Receiver, Utah, to 2014
Kaelin Clay
- Number
- No. 8
- Height
- 5′10″
- Hometown
- Long Beach, CA
- Born
- Jan 2, 1992
Kaelin Clay played receiver at Utah (to 2014). The Tampa Bay Buccaneers took Clay in round 6, No. 184 overall in the 2015 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
10catches, best game on fileat Colorado, 2014152receiving yards, best game on filevs. Oregon, 20142receiving touchdowns, best game on fileat Colorado, 2014Honors
All-America: Sporting News 2014; CBS Sports 2014; Fox Sports 2014
Receiving
| Season | Team | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Utah | 43 | 523 | 12.2 | 4 | 78 |
Returns
| Season | Team | KR | Yds | TD | PR | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Utah | 22 | 548 | 1 | 23 | 346 | 3 |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Ht |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Utah | 8 | WR | 5′10″ |
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.
Per play
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Utah | 69 | 0.26 | 14th (n=496) | 0.52 | 17.7 | 8% |
Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.
Game by game
2014 Utah 13 games, 43 catches, 523 yards, 4 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 28 | vs. | W 56–14 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 100 | 3 |
| Sep 6 | vs. | W 59–27 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| Sep 20 | at | W 26–10 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 33 | 2 |
| Sep 27 | vs. | L 27–28 | 5 | 65 | 0 | 2 | 38 | 2 |
| Oct 4 | at | W 30–28 | 5 | 38 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 2 |
| Oct 16 | at | W 29–23 | – | – | – | 1 | 10 | 2 |
| Oct 25 | vs. | W 24–21 | 3 | 23 | 1 | 2 | 41 | 1 |
| Nov 1 | at | L 16–19 | 2 | −2 | 0 | 3 | 71 | 1 |
| Nov 8 | vs. | L 27–51 | 5 | 152 | 0 | 7 | 179 | – |
| Nov 15 | at | W 20–17 | 2 | 31 | 1 | 2 | 29 | 3 |
| Nov 22 | vs. | L 10–42 | 4 | 39 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 2 |
| Nov 29 | at | W 38–34 | 10 | 88 | 2 | – | – | 2 |
| Dec 20 ✦ | vs. | W 45–10 | 4 | 63 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 2 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2015 | Combine or pro day 2015 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 5′9⅝″ | |
| Weight | 195 lb | |
| Arm length | 30⅞″ | |
| Hand size | 9″ | |
| 40-yard dash | 4.51 s | |
| 10-yard split | 1.64 s | |
| Vertical jump | 33″ | |
| Broad jump | 9′5″ | |
| Bench press | 10 reps | |
| 3-cone drill | 6.97 s | |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.26 s |
Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data).
In the NFL
3 seasons, 22 games with a stat; latest team: New York Giants.
| Season | Team | G | Rec | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Baltimore Ravens | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | Carolina Panthers | 13 | 6 | 85 | 0 |
| 2018 | New York Giants | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NFL career | 22 | 6 | 85 | 0 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0), matched to him by his draft pick and college (Player ids: DynastyProcess (GPL-3.0)). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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