Mark Clayton

• Has nine 100-yard receiving games in his career – the most in Ravens history
• His 234 career catches and 3,116 yards both rank third in Ravens franchise history
• Has been a part of 15 TDs during his career, producing 12 via reception, 2 rushing and throwing another
• Is the only non-QB in Ravens history to throw a TD (to Derrick Mason on 11/30/08 at Cin.)
• Owns Ravens rookie franchise records with 44 receptions for 471 yards and 2 TDs (2005)

• Mark Clayton was selected by the Ravens in the first round (22nd overall) of the 2005 NFL Draft.

2009: (14/12, 2/1) Tied for fourth on the team with 34 receptions for 480 yards and 2 TDs...Clayton also carried the ball 4 times for 28 yards, with a long of 12...Started and tied for the team lead (Derrick Mason) with 7 receptions for a team-high 129 yards (fourth-highest total of his career), including a season-long 54-yard catch in the 20-17 overtime win in game 11 vs. Pit. (11/29)...His 100-yard receiving night marked the franchise-record ninth of his career...Started his 50th-career game and pulled in 3 receptions for 35 yards as part of 479 yards racked up by the Ravens’ offense in the 34-3 victory in game 3 vs. Cle. (9/27)...Also rushed twice for 15 yards against the Browns...Started and tied for the team lead (Todd Heap) with 5 receptions for 77 yards (15.4 avg.) and the game-clinching TD, while helping the team set a then-Ravens’ franchise record with 501 total yards in the 38- 24 win in game 1 vs. KC (9/13)...Also netted 1 reception for 17 yards (good for a first down) in the playoffs.

2008: (16/13, 3/3) Finished second on the team with 41 receptions for 695 yards and 3 TDs... Clayton posted two 100-yard receiving games and TD receptions of 47, 53 and a season-long 70 yards...Clayton also carried the ball 6 times for a career-high 81 yards, including a career-long 42-yard TD romp, and threw the ball once for a 32-yard TD (first-career TD pass and first-career completion) in game 12 at Cin. (11/30)...Finished second on the team with 6 receptions for 79 yards, with a long of 37 in the postseason.

2007: (16/12) Began the season with ankle and toe injuries, yet still managed to finish second on the team with 48 receptions for 531 yards, including a long of 52...Was third on the team, converting 30 catches for first downs, including 10 on third down...Tied a career high with 8 receptions for 107 yards (sixth-career 100-yard game) in game 9 vs. Cin. (11/11).

2006: (16/12, 1/0) Posted career highs with 67 receptions for a team-leading 939 yards and 5 TDs...Clayton was responsible for 42 first downs...Tied for the team lead (Derrick Mason) with 5 receptions for 112 yards (his third 100-yard receiving game of the season), including a career-long 87-yard TD catch and run (second-longest completion in team history) in game 13 at KC (12/10)…Tied for the team lead (Todd Heap) with 5 receptions for 101 yards and a career-high 2 TD receptions in game 6 vs. Car. (10/15)…Led the Ravens with a career-high 8 receptions for 74 yards in game 3 at Cle. (9/24).

2005: (14/10) Finished an impressive rookie season, ranking third on the team in receiving, by setting Ravens rookie records with 44 receptions for 471 yards and 2 receiving TDs… Clayton also carried the ball 8 times for 33 yards and 1 TD, and he returned 6 punts for 30 yards… Scored his first-career rushing TD on an 11-yard scamper in the 48-3 victory in game 14 vs. GB (12/19)…Tied his own rookie-franchise-record with 7 receptions (5 good for first downs) for a rookie-franchise-record 105 yards (first Ravens 100-yard receiving game since Marcus Robinson had 6 receptions for 102 yards in OT win vs. Pit. 12/28/03) and hauled in his first-career TD on a 39-yarder in the fourth quarter in game 13 at Den. (12/11)…Started his first-career game and had a reception for 4 yards in game 3 vs. NY J (10/2).

• Two-time first-team All-America choice and two-time consensus first-team All-Big 12 honoree
• Left Oklahoma as the career record holder for receptions (221), receiving yards (3,241), TD catches (31) and 100-yard receiving games (15)
• His 31 career TDs smashed the previous record of 16 held by former Ravens TE Trent Smith
• First-team All-America selection by the NFL Draft Report and the American Football Coaches Association, while earning consensus first-team All-Big 12 honors as a senior
• Led the team with 66 receptions (second in school history only to his 83 in 2003) for 876 yards (13.3 avg.) and 8 TDs
• First-team All-America by The Sporting News, CBS Sportsline.com and Rivals.com, while earning second-team All-America honors by the Walter Camp Foundation as a junior
• Was also a consensus first-team All-Big 12 selection
• Was one of three finalists for the Biletnikoff Award as the nation’s top receiver
• During his junior season, he posted the best season ever by an Oklahoma receiver when he set school records for career receiving yards (2,333), season receiving yards (1,425), receiving yards in a game (190), most receptions in a season (83), most TD receptions in a career (23) and a season (15), as well as career 100-yard receiving games (11)
• His 83 receptions broke another of Smith’s records with 66 set in 2001
• Had a TD grab in eight straight games
• Had eight 100- yard receiving games
• Earned his degree in communications during the 2010 offseason.

• Member of The Dallas Morning News Top 100, Rivals.com Texas 100 and PrepStar All-Midlands Region squad out of Sam Houston (Arlington, TX) HS
• Was the second-leading receiver in District 7-5A as a senior after catching 55 passes for 831 yards and 13 TDs
• Earned All-District and All-Area honors as a senior
• Was honorable mention All-State and first-team All-District at WR
• Was also a standout in track
• Has a son, Ayden, born on 1/22/08
• Full name: Mark Jermain Clayton
• Community: Clayton developed the Mark Clayton Foundation in 2005 and dedicated his charitable arm to serving the community by promoting a road of positive choices and relating the importance of establishing goals for youth…The Foundation’s annual programming includes the MCF Educational Enrichment Fund that provides college scholarships to deserving high school seniors who are products of the foster care system, the Thanksgiving Feast (in conjunction with teammate Ray Lewis) that provides groceries to hundreds of Baltimore City families and Christmas with Mark (Clayton or his mother deliver groceries and gift cards to families in Oklahoma City and Dallas/Fort Worth communities)…In Sept. 2009, he hosted a back-to-school carnival for students at the SEED School of Baltimore, which included dinner, games, music and fun…Clayton cohosts the annual Goodwill Gridiron Halloween Party with teammates Todd Heap and Michael Oher...The event benefits Goodwill Industries of the Chesapeake, which provides support and employment for those with disabilities or other disadvantaged conditions…Has served as a team spokesperson for the Play 60 Challenge (formerly “What Moves U”), a campaign that battles childhood obesity (2007 and 2009)...Clayton joins teammates, Ravens cheerleaders and Poe, the Ravens’ official mascot, to kick off the pilot program with middle school students...Clayton supports Ravens charitable initiatives including A Purple Evening, the annual women’s event…Also participates in teammates’ community events including serving as a “celebrity shopper” with gift cards to Target for underprivileged youth at the annual Holiday Helpers event hosted by Derrick Mason and former teammate Samari Rolle (2005-08), singing at the Gridiron Sing-off at Rams Head Live hosted by Ray Rice and Kelley Washington (Dec. 2009), assisting at the Salvation Army Holiday Gift Distribution led by Jameel McClain (Dec. 2009) and singing at the Derrick Mason Karaoke Tour of retirement communities (Dec. 2009).

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