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22 Clayton Isbell

  • Position S
  • Height 6-2
  • Weight 220
  • Class Super Senior
  • Hometown / HS / Last School St. Charles, Ill.

Biography

Graduated with a bachelor's degree from Illinois State in the spring of 2022 ... Working towards a second bachelor's degree in communication at Coastal Carolina.


Honors
2024 East-West Shrine Bowl 1000 Preseason List
2023 All-Sun Belt Third Team


2023 (Super Senior)
  • Was named to the 2024 East-West Shrine Bowl 1000 Preseason List
  • 2023 All-Sun Belt Third Team selection
  • Played in 13 games on the season
  • Recorded 89 tackles, eight pass breakups, and three interceptions on the season 
  • Tied single-game school record with three interceptions and added nine tackles in season opener against UCLA (Sept. 2 )
  • Season-high 13 tackles against Army (Nov. 18)
  • Tallied 11 tackles and season-high 2.5 tackles for loss against Texas State (Nov. 11)
  • Posted 10 tackles against James Madison (Nov. 25)
  • Notched five tackles and season-high three pass breakups against Georgia Southern (Sept. 30)
  • Finished with seven tackles and two pass breakups against Arkansas Sate (Oct. 21)


Prior to Coastal Carolina
 
2022 (Redshirt Senior) at Utah
  • Played in 14 games on the season, making one start versus Arizona (Nov. 5)
  • Recorded 16 tackles on the season, including 11 solo stops
  • Also had 0.5 tackles-for-loss and one quarterback hurry on the year
  • Had a season-high seven tackles and 0.5 tackles-for-loss in the home game versus Arizona
  • Tallied two tackles in four different games - at Arizona State (Sept. 24), at Washington State (Oct. 27), versus Stanford (Nov. 12), and at Colorado (Nov. 26)
  • Had one tackle on kickoff coverage in the regular-season win over No. 7 USC (Oct. 15)
 
2021 (Redshirt Junior) at Illinois State
  • Named a HERO Sports FCS Sophomore (COVID) All-American
  • Earned All-Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) second-team honors
  • Started nine games at safety for the Redbirds
  • Ranked fourth on the team in tackles with 62 on the year
  • Was tied for the team lead with three interceptions
  • Was also credited with three pass breakups, 2.5 tackles-for-loss, and three quarterback hurries
  • Recorded seven or more tackles in five contests, with a season-best nine tackles against Missouri State (Oct. 2) and North Dakota State (Oct. 16)
  • Finished with eight tackles in the road game at North Dakota (Nov. 13)
  • Returned an interception 40 yards for a touchdown on top of seven tackles, 1.0 tackle-for-loss, and a quarterback hurry in the win over UNI (Nov. 6)

2020-21 (Redshirt Sophomore) at Illinois State
  • Redbirds played in an abbreviated spring season due to the COVID-19 pandemic
  • Started all four games at safety
  • Was tied for fourth on the team with 20 tackles, including 12 solo stops
  • Also recorded two pass breakups, forced a fumble, recovered a fumble, and had one quarterback hurry
  • Posted a season-high seven tackles and 2.0 tackles-for-loss at North Dakota State (March 13, 2021)
  • Also forced a fumble and recovered a fumble versus NDSU
  • Had five stops at home against Western Illinois (March 20, 2021)
  • Recorded four tackles and a pass breakup against South Dakota (Feb. 27, 2021)
  • Totaled four tackles and a quarterback hurry at UNI (March 6, 2021)

2019 (Redshirt Freshman) at Illinois State
  • Earned HERO Sports FCS Freshman All-America honorable mention honors
  • Was a Missouri Valley Football Conference All-Newcomer team selection
  • Played in all 15 games for the Redbirds, serving as the team’s primary nickelback
  • Finished the season with 23 total tackles, 2.0 sacks, 3.0 tackles-for-loss, and two interceptions
  • Also credited with a fumble recovery, pass breakup, and two quarterback hurries
  • Recorded a season-high nine tackles and a sack in a win over Northern Arizona (Sept. 21)
  • Tallied his first career interception and had two tackles in a win over Morehead State (Sept. 7)
  • Had a sack and three tackles in a victory at Southern Illinois (Oct. 12)
  • Was credited with 1.0 tackle-for-loss and a fumble recovery in a win over Indiana State (Oct. 26)
  • Picked off a second pass of the season in the second-round FCS playoff win at Central Arkansas (Dec. 7)

2018 (Freshman) at Illinois State
  • Redshirted

High School
  • Earned all-area and all-conference honors in both his junior and senior seasons at St. Charles East High School 
  • Led his team to a conference championship in his junior season
  • Has two siblings

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