Mike Clay, one of ESPN’s primary analysts providing fans with NFL, fantasy football, and sports betting insights across ESPN platforms, has signed a multi-year contract extension.
An award-winning writer and analyst, Clay contributes year-round content to ESPN.com and appears on top ESPN shows, including “Fantasy Football Now,” “SportsCenter,” and “Daily Wager,” as well as “The Fantasy Show with Matthew Berry” on ESPN+ and the “Fantasy Focus Football” and “Daily Wager” podcasts.
Clay has earned a reputation as an industry innovator, having introduced multiple new concepts and statistics that have become standard metrics in football analysis, including snap and route data, wide receiver vs. cornerback matchups, average depth of target (aDOT), opportunity-adjusted touchdowns (OTD), opportunity-adjusted fantasy points (OFP), and fantasy points over replacement player (FORP). In addition, Clay has pioneered analysis of personnel packages, game-flow-adjusted play-calling, touchdown regression to the mean, yards after contact, and box defenders.
“Mike’s in-depth insights and innovative analysis reach football fans and fantasy players well beyond his bylines,” said Scott Clark, vice president, ESPN Fantasy and Betting Content. “There isn’t anyone whose work as a fantasy football analyst impacts fans in more ways.”
Part of Clay’s position as a top football analyst stems from his success in fantasy football expert leagues, including multiple championships in the prestigious FSGA Champions League (2018, 2020) and APEX Expert Writers League (2014, 2016, 2020), and the inaugural Scott Fish Bowl (2010).
