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Neil Clayton
40 Neil Clayton
  • Height:
    5-11
  • Weight:
    250
  • Year:
    Sr.
  • Hometown:
    Boydton, Va.
  • High School:
    Bluestone
  • Position:
    DL
  • Major:
    Communication Sciences & Disorders
  • gp
    9
  • tk
    24.0
  • sac
    3.0
  • int
    0
  • ffum
    2
Bio

2024: Played in nine games with eight starts on the defensive line … Led the team with 9.5 tackles for loss and tied for the team lead with three sacks … Finished the year with 24 tackles … Opened year with sack and forced fumble against Wilmington (Sept. 7) … Other forced fumble came at Oberlin (Oct. 26) … A week prior, had four tackles for loss against Ohio Wesleyan (Oct. 19) … Logged a high of seven tackles against Ohio Wesleyan … Third sack was registered against Wabash (Oct. 5).

2023: A regular starter and one of the team’s top defensive linemen … Led the team with five sacks, all of which came over the final four games of the year … Finished year with 27 tackles and six tackles for loss … Logged a 25-yard pick-six in win over Kenyon (Sept. 23), where Wooster scored the fourth-most points in program history since six points started being awarded for touchdowns … Logged a season-high eight tackles at Ohio Wesleyan (Sept. 16) … Logged two sacks versus Hiram (Oct. 28) and followed that up with a nine-yard sack versus Oberlin (Nov. 4), when Wooster set the single-game program record by holding the Yeomen to negative 20 rushing yards … Capped year with a 15-yard sack at Wittenberg (Nov. 11).

2022: Played in eight games … Logged 20 tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss, a forced fumble, and a fumble recovery … Made three tackles, forced a fumble, and had a recovery against Hiram (Sept. 10) ... Made a season-high four tackles at Kenyon (Oct. 15) and followed that up with four versus Hilbert (Oct. 22) ... Had a 21-yard tackle for loss at Geneva (Sept. 3) in season-opening win.

2021: A regular on the defensive line, playing in all 10 games, two of which were starts … Ranked third among defensive linemen with 29 tackles … Also had two tackles for loss and a fumble recovery … Opened year with season-high eight tackles against Geneva (Sept. 4) … Had five tackles in back-to-back games against Ohio Wesleyan (Sept. 18) and DePauw (Sept. 25) … Returned fumble recovery 39 yards against Allegheny (Nov. 6).

2020-21: Saw time in both exhibition contests … Tallied four tackles with two each in exhibition games against DePauw (March 13) and Ohio Wesleyan (April 2).

Prior to Wooster: Two-time all-region selection as a linebacker while attending Bluestone High School.

Personal: Parents are Neil and Lorena Clayton … Communication sciences and disorders major … Member of Men of Harambee student organization.

