Clayton Isbell: S · Coastal Carolina · #22.
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Clayton Isbell
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away. Played for two head coaches at two programs in two seasons: Kyle Whittingham and Tim Beck. First career honor, 2023: All-Sun Belt. A game that shows it: 13 tackles against Army — Week 12, 2023.
Play style
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
89 tackles. 5 passes defended. 3 interceptions. 4.5 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Coastal Carolina | 89 | 49 | 4.5 | 1.0 | 5 | 3 |
| 2022 | Utah | 16 | 11 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| Career | 105 | 60 | 5.0 | 1.0 | 5 | 3 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 13-27@ UCLA | 9 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 30-16vs Jacksonville State | 4 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 66-7vs Duquesne | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 17-30vs Georgia State | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 28-38@ Georgia Southern | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 3 | |
| Wk 7 | W 27-24@ App State | 6 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 27-17@ Arkansas State | 7 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 9 | W 34-6vs Marshall | 8 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 28-24@ Old Dominion | 6 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 31-23vs Texas State | 11 | 5 | 2.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 2.5 TFL |
| Wk 12 | L 21-28@ Army | 13 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 13 tackles |
| Wk 13 | L 14-56vs No. 24 James Madison | 10 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | W 24-14vs San José State | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 89 | 49 | 4.5 | 1.0 | 3 | 5 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
6%5 pass breakupsInterceptions
3interceptionsTackle volume
89tackles this seasonTFL rate
5%4 TFL89 tackles · 4.5 for loss · 1 sack · 5 pass breakups · 3 interceptions.
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 6.7 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road6g | 7.7 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.8 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 4.9 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 9.2 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tim Beck
Pass share
47.5%
410 pass / 453 run
Plays / game
66.4
13 games
Team sack rate
3.8%
426 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2023
Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
How it ended
Two seasons, at Utah and Coastal Carolina, 105 tackles — the college career is complete.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
The role got bigger.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-SUN BELT
All-Sun Belt mention (2023)
Weekly recognition
1 weekly honor (2023)
Sun Belt Defensive Player of the Week
Coaching lineage · 2022–2023
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Kyle Whittingham and Tim Beck.
