SENIOR YEAR (2015)
All-CAA first-team selection … Earned first-team VaSID all-state distinction … Ranked fourth nationally with four blocks … Ranked second on the team in sacks (4.5) and tackles for a loss (9.0) … Finished the season with 37 tackles and a PBU … Equaled an NCAA record with two blocked PATs in the win against No. 9 James Madison … Recorded a third blocked PAT vs. the Dukes that was erased after a block in the back penalty was called on the return … Posted his fourth block of the season on a field goal in the first round playoff win against Duquesne … Also totaled a sack and 2.0 TFL in the postseason win … His other block came on a feidl goal in the season-opening win at Lafayette … Tallied a sack at Virginia … Registered a career-high seven tackles with 1.5 sacks and 2.5 TFL in the shutout victory against Stony Brook ...
JUNIOR YEAR (2014)
Saw action in 10 games and earned eight starts … Ranked second on the team with 5.0 sacks … All five sacks came during the final six games … Finished the season with 31 tackles, 5.5 tackles for a loss and two PBU’s … Recorded a career-high 2.5 sacks in the win against Delaware … Posted five tackles with 1.5 sacks at James Madison … Totaled five tackles, a sack and a PBU versus No. 5/4 Villanova … Tallied five stops in the win against Elon … Missed the first two games of the season due to injury …
SOPHOMORE YEAR (2013)
Appeared in all 12 games and earned a start in the win versus Rhode Island … Finished the season with 25 tackles, 7.0 tackles for a loss, 2.5 sacks, two PBU’s and a fumble recovery … Recorded 2.0 tackles for a loss in the season opener at West Virginia … Posted a sack, 1.5 TFL and a PBU in the victory against Hampton … Posted a career-high five tackles in the triumph versus Rhode Island … Registered a sack and a fumble recovery at No. 20 Villanova … Totaled four tackles and a TFL against No. 10/7 Towson … Recorded three stops and a TFL at Richmond ...
FRESHMAN YEAR (2012)
Appeared in nine games as a reserve defensive tackle ... Only true freshman on the team to play ... Finished the season with 13 tackles, 2.5 tackles for a loss and a sack ... Totaled a season-high four tackles with 0.5 TFL at Old Dominion ... Posted three stops with 1.5 tackles for a loss and a half sack in the win against Georgia State ... Recorded two tackles and 0.5 TFL at James Madison ...
HIGH SCHOOL
Four-year letterwinner playing along both lines of scrimmage for head coach Brian Montgomery at Shiloh High School ... Served as a team captain in 2011 ... Honored as the team's most valuable player as a senior ... Also chosen as SHS's offensive and defensive lineman of the year ... Played in the Georgia North/South All-Star Game ... Garnered second-team All-Gwinnett County distinction ... Selected as the Gwinnett County Touchdown Club Player of the Month twice (October and November) ... Totaled 61 tackles and 9.5 sacks as a senior ... Chosen first-team all-city as a junior after earned second-team honors as a sophomore ... Two-year letterwinner in baseball ... Also earned honorable mention all-city distinction as a freshman ... Earned academic award for excellence in the classroom ...
PERSONAL
Son of Lisa Claytor ... Brother, Nick Claytor, played at Georgia Tech (2008-11) and is now a member of the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in the CFL ... Majoring in kinesiology ... Enjoys movies, music and video games.
