Zach Clayton DT AuburnHeight: 6020 Weight: 299 Ten: 1.71 Twenty: 2.71 Forty: 4.85 Bench: 27 Vertical: 33.5 Long jump: 10’8 Shuttle: 4.44 Three-cone: 7.37 (Pro day)
Career stats: 41 tackles, 24 assists, 16-67 tackles for loss, 6.5-42 sacks, 1 pass broken up, 10 hurries
2010 stats: 18 tackles, 10 assists, 8-25 tackles for loss, 1-2 sack, 1 pass broken up, 8 hurries
Likely draft round: Sixth
Analysis: A bunch of sites have been calling Clayton “the best prospect you haven’t heard of.” I hate it when I read stuff like that. Rilly? I didn’t happen to notice the guy playing next to Nick Fairley on national champion Auburn? I guess I shouldn’t have a blog then. That bit of nastiness out of the way, I can say that I have seen Clayton and have been impressed by his athleticism and his tenacity. Obviously, playing next to fairley has helped him statistically, but Clayton’s a pretty good player in his own right. He’s not as good at anchoring as some, but has good hand use and a quick start. But what really stands out is his pursuit skills. Sometimes he looks like a giant linebacker. “Zach Clayton is running down the field chasing guys down X amount of yards past the line of scrimmage — it’s phenomenal,” said Head Coach Gene Chizik. “It’s just great effort. He’s been a real force for us ... down there inside.” A son of two coaches, Clayton is an overall good kid and has earned an economics degree. Probably projects best as a 3-4 end in the NFL, but he’d play inside in Indy.
Chance of becoming a Colt: Pretty good.
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Love this kid - he was drawing double teams over and over again in some of the Fairly highlight videos I saw, which I found interesting. Maybe his play helped out Fairly too.
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