Nicolas Clayton
OLB · Sophomore
6'5" · 247 lbs · Unknown
Also wearing #12: Zion Kearney (WR)
Background
- Hometown
- Gainesville, Fla.
- High school
- Bucholz
Recruiting
- Rating
- 4-star (0.9182 247 composite)
- National rank
- #226
- Class
- 2025
- Source
- 247 composite
2026 season
No 2026 stats recorded yet.
Season by season
2025tap to read
Played in all 12 games, mostly on special teams … played 15 snaps on defense … made two tackles … posted first career tackle against Ohio State (Oct. 18) … tallied a tackle against Minnesota (Nov. 29) High School/Personal: Earned a four-star rating by Rivals Registered 17 TFLs as a senior in 2024 Earned all-area honors as a junior, totaling 53 tackles, 3.0 sacks and 8 TFLs High school coach was Mark Whittemore Parents are Carissa and Jeff Clayton Brother, Marcus, played football at West Florida (2016-21) Brother, Matt, plays football at Wofford Intends to study Computer Science at Wisconsin Favorite Badger is T.J. Watt
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2025 Season: Played in all 12 games, mostly on special teams … played 15 snaps on defense … made two tackles … posted first career tackle against Ohio State (Oct. 18) … tallied a tackle against Minnesota (Nov. 29)
High School/Personal:
Earned a four-star rating by Rivals
Registered 17 TFLs as a senior in 2024
Earned all-area honors as a junior, totaling 53 tackles, 3.0 sacks and 8 TFLs
High school coach was Mark Whittemore
Parents are Carissa and Jeff Clayton
Brother, Marcus, played football at West Florida (2016-21)
Brother, Matt, plays football at Wofford
Intends to study Computer Science at Wisconsin
Favorite Badger is T.J. Watt