Who is Arizona State defensive lineman Clayton Smith?

DL Clayton Smith

Height: 6-4. Weight: 228

Hometown: Queen City, Texas

Class: Redshirt sophomore

2022: Appeared in four games as a redshirt freshman with five tackles, one of those for a loss. Played in four games and totaled three tackles as a true freshman in 2021 with a 0.5 tackle for loss and a fumble recovery.

Personal: A five-star recruit by Rivals and a four-star prospect by 247Sports and ESPN. Rated as the nation’s No. 23 overall player by Rivals, No. 49 by 247Sports and No. 84 by ESPN. Regarded by 247Sports as the country’s No. 3 weakside defensive end and ranked as the No. 2 outside linebacker by Rivals and No. 9 by ESPN, the No. 5 player in Texas by Rivals, No. 6 by 247Sports and No. 15 by ESPN. A 2021 All-American Bowl invitee and 2020 MaxPreps first-team all-state honoree as a linebacker. Logged 53 tackles, 20 tackles for loss, 10 sacks and 29 quarterback hurries as a senior in 2020 for 11-1 Texas High School Tigers (advanced to second round of 5A D-II Playoffs). Also competed in basketball and in the high jump for the track and field team.

Social media: @claytonsmith_10 on X; claytonsmith_10 on Instagram.

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