Michael Clayton
Michael Rashard Clayton
Born: October 13, 1982
Baton Rouge, LA USA
Position: WR
Height: 6'4"
Weight: 197
College: LSU
High School: Christian Life Academy (Baton Rouge, LA)
Career: 2004-2011
Drafted: 2004 in Round 1, #15 overall by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Michael Clayton played from 2004 to 2011 during his career with the New York Giants, Omaha Nighthawks and Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Clayton caught 231 passes for 3,025 yards and 10 receiving touchdowns in his career.
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | NFL Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| NFL | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | NFL Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 5 | 30 | 6.0 | 15 | 0 |
| 2005 | NFL Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2006 | NFL Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 5 | 41 | 8.2 | 27 | 0 |
| 2007 | NFL Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 5 | 22 | 4.4 | 20 | 0 |
| 2008 | NFL Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 4 | 0 |
| 2010 | UFL Omaha Nighthawks | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| NFL | 18 | 100 | 5.6 | 27 | 0 | |
| UFL | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Totals | 19 | 101 | 5.3 | 27 | 0 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | NFL Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 80 | 1193 | 14.9 | 75 | 7 |
| 2005 | NFL Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 32 | 372 | 11.6 | 41 | 0 |
| 2006 | NFL Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 33 | 356 | 10.8 | 27 | 1 |
| 2007 | NFL Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 22 | 301 | 13.7 | 39 | 0 |
| 2008 | NFL Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 38 | 484 | 12.7 | 58 | 1 |
| 2009 | NFL Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 16 | 230 | 14.4 | 47 | 1 |
| 2010 | NFL New York Giants | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 14 | 0 |
| 2010 | UFL Omaha Nighthawks | 8 | 70 | 8.8 | 17 | 0 |
| NFL | 223 | 2955 | 13.3 | 75 | 10 | |
| UFL | 8 | 70 | 8.8 | 17 | 0 | |
| Totals | 231 | 3025 | 13.1 | 75 | 10 |
Punt Returns:
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | NFL Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 8 | 172 | 21.5 | 26 | 0 |
| 2008 | NFL Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 3 | 69 | 23.0 | 29 | 0 |
| 2010 | UFL Omaha Nighthawks | 6 | 104 | 17.3 | 27 | 0 |
| NFL | 11 | 241 | 21.9 | 29 | 0 | |
| UFL | 6 | 104 | 17.3 | 27 | 0 | |
| Totals | 17 | 345 | 20.3 | 29 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Solo | Ast | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | NFL Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 2005 | NFL Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2006 | NFL Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 2007 | NFL Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2008 | NFL Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2009 | NFL Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 2010 | UFL Omaha Nighthawks | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
| NFL | 4.5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| UFL | 1.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 2004 | NFL Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | |||||||
| 2006 | NFL Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| 2008 | NFL Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| 2009 | NFL Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | ||||||||
| NFL | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 62 | |
| Totals | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 62 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | NFL | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 16 | 13 |
| 2005 | NFL | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 14 | 10 |
| 2006 | NFL | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 12 | 9 |
| 2007 | NFL | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 14 | 4 |
| 2008 | NFL | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 15 | 9 |
| 2009 | NFL | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 13 | 11 |
| 2010 | NFL | New York Giants | 6 | 0 |
| 2010 | UFL | Omaha Nighthawks | 4 | 2 |
| 2011 | NFL | New York Giants | 5 | 0 |
