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Running back, Wisconsin, 2007–10
John Clay
- Number
- No. 32
- Height
- 6′1″
- Hometown
- Racine, WI
- Born
- Jan 4, 1988, in Racine, Wisconsin
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John Clay played running back at Wisconsin (2007–10).
At a glance
Career highs
184rushing yards, career highat Minnesota, 20093rushing touchdowns, career highfour times; last vs. Minnesota, 2010Honors
Team titles: Big Ten champions, 2010
All-America: AP third team 2010
Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.
Rushing
Receiving
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. * That team-season’s player lines are missing part of the team’s yards in our source, so these numbers may be short.
On the roster
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Game by game
2010 Wisconsin 11 games, 1,012 rushing yards, 14 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | at UNLV | W 41–21 | 17 | 123 | 2 | 19 | – | – |
| Sep 11 | vs. San José State | W 27–14 | 23 | 137 | 2 | 40 | – | – |
| Sep 18 | vs. Arizona State | W 20–19 | 22 | 123 | 1 | 19 | – | – |
| Sep 25 | vs. Austin Peay | W 70–3 | 15 | 118 | 1 | 17 | – | – |
| Oct 2 | at Michigan State | L 24–34 | 17 | 80 | 0 | 18 | – | – |
| Oct 9 | vs. Minnesota | W 41–23 | 21 | 111 | 3 | 13 | – | – |
| Oct 16 | vs. Ohio State | W 31–18 | 21 | 104 | 2 | 16 | – | – |
| Oct 23 | at Iowa | W 31–30 | 24 | 91 | 2 | 17 | 1 | 9 |
| Nov 6 | at Purdue | W 34–13 | 12 | 42 | 0 | 9 | – | – |
| Nov 27 | vs. Northwestern | W 70–23 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 5 | – | – |
| Jan 1 ✦ | vs. TCU | L 19–21 | 11 | 76 | 1 | 30 | – | – |
2009 Wisconsin 13 games, 1,517 rushing yards, 18 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | vs. Northern Illinois | W 28–20 | 15 | 43 | 2 | 7 | – | – |
| Sep 12 | vs. Fresno State | W 34–31 | 21 | 143 | 1 | 72 | – | – |
| Sep 19 | vs. Wofford | W 44–14 | 12 | 70 | 0 | 21 | – | – |
| Sep 26 | vs.Michigan State | W 38–30 | 32 | 142 | 1 | 18 | – | – |
| Oct 3 | atMinnesota | W 31–28 | 32 | 184 | 3 | 26 | – | – |
| Oct 10 | atOhio State | L 13–31 | 20 | 59 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 11 |
| Oct 17 | vs.Iowa | L 10–20 | 21 | 75 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 23 |
| Oct 31 | vs.Purdue | W 37–0 | 24 | 123 | 3 | 29 | – | – |
| Nov 7 | at Indiana | W 31–28 | 15 | 134 | 1 | 48 | 1 | 10 |
| Nov 14 | vs. Michigan | W 45–24 | 26 | 151 | 1 | 33 | – | – |
| Nov 21 | atNorthwestern | L 31–33 | 23 | 100 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 11 |
| Dec 5 | at Hawai’i | W 51–10 | 24 | 172 | 3 | 34 | – | – |
| Dec 29 ✦ | vs. Miami | W 20–14 | 22 | 121 | 2 | 52 | 1 | 6 |
2008 Wisconsin 13 games, 884 rushing yards, 9 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | vs. Akron | W 38–17 | 12 | 71 | 1 | 19 | – | – |
| Sep 6 | vs. Marshall | W 51–14 | 11 | 54 | 2 | 15 | – | – |
| Sep 13 | atFresno State | W 13–10 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 8 | – | – |
| Sep 27 | atMichigan | L 25–27 | 3 | 52 | 1 | 46 | – | – |
| Oct 4 | vs.Ohio State | L 17–20 | 10 | 69 | 0 | 17 | – | – |
| Oct 11 | vs. Penn State | L 7–48 | 10 | 43 | 0 | 12 | – | – |
| Oct 18 | atIowa | L 16–38 | 16 | 89 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 2 |
| Oct 25 | vs. Illinois | W 27–17 | 25 | 88 | 0 | 14 | – | – |
| Nov 1 | atMichigan State | L 24–25 | 14 | 111 | 1 | 32 | – | – |
| Nov 8 | atIndiana | W 55–20 | 19 | 112 | 1 | 19 | – | – |
| Nov 15 | vs.Minnesota | W 35–32 | 10 | 35 | 1 | 8 | – | – |
| Nov 22 | vs. Cal Poly | W 36–35 | 11 | 107 | 2 | 27 | – | – |
| Dec 27 ✦ | vs. Florida State | L 13–42 | 11 | 39 | 0 | 11 | – | – |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2011 | Combine or pro day 2011 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 6′0½″ | |
| Weight | 230 lb | |
| Arm length | 31″ | |
| Hand size | 8¾″ | |
| Wingspan | 77¼″W | |
| 40-yard dash | 4.92 s | |
| 10-yard split | 1.69 s | |
| Vertical jump | 29″ | |
| Broad jump | 9′3″ | |
| Bench press | 19 reps | |
| 3-cone drill | 7.10 s | |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.30 s |
Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
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