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University of Illinois Athletics

2017 Football Roster

20 Harvey Clayton Jr.

  • Ht./Wt. 6-2 / 215
  • Position DB
  • Hometown Miami, Fla.
  • High School Coral Reef

Biography

Career Highs

Tackles: 4 at South Florida, 9/15/17
Solos: 2 at South Florida, 9/15/17
TFLs: 0.5 at South Florida, 9/15/17

2017 Redshirt Freshman

  • Played in all 12 games with one start at safety
  • 13 tackles (6 solo), 0.5 TFL
  • Played primarily on special teams
  • Made his Illinois debut in the opener against Ball State
  • First career start in the 10th game of the season against Indiana

2016 Freshman

  • Redshirted the 2016 season

High School

  • Three-star recruit by 247Sports
  • Named Miami-Dade County top-50 player by Miami-Herald in both 2014 and 2015
  • Also on the track and field team at Coral Reef

Personal

  • Born May 18, 1998
  • Son of Harvey Clayton Sr. and Carla Kettles-Clayton
  • Has one older sister, Kyra
  • Father, Harvey Sr., played football at Florida State and spent five years in the NFL as defensive back for the Pittsburg Steelers (four season) and New York Giants (one season)
  • Cousins with NFL defensive back Antrel Rolle and former Green Bay linebacker Torrance Marshall
  • Lists Eric Berry as his favorite athlete because is “a true leader on and off the field.”
  • Majoring in recreation, sport and tourism

Statistics

Season:
2017

Season Statistics

Season Statistics

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Career Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 20

    2016Freshman

    DB
    6'2" 195 lbs
    20
  • 20

    2017Redshirt Freshman

    DB
    6'2" 215 lbs
    20