Mark Clayton

• Games Played/Started: (2005, 14/10); (2006, 16/12); (2007, 16/12); (2008, 16/13); (2009, 9/8) Total 66/50
• Playoffs: (2006, 1/0); (2008, 3/3) Total 4/3
• Explosive and speedy athlete with playmaking ability
• Enters 2009 with 62 career games played, including 47 starts, posting 200 receptions for 2,636 yards and 10 TDs
• Clayton has 8-career 100-yard games to his credit, the most in franchise history
• Posted 67 receptions for a team-leading 939 yards and 5 TDs, all career highs, in 2006
• Also led the team with a career-high 4 100-yard receiving games
• Clayton produced the best rookie campaign for a WR in franchise history in 2005, setting Ravens rookie records with 44 receptions for 471 yards and 2 receiving TDs.

• Mark Clayton was selected by the Ravens in the 1st round (22nd overall) of the 2005 NFL Draft.

• 2009: Game 9 at Cle. (11/16): Subbed from scrimmage (Ravens opend the game in a 2-TE set), but did not record a reception in the 16-0 win.
• Game 8 at Cin. (11/8): Started and posted 1 reception for 15 yards against the Bengals.
• Game 7 vs. Den. (11/1): Started and hauled in 3 receptions for 33 yards in the 30-7 victory...Also rushed 1 time for 4 yards against the Broncos.
• Game 6 at Min. (10/18): Pulled in 3 receptions for 57 yards, inclduing a 32-yard TD catch against the Vikings.
• Game 5 vs. Cin. (10/11): Started and posted 3 receptions for 36 yards against the Bengals.
• Game 4 at NE (10/4): Started and pulled in 5 receptions for 45 yards against the Patriots.
• Game 3 vs. Cle. (9/27): Started his 50th-career game and pulled in 3 receptions for 35 yards, as part of 479 yards racked up by the Ravens’ offense in the 34-3 victory...Also rushed twice for 15 yards against the Browns.
• Game 2 at SD (9/20): Started and pulled in 1 reception for 20 yards in the 31-26 win...Also completed a pass for 0 yards against the Chargers.
• Game 1 vs. KC (9/13): Started and tied for the team lead (Todd Heap) with 5 receptions for 77 yards (15.4 avg.) and a TD, while helping set a Ravens’ franchise record with 501 total yards in the 38-24 win.fd
• 2008: Saw action in all 16 regular season games, including 13 starts, and finished 2nd on the team with 41 receptions for 695 yards and 3 TDs
• Clayton posted 2 100-yard receiving games and TD receptions of 47, 53 and a season-long 70-yarder against the Bengals (11/30)
• Clayton also carried the ball 6 times for a career-high 81 yards, including a career-long 42-yard TD romp, and threw the ball 1 time for a 32-yard TD (1st-career TD pass and 1st-career completion) in game 12 at Cin. (11/30)
• Started all 3 postseason games and finished 2nd on the team with 6 receptions for 79 yards, with a long of 37.
• 2007: Played in all 16 games, starting 12 after beginning the season with ankle and toe injuries
• Finished 2nd on the team with 48 receptions for 531 yards, including a long of 52
• Was 3rd on the team, converting 30 catches for 1st downs, including 10 on 3rd down
• Tied a career high with 8 receptions for 107 yards (6th-career 100-yard game) in game 9 vs. Cin. (11/11)
• 2006: Saw action in all 16 games, starting 12, posting career-highs with 67 receptions for a team-leading 939 yards and 5 TDs
• Clayton was responsible for 42 1st downs, and his career-long 87-yard TD catch (at KC, 12/10) marked the 2nd-longest completion in team history
• Tied for the team lead (Derrick Mason) with 5 receptions for 112 yards (his 3rd 100-yard receiving game of the season), including a career-long 87-yard TD catch and run in game 13 at KC (12/10)
• Tied for the team lead (Todd Heap) with 5 receptions for 101 yards and a career-high 2 TD receptions in game 6 vs. Car. (10/15)
• Led the Ravens with a career-high 8 receptions for 74 yards in game 3 at Cle. (9/24).
• 2005: Finished an impressive rookie season, ranking 3rd on the team in receiving, setting Ravens rookie records with 44 receptions for 471 yards and 2 receiving TDs
• Clayton also carried the ball 8 times for 33 yards and 1 TD, and returned 6 punts for 30 yards
• Scored his 1st-career rushing TD on an 11-yard scamper in the 48-3 victory in game 14 vs. GB (12/19)
• Tied his own rookie franchise-record with 7 receptions (5 good for 1st downs) for a rookie-franchise-record 105 yards (1st Ravens 100-yard receiving game since Marcus Robinson had 6 receptions for 102 yards in OT win vs. Pit. 12/28/03) and hauled in his 1st-career TD on a 39-yarder in the 4th quarter in game 13 at Den. (12/11)
• Started his 1st-career game and had a reception for 4 yards in game 3 vs. NYJ (10/2).

