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Position: | Wide Receiver / Return Specialist | ||||||
Personal information | |||||||
Date of birth: | January 3, 1992 | ||||||
Place of birth: | Long Beach, California | ||||||
Height: | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||||||
Weight: | 200 lb (91 kg) | ||||||
Career information | |||||||
High school: | Long Beach (CA) Poly | ||||||
College: | Utah | ||||||
NFL Draft: | 2015 / Round: 6 / Pick: 184 | ||||||
Career history | |||||||
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Roster status: | Active | ||||||
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Career NFL statistics as of 2015 | |||||||
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Total Return yards: | 587 |
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Total Return TDs: | 1 |
Player stats at NFL.com |
Kaelin Clay (born January 3, 1992) is an American football wide receiver and return specialist for the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the sixth round of the 2015 NFL Draft and played college football at Utah.
Clay attended Long Beach Polytechnic High School in Long Beach, California. He caught 20 passes for 502 yards and six touchdowns in his junior campaign on a squad that won the Southern Section title. He began his SuperPrep All-American and All-Moore League senior season as a wide receiver before moving to the backfield for the final four games. He rushed for 1,048 yards and posted another 524 receiving to combine for 1,572 rushing and receiving yards as a senior, while scoring 15 touchdowns (eight receiving, seven rushing) and adding 13 punt returns for 206 yards. Clay was ranked as the No. 53 wide receiver nationally by Rivals.com and the media outlet's No. 79 player overall in the state of California.
Also a standout track & field athlete, Clay finished third in the state in the 100-meter dash (10.44) and fourth in the 200-meter dash (21.07) as a senior in 2010 with career-best times in both. He helped his track squad win Moore League titles in each his four seasons, while he was a four-time winner (100 meters, 200 meters, 4x100 meter relay, 4x400 meter relay) at the league track meet in each of his final two seasons, as well as the winner in both the 100m and 200m for each of his final three campaigns.