Sage Clawges
Rutgers Scarlet Knights
56
Depth

Sage Clawges

Rutgers Scarlet KnightsRebuilding
FSDefenseDepth
Projected Starter

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Sage Clawges is the projected starter at FS for Rutgers Scarlet Knights.

Redshirt junior · #27 · 6'4", 200 lbs

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Depth at FS · Rutgers Scarlet Knights

  1. 12756Sage ClawgesStarter
  2. 24456Tariq Hayer
  3. 31954Davoun Fuse

Rutgers Starting Lineup

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Up next for Rutgers

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

The Story

Making His Case

A 3-star recruit out of St. Thomas More, ranked #1,343 nationally coming out of high school. In 2025: 2 tackles, 0 INT, 0 PBU. That's 0% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 56 overall (Depth tier).

Recruit3★ · #1,343 Natl2-Yr Total5 tacklesTeam Share0%
Westover, WV
Jersey
#27
Class
RS JR
Height
6'4"
Weight
200 lbs

Career Stats

SeasonTklINTPD
2025200
2024300

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

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★☆☆3-star
Composite
0.8519
National Rank
#1343
High School
St. Thomas More
Hometown
Morgantown, WV

Why this rating?

On a 67-rated defense; 11th-percentile production (×0.85 for competition level) put them -11 vs unit starters → 56.

Team defense (SP+)
67
Rating basis
On-field stats
On-field production
Outperforms 11% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 50% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.85)
Depth-chart adjustment
-11 for role

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 24LNUTKL 4
TKL
4
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 42-14

Oct 17WMDTKL 4
TKL
4
SOLO
3
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
1

Final W 37-30

Oct 4LIUTKL 6
TKL
6
SOLO
2
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 47-15

Sep 25WHOWTKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
0
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 58-7

Sage Clawges's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Team Role

2 tkl · 0 PD · 0 INT
Usage / Involvement0%
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Overall ratings blend team strength (SP+), on-field production, and recruiting. Higher = more impactful.