Clay Oven is emerging as a key Griz linebacker with special-teams grit and legacy-level upside
In the 2025 season, Clay Oven appeared in all 15 games for Montana and posted 49 tackles, showing real rotational value while still earning most of his early impact on special teams. He’s a 6-foot-2, 216-pound linebacker with an in-state pedigree, strong academic profile, and the kind of intensity Montana coaches love in the room: gritty, dependable, and still ascending. Add in the No. 37 legacy jersey and praise for his big, fast frame, and you get a player who looks like a smart fit for a defense that values toughness, depth, and developmental upside.
