Charles Clay (American football)

Charles Clay

Clay with the Buffalo Bills in 2015
No. 85 – Buffalo Bills
Position:	Tight end
Personal information
Born:	(1989-02-13) February 13, 1989 (age 29) Little Rock, Arkansas
Height:	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:	255 lb (116 kg)
Career information
High school:	Little Rock (AR) Central
College:	Tulsa
NFL Draft:	2011 / Round: 6 / Pick: 174
Career history
Miami Dolphins (2011–2014) Buffalo Bills (2015–present)
Roster status:	Active
Career NFL statistics as of 2017
Receptions: 318 Receiving yards: 3,447 Receiving touchdowns: 23 Rushing attempts: 7 Rushing yards: 15 Rushing touchdowns: 1 Player stats at NFL.com
Player stats at PFR

Charles Clay (born February 13, 1989) is an American football tight end for the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Tulsa. He was drafted by the Miami Dolphins in the sixth round (174th overall) of the 2011 NFL Draft.

Clay began his career as a fullback and often lines up in the backfield as an H-back.

Clay attended Little Rock Central High School where he was ranked as the 13th top overall prospect in the state of Arkansas by Rivals.com his senior season. As a senior, he rushed for 891 yards and 11 touchdowns, he also had four receiving touchdowns. He was rated a three-star recruit by Rivals.com.

After high school, Clay attended the University of Tulsa, where he majored in business as well as played halfback and fullback from 2007 to 2010. As a true freshman in 2007, he appeared in all 14 games (10 starts). He recorded 69 receptions for 1,024 yards and seven touchdowns. His receiving yards ranked him second on the school's all-time freshman receiving list. He also recorded 304 rushing yards and one touchdown. He was named to the C-USA All-Freshman team as well as All-C-USA honorable mention. He was also named Second-team Freshman All-American by Rivals.com as an All-purpose player. As a sophomore in 2008, he appeared in all 14 games (nine starts). He recorded 38 receptions for 464 yrds and nine touchdowns. He also carried the ball 25 times for 145 yards and two touchdowns. In 2009, as a junior, he appeared in all 12 games (11 starts). He recorded 39 receptions for 530 yards and five touchdowns. He also rushed the ball 63 times for 236 yards and seven touchdowns. As a senior in 2010, he appeared in 13 games. He recorded 43 receptions for 526 yards and seven touchdowns. He also, rushed the ball 34 times for 226 yards.