Christopher Newport University

2025 -- Sophomore Season -- Registered a breakthrough season with the Captains, playing in all 11 games on the CNU defensive line...named first team All-Conference in the New Jersey Athletic Conference (NJAC)...was selected the NJAC's Defensive Player of the Week after scoring on a 21-yard fumble recovery to help secure the Captains home win over Salisbury, second NJAC title, and 12th trip to the NCAA Tournament...logged 38 tackles for the year, including 14 solo stops...made three sacks and 8.5 tackles for lost yardage of 29 yards...credited with three quarterback hurries...posted a season-high six tackles in a CNU home win over Susquehanna on September 27th...contributed five tackles twice in wins over Salisbury and TCNJ as the Captains completed their first-ever undefeated regular season.

2024 -- Freshman Season -- Saw the playing field for the first time in a CNU uniform, and played in eight games for the Captains...continued to improve his skills on the defensive line...made 20 tackles, including six solo stops...5.5 of his tackles went for lost yardage, amounting to 21 yards lost...also posted 2.5 sacks for a loss of 16 yards...contributed a season-high four tackles in three different games...made his debut in the season opener at Trine, and made four stops and also recovered a fumble...logged his first career sack at Gettysburg in a CNU victory, and recorded 1.5 sacks in a Captains win at Kean...finished the year strong by making four tackles in each of the last two games in wins at Montclair State and over TCNJ at TowneBank Stadium. 

2023 -- First Season -- Joined the CNU squad as a defensive lineman...did not see any game action in his opening season as a Captain.

At Sherando -- Three-time letterwinner for the Warriors as a member of the offensive and defensive line ... Earned first team All-District honors on both sides of the ball ... Second team All-Region on the defensive line

Personal -- Charles Wayne Clawson was born in Winchester, Va. and goes by the nickname Charlie ... Son of Tracie and Charles Clawson ... Has one sister, Caraline, and one brother, Jackson ... Favorite athlete is Chase Young ... Person in history he'd most like to meet is Kobe Bryant ... Dream vacation is a trip to Bahamas ... Favorite food is chicken ... Favorite movie is Remember the Titans and favorite TV show is Dragonball Z ... Favorite musician is Drake ... Has not yet decided on a major.