Football Senior Salute: Chris Claybrooks
6/15/2020
Chris Claybrooks, a native of Nashville, Tenn., transferred to the University of Memphis in 2018 after competing for Fort Scott Community College in 2016 and Coahoma Community College in 2017. Claybrooks spent the start of his football career on offense and played wide receiver and running back until transferring to Memphis where he switched to defense.
For two seasons, Claybrooks played in 21 games as a defensive back. During the Birmingham Bowl in 2018, Claybrooks had a breakthrough game with a season-high in tackles and a 37-yard interception returned for a TD. Although he missed the first five games due to a foot injury in 2019, Claybrooks followed that up performance up with a solid senior campaign. He finished with 42 tackles, a kickoff return for a TD and another interception in nine games played as a senior.
In the 84th Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic, Claybrooks recorded a career-high 12 tackles including seven solo hits. He was one of three Tigers to be drafted in the 2020 NFL Draft. Claybrooks graduated from the University of Memphis in May of 2020.
Career Highlights
- One kickoff return TD
- One pick six
- One forced fumble
- Two interceptions
- Five pass deflections
- Nine multi-tackle performances
- 54 total tackles (43 solo)
- Career-high 12 tackles in 84th Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic
- Transferred to Memphis from Coahoma Community College in 2018
- Invited to the Spiral Tropical Bowl
On April 25, 2020, Claybrooks was drafted by the Jacksonville Jaguars.
Congrats @ChrisClaybrooks! pic.twitter.com/lNQTPqxxCl
— Memphis Football (@MemphisFB) April 25, 2020
