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Kaelin Clay
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Clay with theBaltimore Ravensin2015
No. 81, 13, 12, 15
Position:Wide receiver
Return specialist
Personal information
Born:(1992-01-03)January 3, 1992(age 32)
Long Beach, California,U.S.
Height:5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight:195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High school:Long Beach Polytechnic
College:
NFL draft:2015/ round: 6 / pick: 184
Career history
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Receptions:6
Receiving yards:85
Return yards:803
Return touchdowns:2
Statsat Pro Football Reference

Kaelin Clay(born January 3, 1992) is an American former professionalfootballplayer who was awide receiverin theNational Football League(NFL). He playedcollege footballfor theUtah Utes,[1][2][3]earning first-teamAll-Americanhonors in 2014. He was selected by theTampa Bay Buccaneersin the sixth round of the2015 NFL draft.

Early life

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Clay attendedLong Beach Polytechnic High SchoolinLong Beach, California.[4]He caught 20 passes for 502 yards and sixtouchdownsin his junior season on a team that won the Southern Section title. He began hisSuperPrepAll-Americanand All-Moore League senior season as awide receiverbefore moving to the backfield for the final four games. Herushedfor 1,048 yards and posted another 524 receiving to combine for 1,572 rushing and receiving yards as a senior while scoring 15touchdowns(eight receiving, seven rushings) and adding 13punt returnsfor 206 yards. Clay was ranked as the No. 53 wide receiver nationally byRivalsand the media outlet's No. 79 player overall in the state ofCalifornia.[5]

Also a standouttrack & fieldathlete, Clay finished third in the state in the100-meter dash(10.44) and fourth in the200-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.

College career

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Clay played one year at Utah after transferring fromMt. San Antonio College,where he was named first-team all-conference with 16 touchdowns.[6][7]He made four different All-American teams as areturn specialistin 2014 with Utah and was named first-teamAll-Pac-12 Conferenceas a return specialist. He also finished the season with apuntreturn average of 15.0 and three touchdowns. Also returned a kickoff for a touchdown last season and had a 24.9 average on kickoff returns.

On November 8, 2014, Clay received national coverage when, with Utah up 7–0 against theOregon Ducks,on what would have been Clay's defining 79-yard touchdown for his collegiate career, he celebrated prematurely and dropped the ball on the 1-yard line, allowing Oregon'sJoe Walkerto recover the ball and return it 99 yards for a touchdown in the opposite direction, changing the potential 14–0 score to a 7–7 tie; Oregon would go on to win the game 51–27.[8][9]

Professional career

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Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight 40-yard dash 10-yard split 20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
5 ft 10 in
(1.78 m) 		195 lb
(88 kg) 		4.45 s 1.59 s 2.59 s 4.26 s 6.97 s 33 in
(0.84 m)		 9 ft 5 in
(2.87 m)		 10 reps
All values fromNFL Combine,40-yard dash fromPro Day[10]

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

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TheTampa Bay Buccaneersselected Clay in the sixth round of the2015 NFL draftwith the 184th overall pick.[11][12]On September 5, 2015, he was waived by the Buccaneers and was signed to thepractice squad.[13][14]On September 15, 2015, he was released by the Buccaneers.[15]

Detroit Lions

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On September 22, 2015, Clay was signed by theDetroit Lionsto the practice squad.[16]

Baltimore Ravens

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On November 17, 2015, Clay was signed by theBaltimore Ravensfrom the Lions' practice squad.[17]On November 22, 2015, Clay played in his first career game against theSt. Louis Rams.[18]The next week against their divisional rival,Cleveland Browns,Clay returned the Browns’ first punt for an 82-yard touchdown onMonday Night Football.[19][20]

During the August 11 preseason opener against theCarolina Panthers,Clay fumbled a punt, giving Carolina possession. He waswaived/injuredby the Ravens on August 15, 2016, and was placed oninjured reserve.[21]He was released from the Ravens' injured reserve list on November 11, 2016.[22]

Carolina Panthers (first stint)

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On April 7, 2017, Clay signed a one-year contract with the Panthers.[23]

Buffalo Bills (first stint)

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On September 2, 2017, Clay was traded to theBuffalo BillsforcornerbackKevon Seymour.[24]He was waived by the Bills on October 23, 2017.[25]

Carolina Panthers (second stint)

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On October 24, 2017, Clay was claimed off waivers by the Panthers.[26]On November 26, 2017, he returned a punt for a touchdown against theNew York Jets.It was the second of his career.[27]

Buffalo Bills (second stint)

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On March 29, 2018, Clay signed with the Bills.[28]He was waived on September 1, 2018.[29]

New York Giants

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On September 1, 2018, Clay was claimed off waivers by theNew York Giants.[30]He was placed on injured reserve on September 25, 2018, after suffering a sprained ankle in Week 2.[31]He was released on October 2, 2018.