Recent games
Date Opponent Result
Oct 5 Wabash L, 55-19
Oct 12 Denison L, 48-30
Oct 19 Ohio Wesleyan L, 34-22
Oct 26 at Oberlin W, 46-21
Nov 2 at Hiram W, 30-20
Nov 16 Wittenberg L, 48-27
Season Statistics
  Overall Conference
Solo tackles 16 11
Assists 8 5
Tackles 24.0 16.0
Tackles per game 2.7 2.3
Sacks 3.0 2.0
Sack yards 15 8
Interceptions 0 0
Returned for touchdown - -
Fumble recoveries 0 0
Fumble return TDs - -
Game Log - Passing
Date Opponent Score comp att pct yds y/a td int sac yds
Sep 7 Wilmington W, 56-13 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 14 at Olivet L, 27-23 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 21 at DePauw L, 51-14 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 28 at Kenyon L, 32-26 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 5 Wabash L, 55-19 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 12 Denison L, 48-30 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 19 Ohio Wesleyan L, 34-22 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 26 at Oberlin W, 46-21 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 2 at Hiram W, 30-20 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 16 Wittenberg L, 48-27 - - - - - - - - -
Game Log - Rushing
Date Opponent Score rush yds y/a lng td fum lost
Sep 7 Wilmington W, 56-13 - - - - - - -
Sep 14 at Olivet L, 27-23 - - - - - - -
Sep 21 at DePauw L, 51-14 - - - - - - -
Sep 28 at Kenyon L, 32-26 - - - - - - -
Oct 5 Wabash L, 55-19 - - - - - - -
Oct 12 Denison L, 48-30 - - - - - - -
Oct 19 Ohio Wesleyan L, 34-22 - - - - - - -
Oct 26 at Oberlin W, 46-21 - - - - - - -
Nov 2 at Hiram W, 30-20 - - - - - - -
Nov 16 Wittenberg L, 48-27 - - - - - - -
Game Log - Receiving
Date Opponent Score rec yds y/r lng td fum lost
Sep 7 Wilmington W, 56-13 - - - - - - -
Sep 14 at Olivet L, 27-23 - - - - - - -
Sep 21 at DePauw L, 51-14 - - - - - - -
Sep 28 at Kenyon L, 32-26 - - - - - - -
Oct 5 Wabash L, 55-19 - - - - - - -
Oct 12 Denison L, 48-30 - - - - - - -
Oct 19 Ohio Wesleyan L, 34-22 - - - - - - -
Oct 26 at Oberlin W, 46-21 - - - - - - -
Nov 2 at Hiram W, 30-20 - - - - - - -
Nov 16 Wittenberg L, 48-27 - - - - - - -
Game Log - Kicking
Date Opponent Score fgm fga lng xpm xpa pts
Sep 7 Wilmington W, 56-13 - - - - - 0
Sep 14 at Olivet L, 27-23 - - - - - 0
Sep 21 at DePauw L, 51-14 - - - - - 0
Sep 28 at Kenyon L, 32-26 - - - - - 0
Oct 5 Wabash L, 55-19 - - - - - 0
Oct 12 Denison L, 48-30 - - - - - 0
Oct 19 Ohio Wesleyan L, 34-22 - - - - - 0
Oct 26 at Oberlin W, 46-21 - - - - - 0
Nov 2 at Hiram W, 30-20 - - - - - -
Nov 16 Wittenberg L, 48-27 - - - - - 0
Game Log - Punting
Date Opponent Score punt yds avg long in20 fc tb blk
Sep 7 Wilmington W, 56-13 - - - - - - - -
Sep 14 at Olivet L, 27-23 - - - - - - - -
Sep 21 at DePauw L, 51-14 - - - - - - - -
Sep 28 at Kenyon L, 32-26 - - - - - - - -
Oct 5 Wabash L, 55-19 - - - - - - - -
Oct 12 Denison L, 48-30 - - - - - - - -
Oct 19 Ohio Wesleyan L, 34-22 - - - - - - - -
Oct 26 at Oberlin W, 46-21 - - - - - - - -
Nov 2 at Hiram W, 30-20 - - - - - - - -
Nov 16 Wittenberg L, 48-27 - - - - - - - -
Game Log - Returns
Date Opponent Score kr yds avg lng td pr yds avg lng td
Sep 7 Wilmington W, 56-13 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 14 at Olivet L, 27-23 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 21 at DePauw L, 51-14 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 28 at Kenyon L, 32-26 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 5 Wabash L, 55-19 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 12 Denison L, 48-30 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 19 Ohio Wesleyan L, 34-22 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 26 at Oberlin W, 46-21 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 2 at Hiram W, 30-20 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 16 Wittenberg L, 48-27 - - - - - - - - - -
Game Log - All-Purpose
Date Opponent Score gp rush rcv pr kr yds
Sep 7 Wilmington W, 56-13 1 - - - - 0
Sep 14 at Olivet L, 27-23 1 - - - - 0
Sep 21 at DePauw L, 51-14 1 - - - - 0
Sep 28 at Kenyon L, 32-26 1 - - - - 0
Oct 5 Wabash L, 55-19 1 - - - - 0
Oct 12 Denison L, 48-30 1 - - - - 0
Oct 19 Ohio Wesleyan L, 34-22 1 - - - - 0
Oct 26 at Oberlin W, 46-21 1 - - - - 0
Nov 2 at Hiram W, 30-20 - - - - - -
Nov 16 Wittenberg L, 48-27 1 - - - - 0
Game Log - Scoring
Date Opponent Score pts rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm saf misc 2pt
Sep 7 Wilmington W, 56-13 0 - - - - - - - - 0 0 -
Sep 14 at Olivet L, 27-23 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 21 at DePauw L, 51-14 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 28 at Kenyon L, 32-26 0 - - - - - - - - 0 0 -
Oct 5 Wabash L, 55-19 0 - - - - - - - - 0 0 -
Oct 12 Denison L, 48-30 0 - - - - - - - - 0 0 -
Oct 19 Ohio Wesleyan L, 34-22 0 - - - - - - - - 0 0 -
Oct 26 at Oberlin W, 46-21 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 2 at Hiram W, 30-20 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 16 Wittenberg L, 48-27 0 - - - - - - - - 0 0 -
Game Log - Defense
Date Opponent Score tack ast tot sack lost tfl yds ff fr td int yds td brup blk saf
Sep 7 Wilmington W, 56-13 1 1 2.0 1.0 7 1.5 8 1 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
Sep 14 at Olivet L, 27-23 4 2 6.0 - - 0.5 1 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 21 at DePauw L, 51-14 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 28 at Kenyon L, 32-26 1 3 4.0 0.0 0 0.5 1 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
Oct 5 Wabash L, 55-19 1 0 1.0 1.0 5 1.0 5 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
Oct 12 Denison L, 48-30 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 1 0 0
Oct 19 Ohio Wesleyan L, 34-22 6 1 7.0 0.0 0 4.0 11 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
Oct 26 at Oberlin W, 46-21 2 0 2.0 1.0 3 2.0 5 1 - - - - - - - -
Nov 2 at Hiram W, 30-20 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 16 Wittenberg L, 48-27 1 1 2.0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
  gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
2020-21 - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2021-22 10 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2022-23 8 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2023-24 10 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2024-25 9 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Total 37 - - - - - - - - - 0.0

