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2020-21 Football Roster

Liam Halferty
Liam Halferty
David DeNoma

9 Harvey Clayton Jr.

  • Position Defensive Back
  • Height 6-2
  • Weight 205
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Miami, Fla.
  • High School Coral Reef

Biography

NEC DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK (10.22.18)

As a Senior (2020-21)
  • Appeared in all five games for the Dukes
  • Finished with 10 tackles (eight solo) to go with a pass breakup on the season
  • Had season-high three tackles on two occasions, vs. LIU and at Bryant 
  • Recorded a pass breakup in win over the Sharks
  • Registered pair of solo stops in NEC Championship Game vs. Sacred Heart
As a Junior (2019)
  • Started all 11 games at safety for Duquesne
  • Ranked fifth on the team with 40 tackles (24 solo) on the season
  • Tallied five passes defended with an interception and four pass breakups
  • Finished with season-high eight tackles with a pair of pass breakups in Duquesne's 35-31 victory at Dayton (9.21.19)
  • Recorded seven tackles (five solo) at New Hampshire (9.28.19)
  • Had an interception in the Dukes' 30-21 win over Saint Francis U (11.2.19)
  • Registered five tackles on the road at Robert Morris (11.9.19)
As a Sophomore (2018)
  • Appeared in 11 games with three starts in his first season with the Dukes
  • Finished with 30 tackles (20 solo) including 1.5 tackles for loss to go with an interception and pair of pass breakups
  • Named NEC Defensive Player of the Week after tallying nine tackles (eight solo) with an interception in a win at Saint Francis U (10.20.18)
  • Started Duquesne's two FCS Playoff games at Towson (11.24.18) and South Dakota State (12.1.18)
  • Registered six tackles (three solo) in victory at Towson (11.24.18)
As a Freshman at Illinois (2017)
  • Appeared in all 12 games with one start at safety for the Illini
  • Finished with 13 tackles (6 solo) and 0.5 TFL
  • Made Illinois debut in a 24-21 win over Ball State in the season opener
  • Registered his first career start in the 10th game of the season against Indiana
As a Freshman at Illinois (2016)
  • Redshirted, did not play
Before Illinois
  • Ranked as a three-star recruit by 247Sports
  • Named Miami-Dade County Top-50 player by the Miami-Herald in both 2014 and '15
  • Also competed on the track and field team at Coral Reef
  • Played for Barracudas head coach Javier Valdes
Personal 
  • Born May 18, 1998
  • Son of Harvey Clayton Sr. and Carla Kettles-Clayton
  • Father played football at Florida State and spent five years in the NFL as a defensive back for the Pittsburgh Steelers (four years) and the New York Giants (one year)
  • Cousins with NFL defensive back Antrel Rolle and former Green Bay Packers linebacker Torrance Marshall  
 
 

Statistics

Season:
2020-21

Season Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 9

    2018Sophomore

    Defensive Back
    6'2" 205 lbs
    9
  • 9

    2019Junior

    Defensive Back
    6'2" 205 lbs
    9
  • 9

    2020-21Senior

    Defensive Back
    6'2" 205 lbs
    9

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