Jojuan Claiborne: DB · Nevada · #32.
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Jojuan Claiborne
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Played for two head coaches at Nevada: Jay Norvell and Vai Taua. One game to point at: 10 tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss against California — Week 1, 2021.
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
57 tackles. 4 passes defended. 1 interception. 0.5 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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Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 22-17@ California | 10 | 8 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 10 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 49-10vs Idaho State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 17-38@ Kansas State | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 41-31@ Boise State | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 55-28vs New Mexico State | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 7 | W 34-17vs Hawai'i | 7 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 32-34@ Fresno State | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 9 | W 51-20vs UNLV | 7 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Wk 10 | W 27-24vs San José State | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 11 | L 21-23@ San Diego State | 7 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 52-10@ Colorado State | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 57 | 41 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 4 |
Week 1 · 2021
W 22-17
at California
0.5 tackles for loss · 10 tackles · 8 solo tackles
A close one, won by 5 on the road.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
8%5 pass breakupsInterceptions
1interceptionsTackle volume
62tackles this seasonTFL rate
1%0 TFL62 tackles · 0.5 for loss · 5 pass breakups · 1 interception.
4 seasons under Jay Norvell — 30-18 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 4.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.6 |
| Road6g | 5.7 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 5.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 5.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.6 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Vai Taua
Pass share
63.7%
571 pass / 326 run
Plays / game
74.8
12 games
Team sack rate
6.4%
624 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-heavy.
Player standing · 2021
62 tackles in 11 games, about as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Two-star recruit. Now #93 at the position.
How it ended
Four seasons at Nevada, 89 tackles — the college career is complete.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
Coaching lineage · 2018–2022
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Jay Norvell → Ken Wilson. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
