Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 21-27vs Memphis | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 1 | W 21-6@ Hawai'i | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | L 6-44@ North Texas | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Total | 9 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 |
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Dee Crayton
Senior linebacker for UNLV. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
6′2″ · 230 lb · Alpharetta, GA
Transferred Clemson → UNLV for 2026
The numbers
9
tackles · 2026
1 PBU
3 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 1 tackles, at Hawai'i
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 linebacker for UNLV. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Clemson in 2023.
- Transferred from Clemson to UNLV in 2026.
Dee Crayton
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Two head coaches in four seasons, at two different programs. The receipt on tape: 5 tackles against North Texas, Week 2, 2026.
9 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
2023
- Signed with Clemson3-star out of Denmark
20263 games
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
2 coaches2023–2024
UNLV
Coaching transition mid-career: Barry Odom → Dan Mullen. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to UNLV
2025Clemson
2026UNLV
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2023Clemson9-4HC: Dabo Swinney · Balanced, fast tempo
2024Clemson10-4HC: Dabo Swinney · Balanced
2025Clemson7-6HC: Dabo Swinney · Balanced
2026UNLV1-2HC: Dan Mullen · Run-leaning
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
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
2026 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home1g | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Dan Mullen
Pass share
41.6%
87 pass / 122 run
Plays / game
69.7
3 games
Team sack rate
9.3%
108 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Awards
Player standing · 2024
Rotational
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 21–6
at Hawai'i
1 TOT · 1 SOLO · 1 PD
With M. Choules — 45 AVG · 2 IN 20 · 64 LONG · J. Arnold — 116 yds · 0 TD · 0 INT · QBR 81.5 · 89 rush yds (16 car) · 2 TD
Game log
Game by game
Dee Crayton's 2026 production
Point color shows the opponent's defensive strength that week (red = weaker defense, blue = stronger) — dashed line is this player's own season average.
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 2024 production profile sits closest to Mason Shelton’s 2023 season.
Matches Mason on
TFL rate
Tackle volume
Weight
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Peyton Woodyard's sophomore season at Oregon (2025).
Matches Peyton on
Class year
TFL rate
Tackle volume
Player DNA
Players who play like Dee Crayton
The linebacker corps · UNLV
- #15Blesyng Alualu-Tuiolemotu61 tackles · 2025
- #8Kamuela Ka'aihue23 tackles · 2025
- #36Justin Flowe13 tackles · 2025
- #91Elias Rudolph10 tackles · 2025
- #3Dee Crayton5 tackles · 2025
8 more on the roster · UNLV team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology