Colorado2RBYr 1
2021Colorado2RBYr 2
2022Tulane2RBYr 3
2023Tulane2RBYr 4
2024Tulane2RBYr 5
2025SMU2RBSr. (Yr 6)6′1″204

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.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. rush
2020Colorado70.38––2.6––
2021Colorado200.18––3.79%–
2022Tulane230.05––1.28%–
2023Tulane510.02––0.89%0.01
2024Tulane410.33––13.66%–
2025SMU150.35––5.2––

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2025 SMU 6 games, 88 rushing yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Oct 11vs.StanfordW 34–⁠10110–––
Oct 18atClemsonW 35–⁠24––––––
Oct 25atWake ForestL 12–⁠133121190
Nov 8atBoston CollegeW 45–⁠131802110
Nov 22vs.LouisvilleW 38–⁠65621–––
Jan 2 ✦vs.ArizonaW 24–⁠19250–––
2024 Tulane 12 games, 227 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Aug 29vs.SE LouisianaW 52–⁠04480–––
Sep 7vs.Kansas StateL 27–⁠34230–––
Sep 14atOklahomaL 19–⁠343701100
Sep 28vs.South FloridaW 45–⁠105310–––
Oct 5atUABW 71–⁠204160190
Oct 19vs.RiceW 24–⁠10–––130
Oct 26atNorth TexasW 45–⁠37––––––
Oct 31atCharlotteW 34–⁠365911100
Nov 9vs.TempleW 52–⁠6150–––
Nov 28vs.MemphisL 24–⁠3422903210
Dec 6atArmyL 14–⁠352110–––
Dec 20 ✦vs.FloridaL 8–⁠335180140
2023 Tulane 9 games, 150 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 2vs.South AlabamaW 37–⁠174110–––
Sep 9vs.Ole MissL 20–⁠377320–––
Sep 16atSouthern MissW 21–⁠3126601210
Sep 23vs.NichollsW 36–⁠73001100
Sep 30vs.UABW 35–⁠23270120
Oct 28atRiceW 30–⁠2821101290
Nov 4atEast CarolinaW 13–⁠1041501100
Dec 2vs.SMUL 14–⁠2641703160
Dec 27 ✦vs.Virginia TechL 20–⁠413−902−10
2022 Tulane 10 games, 333 rushing yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 3vs.MassachusettsW 42–⁠105160–––
Sep 10vs.Alcorn StateW 52–⁠0371–––
Sep 24vs.Southern MissL 24–⁠273702220
Oct 15atSouth FloridaW 45–⁠3110540–––
Oct 22vs.MemphisW 38–⁠284291240
Nov 5atTulsaW 27–⁠13141060–––
Nov 12vs.UCFL 31–⁠3881401−20
Nov 17vs.SMUW 59–⁠248750110
Dec 3vs.UCFW 45–⁠28160140
Jan 2 ✦vs.USCW 46–⁠451190–––
2021 Colorado 4 games, 84 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 3vs.Northern ColoradoW 35–⁠78511–––
Sep 11vs.Texas A&ML 7–⁠10380–––
Sep 18vs.MinnesotaL 0–⁠302−40–––
Sep 25atArizona StateL 13–⁠357290–––
2020 Colorado 3 games, 31 rushing yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Nov 14atStanfordW 35–⁠32130–––
Dec 5atArizonaW 24–⁠134242–––
Dec 12vs.UtahL 21–⁠38240–––

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

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