Clayton Smith
Arizona State Sun Devils
71
Average

Clayton Smith

Arizona State Sun DevilsRebuilding
RDEDefenseAverage
2nd String / Backup

Is Clayton Smith starting?

Clayton Smith is listed 2nd string at RDE for Arizona State Sun Devils.

Graduate student · #10 · 6'4", 260 lbs

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Depth at RDE · Arizona State Sun Devils

  1. 1980Jalen ThompsonStarter
  2. 21071Clayton SmithYou
  3. 3357Albert Smith III
  4. 49846Julian Hugo
  5. 59642Sinei Tengei

Arizona State Starting Lineup

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Top defensive linemen in the Big 12

Hosea WheelerBaylor · NTKeanu TanuvasaBYU · DTAshton PorterHouston · DE

Up next for Arizona State

Arizona State plays Colorado at home on Sat, Nov 7. The listed kickoff time is 07:30 PM ET.

The Story

Making His Case

In 2025: 19 tackles, 6.5 TFL, 4 sacks. That's 5% of the team's production at his spot and 90th-percentile production nationally — good for a 71 overall (Average tier).

3-Yr Total73 tackles · 11 sacksTeam Share5%Percentile90th
Queen City, TX
Jersey
#10
Class
GR/TR
Height
6'4"
Weight
260 lbs

Career Stats

SeasonTklTFLSacks
2025196.54
20243362.5
2023215.54.5

Regular-season totals from public sources. Derived splits (completion %, yards per carry, catch rate) aren't available in our current dataset.

Why this rating?

On a 74-rated defense; 90th-percentile production (×0.93 for competition level) put them +3 vs unit starters → 71.

Team defense (SP+)
74
Rating basis
On-field stats
On-field production
Outperforms 90% of peers
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.93)
Depth-chart adjustment
+3 for role; −6 depth penalty

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

2026 Game Log

Oct 4LBAYTKL 2
TKL
2
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 55-19

Sep 12LTA&MTKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
0
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 48-20

Sep 6WMORGTKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
1
SACK
1
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 70-7

Clayton Smith's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Team Role

19 tkl · 6.5 TFL · 4 sacks
Usage / Involvement100%
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