2019 Football Roster
Claybrooks, Chris
Jersey Number 7
Chris Claybrooks
- Position:
- DB
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-0 / 176
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Nashville, Tenn.
- Prev School:
- Fort Scott CC/Coahoma CC
Bio
Career
Transferred to Memphis after two seasons of junior college at Fort Scott Community College (2016) and Coahoma Community College (2017) ... Moved to defensive back at Memphis after playing his prep and junior college careers on offense ... At Memphis, played in 21 games in the defensive backfield ... Credited with 54 total tackles (43 solo) ... Logged nine career multi-tackle games … Had two interceptions (one returned for a TD) and five PBU … Also posted one forced fumble and one sack (assisted) … Had 11 kick returns for 338 yards and one TD ... Invited to the Spiral Tropical Bowl.
Honors (Academic/Athletic)
2019 AAC All-Academic Team ... Tiger 3.0 Club for 2018 fall semester … American Athletic Conference Special Teams Player of the Week (12/2/19).
2018 (Redshirt Senior)
Saw action in nine of the 14 games, including the 84th Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic… Missed the first five games of the season with a foot injury … Despite missing those five games, tied for 10th in total tackles (42) on the team … Tied for eighth on the team in solo stops (33) … Had two PBU, two QB hurries, one interception, one forced fumble and one TFL/sack (assisted) … Had eight multi-tackle games in his nine outings … Second on the team in kick returns (11) and kick-return yards (338) … One of three Tigers to return a kickoff for a TD … Logged a career game in his final outing as a Tiger in the Cotton Bowl vs. Penn State … Posted career-highs for total tackles (12), solo hits (7) and assists (5) … Recorded his first collegiate TFL/sack vs. the Nittany Lions … Logged consecutive solid performances vs. Cincinnati in the regular-season finale and the American Athletic Conference Championship Game … Made six solo stops and had a career-high two PBU vs. the Bearcats in the regular-season finale … Ignited the Tigers with a game-opening kickoff return for a TD … Return for the score was 94 yards, which is tied for the 17th-longest kick return in program history and the 10th-longest kick return for a TD in school history … Recorded three returns for 126 yards (42.0 avg.) vs. Cincinnati … The 42.0 average is the fifth-highest for a game in program history … Had five total tackles (4 solo), one forced fumble, one interception and one QB hurry vs. Cincinnati in The American Championship Game … Had a hand in the Bearcats’ only two turnovers in the title game … Ran down Cincinnati’s Desmond Ritter inside the Memphis 25-yard line and forced a fumble that was recovered by Memphis, ending a Bearcats’ scoring threat … Intercepted a Desmond Ritter pass on Cincinnati’s first play after the Tigers had cut the Bearcats’ lead to 21-20 … Memphis took over at its 37-yard line with 3:41 left in the third quarter and used nearly four minutes for a FG to take a 23-21 lead to start the fourth quarter … Logged four solo stops in wins over SMU and Houston … Made season debut against Temple in mid-October and had three solo stops vs. the Owls.
2018 (Redshirt Junior)
Played in 12 games, including the Birmingham Bowl ... Missed the Georgia State and Tulsa games ... Made FBS debut in the season opener vs. Mercer ... Recorded first FBS tackle, a solo hit, vs. the Bears ... Logged season-bests for total stops (4) and solo tackles (3) vs. Wake Forest in the Birmingham Bowl ... Registered his first FBS interception vs. the Demon Deacons ... Returned the pick 37 yards for his first career TD ... Also had a PBU vs. Wake Forest ... Had one solo hit vs. Houston in the regular-season finale and vs. UCF in The American Championship Game.
2017 (Coahoma CC)
Saw action in nine games in his only season for the Tigers ... All game action was on the offensive side of the ball at wide receiver ... Hauled in 36 catches for 488 yards and one TD ... Recorded a season-best seven receptions twice ... Rolled up a season-high 133 receiving yards (7 catches) vs. Copiah-Lincoln ... Also used as a kick-returner ... Had 29 returns for 605 yards ... Logged season-highs of seven returns for 195 yards vs. Itawamba ... Had 130 kick-return yards on five attempts vs. Northwest Mississippi ... Posted two games with over 200 all-purpose yards ... Had a season-high 228 all-purpose yards (133 receive/95 return) vs. Copiah-Lincoln ... Piled up 225 all-purpose yards (30 receive/195 return) vs. Itawamba.
