Rod Crayton: DL · Southern Miss · #90.
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Rod Crayton
Wins the gap play after play. Second year in the Southern Miss defensive front. A game that shows it: 5 tackles against Tennessee — Week 10, 2017.
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
32 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 6.5 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 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Southern Miss | 32 | 13 | 6.5 | 0.0 |
| 2016 | Southern Miss | 7 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| Career | 39 | 15 | 7.0 | 0.0 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2017 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 17-24vs Kentucky | 5 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 45-0vs Southern | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 28-17@ UL Monroe | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 28-43vs North Texas | 4 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 24-0vs UTEP | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 34-27@ Louisiana Tech | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 12-30vs UAB | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 10-24@ Tennessee | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 43-34@ Rice | 4 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 66-21vs Charlotte | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 28-27@ Marshall | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 32 | 13 | 6.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
20%6 TFLSack rate
0%0 sacksHurry rate
3%1 hurry32 tackles · 6.5 for loss.
2 seasons under Jay Hopson — 15-11 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2017 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 3.0 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road5g | 2.8 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 3.2 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 2.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jay Hopson
Pass share
47.4%
438 pass / 486 run
Plays / game
71.1
13 games
Team sack rate
3.3%
457 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2017
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
How it ended
Two seasons at Southern Miss — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2013–2017
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Todd Monken → Jay Hopson. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