Career Stats: Passing

  gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
2020-21 - - - - - - - - -
2021-22 10 - - - - - - 0 0
2022-23 8 - - - - - - 0 0
2023-24 10 - - - - - - - -
2024-25 9 - - - - - - - -
Total 37 - - - - - - 0 0

Career Stats: Rushing

  gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
2020-21 - - - - - - - -
2021-22 10 - - - - - - -
2022-23 8 - - - - - - -
2023-24 10 - - - - - - -
2024-25 9 - - - - - - -
Total 37 - - - - - - -

Career Stats: Receiving

  gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
2020-21 - - - - - - - - 0
2021-22 10 - - - - - - - 0
2022-23 8 - - - - - - - 0
2023-24 10 - - - - - - - 0
2024-25 9 - - - - - - - 0
Total 37 - - - - - - - 0

Career Stats: Kicking

  gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
2020-21 - - - - - - - - -
2021-22 10 - - - - - - - -
2022-23 8 - - - - - - - -
2023-24 10 - - - - - - - -
2024-25 9 - - - - - - - -
Total 37 - - - - - - - -

Career Stats: Punting

  kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
2020-21 - - - - - - - - - -
2021-22 - - - - - - - - - -
2022-23 - - - - - - - - - -
2023-24 - - - - - - - - - -
2024-25 - - - - - - - - - -
Total - - - - - - - - - -

Career Stats: Returns

  gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
2020-21 - - - - - 0 -
2021-22 10 - - - - 0 .0
2022-23 8 - - - - 0 .0
2023-24 10 - - - - 0 .0
2024-25 9 - - - - 0 .0
Total 37 - - - - 0 .0

Career Stats: All-Purpose

  pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
2020-21 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
2021-22 0 0.0 - - - - - 0 - - - 0
2022-23 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
2023-24 6 0.6 - - - - 1 - - - 0 0
2024-25 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Total 6 0.2 - - - - 1 0 - - 0 0

