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2018 Football Roster

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46 Nathan Clayberg

  • Position Defensive Line
  • Height 6-5
  • Weight 294
  • Class Fifth Year
  • Hometown Pella, Iowa
  • Highschool Pella Community

Biography

2018: Named Campbell Trophy Semifinalist ... named to Allstate/AFCA Good Works Team ... named PFL Defensive Player of the Year ... selected to the All-PFL First Team ... garnered first team Academic All-PFL honors ... totaled 30 tackles in 10 games ... second on team in tackles for loss with 9.5 ... second on team in sacks with 3.5 ... had five total tackles and one sack for eight yards in a win over Butler to earn a PFL Defensive Player of the Week Oct. 7 ... broke up six passes.

2017: Named All-PFL first team ... selected CoSIDA Academic All-America ... earned CoSIDA Academic All-District honors ... garnered first team Academic All-PFL honors ... registered 44 tackles with five tackles for a loss and 2.5 sacks ... totaled 10 tackles against Campbell including a sack ... had six tackles at San Diego ... recorded four tackles against Davidson ... had three tackles and a sack at Marist ... recorded six tackles against Dayton ... had four tackles at Butler ... tallied four tackles and a sack against South Dakota. 

2016: Earned All-PFL honorable mention honors ... named to first-team Academic All-PFL ... named CoSIDA Academic All-District ... started in nine games ... totaled 22 tackles ...  recorded four tackles against Butler ... had two tackles against Jacksonville ... registered four tackles in win over Campbell ... had three tackles against Valparaiso ... tallied three tackles against Dayton ... recorded two solo tackles against Morehead State.

2015: Tallied 29 tackles for the season including 10 for a loss ... had 3.5 sacks and a forced fumble ... had a pair of solo tackles against Dayton including a sack ... totaled three tackles against Butler...had three solo tackles against Jacksonville ... had three solo tackles including one for a 12 yard loss against Valparaiso ... had a pair of solo tackles and an assist against Campbell ... totaled three tackles, including one for a loss against Stetson ... had a pair of solo tackles against North Dakota.

2014:  Redshirted 

Prep: Was a first team 3A all-state selection by the Des Moines Register as a senior … was an all-district selection and a Iowa Shrine Bowl participant … was all-state as a junior and all-district … was a three-time academic all-district selection … as a freshman, he was named the Iowa Preps Freshman of the Year.

Personal: Is the son of Brett and Megan Clayberg … intends to study actuarial science at Drake … mother played volleyball at Wayne State.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

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    2014Redshirt

    Defensive Line
    6'2" 251 lbs
    46
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    2015Sophomore

    Defensive Line
    6'2" 251 lbs
    46
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    2016Junior

    Defensive Line
    6'4" 292 lbs
    46
  • 46
    C

    2017Senior

    Defensive Line
    6'4" 282 lbs
    46
    C
  • 46
    C

    2018Fifth Year

    Defensive Line
    6'5" 294 lbs
    46
    C