2017 Football Roster
Jersey Number 20
Harvey Clayton Jr.
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-2 / 215
- Position:
- DB
- Hometown:
- Miami, Fla.
- High School:
- Coral Reef
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
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