Army · W 49-22
No tackles.
Clayton has tackles in 8 of Memphis’s 9 games: none against Army.
JJ Clayton
A game that shows it: 4 tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss against UT Martin — Week 3, 2026.
17 tackles · 0 sacks
Play style
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
17 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 4 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.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
His game this year: disruption in the backfield — 4 tackles for loss, in the 8 games with play by play.
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| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Memphis | 17 | 7 | 4.0 | 0.0 |
| Career | 17 | 7 | 4.0 | 0.0 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 27-21@ UNLV | 2 | 2 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 1 | W 42-24vs Arkansas State | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 20-38@ Boise State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 45-21vs UT Martin | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 5 | W 59-8@ Charlotte | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 38-13vs UAB | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 17-31@ Tulane | 3 | 1 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 41-34vs East Carolina | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 17 | 7 | 4.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
Week 1 · 2026
W 27-21
at UNLV
2 tackles for loss · 2 tackles · 2 solo tackles
A close one, won by 6 on the road.
Ratings of the games shown run from -25 to +11 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
17tackles this seasonTFL rate
24%4 TFLSack rate
0%0 sacksPD rate
0%0 pass breakups17 tackles · 4 for loss.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 2.5 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 1.8 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 2.1 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Charles Huff
Pass share
42.1%
268 pass / 368 run
Plays / game
70.7
9 games
Team sack rate
5.4%
299 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS linebackers who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Unranked recruit. Now #499 at the position.
