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Najee Clayton rediscovers his joy for the game after finding new home in Broncos defense

Senior linebacker Najee Clayton certainly could have envisioned himself intercepting a pass at Spartan Stadium when he first started his college football career back in 2015.

He never thought at the time that his first career college interception would come as a Western Michigan Bronco.

Clayton transferred from Rutgers University back in 2016 and in the last two seasons has become one of the leaders and most consistent forces on the WMU defense.

“He’s a great kid,” WMU head coach Tim Lester said on the Bronco Review Radio Show earlier in the week. “Tough, physical and he’s great in the locker room.