Nicolas Clayton
Wisconsin Badgers
75
Solid

Nicolas Clayton

Wisconsin BadgersSolid
EDGEDefenseSolid
2nd String / Backup

Is Nicolas Clayton starting?

Nicolas Clayton is listed 2nd string at EDGE for Wisconsin Badgers.

Sophomore · #12 · 6'5", 247 lbs

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Depth at EDGE · Wisconsin Badgers

  1. 11591Sebastian CheeksStarter
  2. 21275Nicolas ClaytonYou
  3. 33973Jayden Loftin
  4. 41469Liam Danitz

Wisconsin Starting Lineup

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Up next for Wisconsin

Wisconsin plays Rutgers at home on Sat, Nov 7. The listed kickoff time is 04:15 PM ET.

The Story

Making His Case

A 4-star recruit out of Buchholz, ranked #226 nationally coming out of high school. In 2025: 2 tackles, 0 TFL, 0 sacks. That's 0% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 75 overall (Solid tier).

Recruit4★ · #226 NatlTeam Share0%
Gainesville, FL
Jersey
#12
Class
SO
Height
6'5"
Weight
247 lbs

2025 Stats

SeasonTklTFLSacks
2025200

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

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★★☆4-star
Composite
0.9182
National Rank
#226
High School
Buchholz
Hometown
Gainesville, FL

Why this rating?

On a 97-rated defense; 12th-percentile production (×0.86 for competition level) put them -12 vs unit starters → 75.

Team defense (SP+)
97
Rating basis
On-field stats
On-field production
Outperforms 12% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 25% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.86)
Depth-chart adjustment
-12 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 24WUSCTKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 24-7

Oct 17LUCLATKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
1
SACK
1
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 17-7

Sep 26WPSUTKL 2
TKL
2
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 24-20

Sep 19WEMUTKL 2
TKL
2
SOLO
2
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 54-10

Sep 12WWIUTKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 36-9

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

Final L 41-13

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

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Team Role

2 tkl · 0 TFL · 0 sacks
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