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Three dimensional analysis on Clegg:

Services: 247 composite #189 (#23 Edge),  On3 consensus #217 (#30 Edge), 247 #151 (#17 Edge), On3 #42 Edge, Rivals #198 (#14 Edge, 5.8 grade, same grade as Ernest Cooper, Teva Tafiti, Wilfredo Aybar, Joey Alfieri, Blake Lueders), ESPN #153 (#21 Edge)

Offers: Stanford, BYU, Utah, Baylor, USC, Arizona, Auburn, Cal, Colorado, LSU, Michigan, Michigan State, Oregon, Oregon State, Utah State, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin

Production: As a junior against elite competition (top ten percent of all historical Shaw recruits), Clegg had 2.9 tackles per game (11th on his team), 9 tackles for loss (first, with his older brother/Utah signee Spencer second with 4), 5 sacks (first, Spencer second with 3), and one fumble caused. That was Clegg's first varsity season as he was a 195 pound junior varsity wide receiver as a sophomore, though there are stats reported of him in one varsity game as a sophomore, getting two tackles and one sack. The game that seems to have played the biggest role in making Clegg's reputation was the Honor Bowl against California's Gardena Serra, in which he sacked current Texas QB and former 4-star Maalik Murphy twice, one of which forced a fumble (there was also a play on Murphy's highlights that made them both look good as Clegg's rush forced Murphy out of the pocket to make a downfield touchdown throw while rolling out). Clegg was less effective in the five marquee in-state games, including two games against the famously prolific Corner Canyon offense led by Ohio State whale QB Devin Brown, though the second game featured some nice run stops for Clegg. Clegg didn't do much against a Bingham line that included both a current Baylor/former 4-star OL and a current Utah State OL. One intriguing tidbit from the highlights is that Clegg also played offensive tackle and there are numerous highlights of him impressively neutralizing 4-star prospect/current BYU DL Aisea Moa, whose own highlights show much less of him victimizing Clegg. In track this spring Clegg had personal records of 11.81 in the 100m (breaking 12 seconds four times on the season) and 24.39 in 200. That's moving quite nicely at his size, akin to Blake Martinez in both events. Aside from absolute freak Peter Kalambayi and the much smaller Sean Barton, Clegg's times are the next fastest we've seen from a big athlete. I don't want to overstate it as Clegg's times are nowhere close to those speed demons and much closer to Martinez, Jacob Mangum-Farrar, and Kevin Palma, but I think notable to be reliably sub-12 at 235 pounds. 

A wonderful start to the 2025 class, assuming Clegg is an LDS missionary (in a few interviews this year he said he'd make that decision in consultation with his future coaches and I'll assume he's a 2025 recruit unless told otherwise). Clegg's reputation as a recruit is as a 4-star pass rush specialist - always happy to take those - but digging in I was surprised in several respects. First, he's bigger than I thought. Second, he's got some versatility to him in terms of stances, edge rush, inside moves, etc. Third, I didn't know he starts on the offensive line as well, much less that he got the best of a 4-star DL. I'm not sure I agree with the edge pass rush specialist book on Clegg. To me the Stanford comparisons that jump out are Erik Lorig, Blake Lueders, and Aaron Armitage. I see Clegg playing up on the line a lot for Stanford. It's too early to know what kind of needs we'll have with the 2025 class and where Clegg fits in (or even what our defensive coaching and scheme looks like then) but I essentially view Clegg as the eventual replacement in the pipeline for Armitage. Good news, special place in my heart for 4-star defenders, especially ones with offers that break through the regional recruit echelon.

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Three dimensional analysis on Clegg:

Services: 247 composite #189 (#23 Edge),  On3 consensus #217 (#30 Edge), 247 #151 (#17 Edge), On3 #42 Edge, Rivals #198 (#14 Edge, 5.8 grade, same grade as Ernest Cooper, Teva Tafiti, Wilfredo Aybar, Joey Alfieri, Blake Lueders), ESPN #153 (#21 Edge)

Offers: Stanford, BYU, Utah, Baylor, USC, Arizona, Auburn, Cal, Colorado, LSU, Michigan, Michigan State, Oregon, Oregon State, Utah State, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin

Production: As a junior against elite competition (top ten percent of all historical Shaw recruits), Clegg had 2.9 tackles per game (11th on his team), 9 tackles for loss (first, with his older brother/Utah signee Spencer second with 4), 5 sacks (first, Spencer second with 3), and one fumble caused. That was Clegg's first varsity season as he was a 195 pound junior varsity wide receiver as a sophomore, though there are stats reported of him in one varsity game as a sophomore, getting two tackles and one sack. The game that seems to have played the biggest role in making Clegg's reputation was the Honor Bowl against California's Gardena Serra, in which he sacked current Texas QB and former 4-star Maalik Murphy twice, one of which forced a fumble (there was also a play on Murphy's highlights that made them both look good as Clegg's rush forced Murphy out of the pocket to make a downfield touchdown throw while rolling out). Clegg was less effective in the five marquee in-state games, including two games against the famously prolific Corner Canyon offense led by Ohio State whale QB Devin Brown, though the second game featured some nice run stops for Clegg. Clegg didn't do much against a Bingham line that included both a current Baylor/former 4-star OL and a current Utah State OL. One intriguing tidbit from the highlights is that Clegg also played offensive tackle and there are numerous highlights of him impressively neutralizing 4-star prospect/current BYU DL Aisea Moa, whose own highlights show much less of him victimizing Clegg. In track this spring Clegg had personal records of 11.81 in the 100m (breaking 12 seconds four times on the season) and 24.39 in 200. That's moving quite nicely at his size, akin to Blake Martinez in both events. Aside from absolute freak Peter Kalambayi and the much smaller Sean Barton, Clegg's times are the next fastest we've seen from a big athlete. I don't want to overstate it as Clegg's times are nowhere close to those speed demons and much closer to Martinez, Jacob Mangum-Farrar, and Kevin Palma, but I think notable to be reliably sub-12 at 235 pounds. 

A wonderful start to the 2025 class, assuming Clegg is an LDS missionary (in a few interviews this year he said he'd make that decision in consultation with his future coaches and I'll assume he's a 2025 recruit unless told otherwise). Clegg's reputation as a recruit is as a 4-star pass rush specialist - always happy to take those - but digging in I was surprised in several respects. First, he's bigger than I thought. Second, he's got some versatility to him in terms of stances, edge rush, inside moves, etc. Third, I didn't know he starts on the offensive line as well, much less that he got the best of a 4-star DL. I'm not sure I agree with the edge pass rush specialist book on Clegg. To me the Stanford comparisons that jump out are Erik Lorig, Blake Lueders, and Aaron Armitage. I see Clegg playing up on the line a lot for Stanford. It's too early to know what kind of needs we'll have with the 2025 class and where Clegg fits in (or even what our defensive coaching and scheme looks like then) but I essentially view Clegg as the eventual replacement in the pipeline for Armitage. Good news, special place in my heart for 4-star defenders, especially ones with offers that break through the regional recruit echelon.