Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 14-44@ Kentucky | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Total | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
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Clayton Coll
Senior linebacker for Ball State. 2023: 4 tackles.
6′3″ · 235 lb · Franklin, IN
CFB Index 69 · #125 of 548 LBsHigh confidenceBall State 2023 alumnus
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
Recruiting
3★
OLB recruit
No. 2351 nationally · Signed with Ball State
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 linebacker for Ball State. 2023: 4 tackles.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Ball State in 2019.
Clayton Coll
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. This is his fifth year in the same linebacker corps at Ball State. In 2022 the league put his name on paper for the first time: All-MAC. One game to point at: 4 tackles against Kentucky — Week 1, 2023.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- recognition record
- game log
How it ended
Five seasons at Ball State, 244 tackles — his college career is complete.
His career
Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.
20198 games
- Signed with Ball State3-star out of Franklin Community
202212 games
- All-MACsecond
2024
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Ball State
NFL
NFL Draft
—
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
🎖
ALL-MAC · 2ND TEAM
All-MAC 2nd team (2022)
Coaching lineage · 2019–2023
1 coach2019–2023
Ball State
Played his entire career under Mike Neu.
2023 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
5 seasons under Mike Neu — 27-30 over that span.
2019Ball State5-7HC: Mike Neu · Run-leaning, fast tempo
2020Ball State7-1HC: Mike Neu · Run-leaning, fast tempo
2021Ball State6-7HC: Mike Neu · Balanced
2022Ball State5-7HC: Mike Neu · Balanced
2023Ball State4-8HC: Mike Neu · Run-heavy
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
High confidence
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
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 & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 4.0 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mike Uremovich
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2023
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Ball State | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Ball State | 110 | 49 | 7.0 | 2.0 | 3 | -- | -- |
| 2021 | Ball State | 93 | 41 | 5.5 | 2.0 | -- | 2 | -- |
| 2020 | Ball State | 19 | 12 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2019 | Ball State | 18 | 8 | 1.0 | 1.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 244 | 111 | 13.5 | 5.0 | 3 | 2 | -- |
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Balanced Linebacker
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
LB
His 2022 production profile sits closest to Ayinde Eley’s 2022 season.
83%match
All-ACC
Matches Ayinde on
Weight
Sack rate
Tackle volume
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Matt Rose's senior season at Stanford (2025).
86%match
All-ACC
Matches Matt on
TFL rate
Tackle volume
Sack rate
Player DNA
Players who play like Clayton Coll
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology