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John Michael Clay
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Entering fourth year as a starter . . . he has been a consistent performer throughout his career . . . had a great spring and coaches expect big things this fall. 2009: Started all 11 games on the defensive line . . . named second-team All-Conference . . . had 37 tackles, including 24 solo stops . . . had 11 solo tackles and six sacks . . . forced one fumble and blocked one kick . . . had four tackles and two sacks against Miles College . . . tallied four tackles at Appalachian State . . . had nine tackles, including 2.5 for a loss at Furman . . . had six tackles, including three sacks agianst Georgia Southern . . . posted four tackles at Wofford. 2008: Started 10 games on the defensive line . . . had 25 tackles, including 17 solo stops . . . had 4.5 sacks . . . had four tackles at Ole Miss . . . tallied two sacks at Elon . . . had a season-high five tackles and one sack at Georgia Southern . . . had four tackles against Wofford. 2007: Saw action in all 11 games, including one start . . . recorded 19 tackles . . . had a season-high six tackles against West Alabama . . . had four tackles at Eastern Illinois. High School: Had 82 tackles, two fumble recoveries and four sacks in 2006 . . . named Earnest McCarty Ford Defensive Player of the Year . . . named first team All-Over the Mountain and Honorable Mention All-State as a senior . . . also named to the All-Metro team as a senior . . . received the Robbie Brookis Courage Award and Thompson Reynolds Scholar Athlete 4.0 Award in 2006 . . . won the Dedicated Athlete of the Year Award in 2005 . . . won the J. Chapman Team Before Self Award in 2004 . . . named the Cooper Ray Freshman Male Athlete of the Year in 2003 . . . was a two-time member of the National Honor Society . . . also participated in baseball and wrestling. Personal: Born July 14, 1988 . . . son of Samford alumni Michael and Kathy Clay . . . majoring in sports administration. |