• Two-time 1st-team All-America choice and 2-time consensus 1st-team All-Big 12
• Left Oklahoma as the career record holder for receptions (221), receiving yards (3,241), TD catches (31) and 100-yard receiving games (15)
• Clayton played in 52 career games for the Sooners, starting 36 and averaged a TD every 7 receptions
• His 31-career TDs smashed the previous record of 16 held by former Ravens TE Trent Smith
• First-team All-America selection by the NFL Draft Report and the American Football Coaches Association, while earning Consensus 1st-team All-Big 12 honors as a senior
• Led the team with 66 receptions (2nd in school history only to his 83 in 2003) for 876 yards (13.3 avg.) and 8 TDs
• First-team All-America by The Sporting News, CBS Sportsline.com and Rivals.com, while earning 2nd-team All-America honors by the Walter Camp Foundation as a junior
• Was also a consensus 1st-team All-Big 12 selection
• Was 1 of 3 finalists for the Biletnikoff Award as the nation’s top receiver
• Posted the best season ever by an Oklahoma receiver when he set school records for career receiving yards (2,333), season receiving yards (1,425), receiving yards in a game (190), most receptions in a season (83), most TD receptions in a career (23) and a season (15), as well as career 100-yard receiving games (11) in a season
• His 83 receptions broke another of Smith’s records with 66 set in 2001
• Had a TD grab in 8 straight games
• Had 8 100-yard receiving games, including 4 of the last 5 games of the season
• Majored in communications.

• Member of the Dallas Morning News Top 100, Rivals.com Texas 100 and PrepStar All-Midlands Region squad out of Sam Houston (Arlington, TX) HS...Was the 2nd-leading receiver in District 7-5A as a senior after catching 55 passes for 831 yards and 13 TD
• Earned All-District and All-Area honors as a senior
• Was honorable mention All-State and 1st-team All-District at WR
• Was also a standout in track
• Held his inaugural Thanksgiving distribution, providing 300 needy families with a 12-14 lb. turkey, bread and rolls, toiletries and other necessary items for the ‘05 holidays
• Has been one of several Ravens personal shopping partners to children as part of the Holiday Helpers event of teammates Derrick Mason and Samari Rolle from 2005-08, when he was paired with youth and served as a “celebrity shopper” for the Target shopping spree
• Produced ‘The Proverbs,’ a gospel-inspired play written by a former Oklahoma teammate
• Brought the play to Baltimore and provided a free viewing to Police Athletic League youth in 2007
• Mark participated in A Purple Evening, a night that included football basics, autographs and fan forums at M&T Bank Stadium in Oct. 2007
• Co-hosts the annual Goodwill Gridiron Halloween Party with teammate Todd Heap
• The event benefits Goodwill Industries of the Chesapeake, which provides support and employment for those with disabilities or other disadvantaged conditions
• For the 2007 season, Clayton served as team spokesperson for “What Moves U,” a campaign that battles childhood obesity
• Joined Ravens cheerleaders and Poe, the Ravens’ official mascots, to kick off a 10-week pilot program with middle school students
• In conjunction with the Mark Clayton Foundation, joined teammate Ray Lewis to distribute food for Thanksgiving meals to more than families in Baltimore (2006-08)
• Also hosted his inaugural Mark Clayton Foundation Charity Weekend, featuring a celebrity bowling tournament in April, 2008 in Oklahoma City
• Clayton attended the ACT Auction Party to benefit the Ravens All Community Team Foundation in Dec. 2007 and 2008
• The party, held at M&T Bank Stadium, features silent and live auctions
• Proceeds from the event go to the RACTF and the players’ charitable foundations
• Has a son, Ayden, born on Jan. 22, 2008...Full name: Mark Jermain Clayton

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