Salt Lake Stallions

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On December 22, 2018, Clay signed with theSalt Lake Stallionsof theAlliance of American Football.[32]He was placed on injured reserve on March 13, 2019. The league ceased operations in April 2019.[33]

References

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  1. ^The Salt Lake Tribune."After blunder goes viral, Utah's Kaelin Clay fights to put it behind him (with video)".The Salt Lake Tribune.Archivedfrom the original on May 4, 2015.
  2. ^Brad Rock (December 18, 2014)."Brad Rock: Utah's Kaelin Clay shows the way to move on".DeseretNews.Archivedfrom the original on May 18, 2015.
  3. ^MARK ANDERSON LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL."Utah WR Clay moves on from gaffe".Las Vegas Review-Journal.Archivedfrom the original on May 18, 2015.
  4. ^"Seven Long Beach Poly alumni make NFL rosters".Press Telegram.September 3, 2017.RetrievedJune 6,2018.
  5. ^"Kaelin Clay Biography".calbears.Archivedfrom the original on March 4, 2016.
  6. ^"Kaelin Clay College Stats".College Football at Sports-Reference.RetrievedJune 6,2018.
  7. ^"Kaelin Clay".Mt. San Antonio College.RetrievedJune 6,2018.[permanent dead link]
  8. ^Peters, Micah (November 9, 2014)."Utah's Kaelin Clay makes all-time goof, drops the ball too soon, Oregon returns it for TD. Oregon went on to win the game 51–27".USA Today.RetrievedNovember 9,2014.
  9. ^"Oregon at Utah Box Score, November 8, 2014".College Football at Sports-Reference.RetrievedJune 6,2018.
  10. ^"Kaelin Clay – Utah, WR: 2015 NFL Draft Scout Player Profile".nfldraftscout.Archivedfrom the original on November 20, 2015.
  11. ^"2015 NFL Draft Listing".Pro-Football-Reference.RetrievedJune 6,2018.
  12. ^"Buccaneers Draft WR Kaelin Clay".Buccaneers.May 2, 2015.Archivedfrom the original on August 20, 2016.RetrievedJanuary 28,2017.
  13. ^Smith, Scott (September 5, 2015)."Tough Cuts: Buccaneers Get to 53".Buccaneers.Archivedfrom the original on February 1, 2017.RetrievedJanuary 28,2017.
  14. ^Smith, Scott (September 8, 2015)."Buccaneers Add to Practice Squad".Buccaneers.Archived fromthe originalon January 27, 2017.RetrievedJanuary 28,2017.
  15. ^"Bucs Release Kaelin Clay, Cameron Brate".Buccaneers.September 15, 2015.Archivedfrom the original on February 3, 2016.RetrievedJanuary 28,2017.
  16. ^DemAra, Max (September 23, 2015)."Detroit Lions add speedster Kaelin Clay to practice squad".RetrievedJanuary 28,2017.[dead link]
  17. ^Downing, Garrett (November 17, 2015)."Ravens Waive Asa Jackson, Jeremy Ross".BaltimoreRavens.Archived fromthe originalon November 21, 2015.RetrievedNovember 27,2015.
  18. ^"St. Louis Rams at Baltimore Ravens - November 22nd, 2015".Pro-Football-Reference.RetrievedJune 6,2018.
  19. ^Cleveland."Watch Kaelin Clay give Baltimore a 7-0 lead on Monday Night Football".Archivedfrom the original on December 8, 2015.RetrievedNovember 30,2015.
  20. ^"Baltimore Ravens at Cleveland Browns - November 30th, 2015".Pro-Football-Reference.RetrievedJune 6,2018.
  21. ^Mink, Ryan (August 15, 2016)."Ravens Waive Injured Returner Kaelin Clay".BaltimoreRavens.Archivedfrom the original on February 2, 2017.RetrievedJanuary 28,2017.
  22. ^"Kaelin Clay: Released from IR".CBSsports.November 11, 2016.Archivedfrom the original on March 18, 2017.RetrievedMarch 18,2017.
  23. ^Strickland, Bryan (April 7, 2017)."Panthers sign Kaelin Clay".Panthers.Archivedfrom the original on April 8, 2017.
  24. ^Brown, Chris (September 2, 2017)."Bills trade Seymour to Panthers for WR Clay and a pick".BuffaloBills.Archived fromthe originalon March 13, 2018.
  25. ^Brown, Chris (October 23, 2017)."Bills awarded waiver claim for CB McRae; release WR Clay".BuffaloBills.
  26. ^Strickland, Bryan (October 24, 2017)."Panthers claim WR Kaelin Clay off waivers".Panthers.Archived fromthe originalon March 8, 2018.
  27. ^"Carolina Panthers at New York Jets - November 26th, 2017".Pro-Football-Reference.RetrievedJune 6,2018.
  28. ^Brown, Chris (March 29, 2018)."Bills bring back WR Kaelin Clay".BuffaloBills.
  29. ^"Bills make these moves to reach the 53-man roster limit".BuffaloBills.September 1, 2018.
  30. ^Eisen, Michael (September 2, 2018)."Giants waive QB Davis Webb, announce practice squad among roster moves".Giants.
  31. ^Eisen, Michael (September 25, 2018)."TE Garrett Dickerson called up from practice squad; Kaelin Clay waived/injured".Giants.
  32. ^"Salt Lake Stallions Sign Four More Locals".KSL Sports.December 22, 2018.RetrievedFebruary 5,2019.
  33. ^Rothstein, Michael; Wickersham, Seth (June 13, 2019)."Inside the short, unhappy life of the Alliance of American Football".ESPN.RetrievedJanuary 9,2024.
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