Former linebacker at Baylor. 2019: 58 tackles, 8 tackles for loss, 2.5 sacks.
6′1″ · 232 lb · Abilene, TX
The story
Former linebacker at Baylor. 2019: 58 tackles, 8 tackles for loss, 2.5 sacks.
Clay Johnston
Clay Johnston has played for two head coaches in four seasons at Baylor. The receipt on tape: 13 tackles, 1.5 TFL against Iowa State, Week 5, 2019.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Four seasons at Baylor, 225 tackles — drafted at #234 overall by Los Angeles.
His career
He was on the field for 4 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2016–2019
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Jim Grobe → Matt Rhule. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Where He Ended Up · NFL
Los AngelesEntering 7th NFL season
Season context · Team result + system
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Elite: tackles for loss (89th percentile). Strength: passes defended (88th percentile).
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits · Per-game
2019 season · 6 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 8.5 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 1.0 |
| Road2g | 12.0 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 9.7 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 0.8 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Dave Aranda
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2019
Earning real snaps in the rotation without a starting job.
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 5 · 2019
W 23–21
vs Iowa State
Game log · Week-by-week
2019 season · 6 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 56-17vs Stephen F. Austin | 5 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | W 63-14vs UTSA | 6 | 2 | 1.5 | 1.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 21-13@ Rice | 13 | 7 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 13 tackles |
| Wk 5 | W 23-21vs Iowa State | 13 | 7 | 1.5 | 1.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 6 | W 31-12@ Kansas State | 11 | 8 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 33-30vs Texas Tech | 10 | 8 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 58 | 35 | 8.0 | 2.5 | 1 | 5 |