Zach Clayton holds the LT · Starter spot in Western Kentucky Hilltoppers’s offensive line room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

Zach Clayton is a 6'5", 288-pound left tackle who transferred to Western Kentucky from Middle Tennessee. Over two seasons with the Blue Raiders, Clayton appeared in 19 games, accumulating 12 starts. During his 2025 campaign, he took the field in seven games with two starts and logged 168 snaps. As a freshman the prior year, he started 10 of 12 appearances and recorded 594 snaps, ranking third among linemen on the team. Clayton prepped at East Coweta High School in Georgia, where he served as a team captain his senior year and earned All-Region and All-County selections.