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Position: | Offensive tackle | ||||||||
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Date of birth: | July 15, 1977 | ||||||||
Place of birth: | Roanoke, Virginia | ||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | ||||||||
Weight: | 320 lb (145 kg) | ||||||||
Career information | |||||||||
College: | Virginia | ||||||||
NFL Draft: | 2000 / Round: 3 / Pick: 94 | ||||||||
Career history | |||||||||
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Career NFL statistics | |||||||||
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Games played: | 132 |
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Games started: | 79 |
Touchdowns: | 1 |
Player stats at NFL.com |
John Bradley St. Clair (born July 15, 1977) is a former American football offensive tackle of the National Football League. He was drafted by the St. Louis Rams in the third round of the 2000 NFL Draft. He played college football at Virginia.
St. Clair has also played for the Miami Dolphins and Chicago Bears.
St. Clair was an All-America selection by Super Prep following 1995 senior season at William Fleming High School in Roanoke, Virginia. St. Clair earned four letters at tight end and defensive tackle and was also named to the All-regional team by Blue Chip Illustrated and was rated as one of the top-25 players in Virginia. He also advanced to state finals in discus all four years and lettered twice in basketball.
St. Clair was a four-year letterman at the University of Virginia (1996–99) who started at center his final two years. He was named First-team All-America by College Football news and CNN/SI as a senior. He also won the Jacobs Blocking Trophy for the best blocker in the ACC in 1999. As a junior, started 10 games and was named Second-team All-ACC. He moved to the offensive line as a sophomore after playing as a reserve tight end during redshirt freshman season.
St. Clair did 25 reps of 225 pounds on the bench press. He did not do the drills at the 2000 NFL Combine due to a quad injury.
St. Clair was drafted by the St. Louis Rams in the 2000 NFL Draft. He was on the Rams roster in 2000 and 2001 but was inactive for all 32 games plus playoffs. In 2002 St. Clair started all 16 games for Rams, including 13 at right tackle and three at left tackle. In 2003 he played in all 16 regular season games and St. Louis’ lone playoff game as a reserve tackle and on special teams. He had an 18-yard reception from Marc Bulger at Cleveland (12/8/2003).
On March 12, 2004, the Dolphins agreed to a two-year, $2.6 million contract with St. Clair, who was an unrestricted free agent. St. Clair started all 14 of his games played at right tackle during his lone season with Miami. The Dolphins released St. Clair on September 7, 2005.