Colorado State University Athletics

2021 Signing Class Roster

Clay Nanke NSD21

Clay Nanke

  • Position:
    Defensive Line
  • Height:
    6-6
  • Weight:
    215
  • Class:
    Freshman
  • Hometown:
    Denver, Colo.
  • High School:
    Regis Jesuit
At Colorado State
Redshirt Sophomore, 2023 (2/0):
• Saw game action in two games against Washington State and at UNLV

Redshirt Freshman, 2022 (3/0):
• Saw first career action against Utah State
• Tallied two assisted tackles
• Converted to tight end for spring 2023 practices
 
Freshman, 2021 (0/0):
• Redshirted
 
Personal/High School
• Played for coach Danny Filleman
• Rated a three-star recruit by 247Sports
• A three-sport athlete, he also played baseball and basketball in high school
• Finished his high school career with 179 total tackles, 95 of them solo stops
• Among the total are 44 tackles for loss and 20 sacks
• Defended seven passes in his career, recovering four fumbles and causing two others
• Was All-Conference twice, second team All-State as a junior
• Parents are Kevin and Kim
• Has a sister, Katharine; and two brothers, Cole and William
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