Career Stats: Scoring

  gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
2020-21 - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
2021-22 10 11 18 29.0 2.9 0.0 0 2.5 6 0 1 39 0 0 0 0
2022-23 8 11 9 20.0 2.5 0.0 0 2.5 25 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
2023-24 10 14 13 27.0 2.7 5.0 37 6.0 39 0 0 0 1 25 0 0
2024-25 9 16 8 24.0 2.7 3.0 15 9.5 31 2 0 0 0 0 1 0
Total 37 52 48 100.0 2.7 8.0 52 20.5 101 3 2 39 1 25 1 0

Career Stats: Defense

  gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
Event                      
Total 9 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Conference 7 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Location                      
Home 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Away 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Result                      
Wins 2 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Losses 7 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Month                      
September 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
October 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
November 1 - - - - - - - - - 0.0

Splits Stats: Passing

  gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
Event                  
Total 9 - - - - - - - -
Conference 7 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location                  
Home 5 - - - - - - - -
Away 4 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result                  
Wins 2 - - - - - - - -
Losses 7 - - - - - - - -
Month                  
September 4 - - - - - - - -
October 4 - - - - - - - -
November 1 - - - - - - - -

Splits Stats: Rushing

  gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
Event                
Total 9 - - - - - - -
Conference 7 - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location                
Home 5 - - - - - - -
Away 4 - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - -
Result                
Wins 2 - - - - - - -
Losses 7 - - - - - - -
Month                
September 4 - - - - - - -
October 4 - - - - - - -
November 1 - - - - - - -

Splits Stats: Receiving

  gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
Event                  
Total 9 - - - - - - - 0
Conference 7 - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - 0
Location                  
Home 5 - - - - - - - 0
Away 4 - - - - - - - 0
Neutral - - - - - - - - 0
Result                  
Wins 2 - - - - - - - 0
Losses 7 - - - - - - - 0
Month                  
September 4 - - - - - - - 0
October 4 - - - - - - - 0
November 1 - - - - - - - 0

Splits Stats: Kicking

  gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
Event                  
Total 9 - - - - - - - -
Conference 7 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location                  
Home 5 - - - - - - - -
Away 4 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result                  
Wins 2 - - - - - - - -
Losses 7 - - - - - - - -
Month                  
September 4 - - - - - - - -
October 4 - - - - - - - -
November 1 - - - - - - - -

Splits Stats: Punting

  kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
Event                    
Total - - - - - - - - - -
Conference - - - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - -
Location                    
Home - - - - - - - - - -
Away - - - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - - -
Result                    
Wins - - - - - - - - - -
Losses - - - - - - - - - -
Month                    
September - - - - - - - - - -
October - - - - - - - - - -
November - - - - - - - - - -

Splits Stats: Returns

  gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
Event              
Total 9 - - - - 0 .0
Conference 7 - - - - 0 .0
Exhibition - - - - - 0 -
Location              
Home 5 - - - - 0 .0
Away 4 - - - - 0 .0
Neutral - - - - - 0 -
Result              
Wins 2 - - - - 0 .0
Losses 7 - - - - 0 .0
Month              
September 4 - - - - 0 .0
October 4 - - - - 0 .0
November 1 - - - - 0 .0

Splits Stats: All-Purpose

  pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
Event                        
Total 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Conference 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Location                        
Home 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Away 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Neutral 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Result                        
Wins 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Losses 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Month                        
September 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
October 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
November 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0

Splits Stats: Scoring

  gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
Event                                
Total 9 16 8 24.0 2.7 3.0 15 9.5 31 2 0 0 0 0 1 0
Conference 7 11 5 16.0 2.3 2.0 8 7.5 22 1 0 0 0 0 1 0
Exhibition - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Location                                
Home 5 9 3 12.0 2.4 2.0 12 6.5 24 1 0 0 0 0 1 0
Away 4 7 5 12.0 3.0 1.0 3 3.0 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Neutral - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Result                                
Wins 2 3 1 4.0 2.0 2.0 10 3.5 13 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
Losses 7 13 7 20.0 2.9 1.0 5 6.0 18 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Month                                
September 4 6 6 12.0 3.0 1.0 7 2.5 10 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
October 4 9 1 10.0 2.5 2.0 8 7.0 21 1 0 0 0 0 1 0
November 1 1 1 2.0 2.0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Splits Stats: Defense

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