2016 (Fort Scott CC)
Saw action in seven games at wide receiver and return specialist (kick/punt) for the Greyhounds ... Third on the team in receptions (40) and fourth in receiving yards (421) ... Led Fort Scott in kick (9/200 yards) and punt (10/136 yards) returns ... Scored five TD (4 receive/1 punt return) ... Posted season-highs for receptions (12) and receiving yards (123) vs. Iowa Western ... Had three other games with 80 or more receiving yards ... Caught a season-best two TD vs. Iowa Central ... Logged season-highs for kick returns (5) and yards (124) in the season opener vs. Butler ... Scored his special teams TD on a punt return vs. Central Methodist ... Had a season-high 213 all-purpose yards (89 receive/124 return) vs. Butler ... Registered three other games with 100 or more all-purpose yards.
High School
Played his prep career at McGavock High School in Nashville ... Member of the varsity squad all four years ... Started prep career as a wide receiver, but moved to running back when the Raiders switched to a run-oriented offense ... Helped lead the Raiders to an 8-3 record and a Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association (TSSAA) Class 6A state playoffs berth in 2014 ... McGavock advanced to the second round of the TSSAA Class 6A playoffs ... Named to the 2014 All-City Team as selected by the Metro Nashville Football Coaches Association ... As a junior in 2013, rushed for more than 700 yards and also had 1,000 yards receiving and 550 return yards ... Also played basketball at McGavock High School.
Personal
Son of Christena and Barry Claybrooks ... Birthday is July 17 ... Sport and leisure management major.
Transferred to Memphis after two seasons of junior college at Fort Scott Community College (2016) and Coahoma Community College (2017) ... Moved to defensive back at Memphis after playing his prep and junior college careers on offense ... At Memphis, played in 21 games in the defensive backfield ... Credited with 54 total tackles (43 solo) ... Logged nine career multi-tackle games … Had two interceptions (one returned for a TD) and five PBU … Also posted one forced fumble and one sack (assisted) … Had 11 kick returns for 338 yards and one TD ... Invited to the Spiral Tropical Bowl.
Honors (Academic/Athletic)
2019 AAC All-Academic Team ... Tiger 3.0 Club for 2018 fall semester … American Athletic Conference Special Teams Player of the Week (12/2/19).
2018 (Redshirt Senior)
Saw action in nine of the 14 games, including the 84th Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic… Missed the first five games of the season with a foot injury … Despite missing those five games, tied for 10th in total tackles (42) on the team … Tied for eighth on the team in solo stops (33) … Had two PBU, two QB hurries, one interception, one forced fumble and one TFL/sack (assisted) … Had eight multi-tackle games in his nine outings … Second on the team in kick returns (11) and kick-return yards (338) … One of three Tigers to return a kickoff for a TD … Logged a career game in his final outing as a Tiger in the Cotton Bowl vs. Penn State … Posted career-highs for total tackles (12), solo hits (7) and assists (5) … Recorded his first collegiate TFL/sack vs. the Nittany Lions … Logged consecutive solid performances vs. Cincinnati in the regular-season finale and the American Athletic Conference Championship Game … Made six solo stops and had a career-high two PBU vs. the Bearcats in the regular-season finale … Ignited the Tigers with a game-opening kickoff return for a TD … Return for the score was 94 yards, which is tied for the 17th-longest kick return in program history and the 10th-longest kick return for a TD in school history … Recorded three returns for 126 yards (42.0 avg.) vs. Cincinnati … The 42.0 average is the fifth-highest for a game in program history … Had five total tackles (4 solo), one forced fumble, one interception and one QB hurry vs. Cincinnati in The American Championship Game … Had a hand in the Bearcats’ only two turnovers in the title game … Ran down Cincinnati’s Desmond Ritter inside the Memphis 25-yard line and forced a fumble that was recovered by Memphis, ending a Bearcats’ scoring threat … Intercepted a Desmond Ritter pass on Cincinnati’s first play after the Tigers had cut the Bearcats’ lead to 21-20 … Memphis took over at its 37-yard line with 3:41 left in the third quarter and used nearly four minutes for a FG to take a 23-21 lead to start the fourth quarter … Logged four solo stops in wins over SMU and Houston … Made season debut against Temple in mid-October and had three solo stops vs. the Owls.
2018 (Redshirt Junior)
Played in 12 games, including the Birmingham Bowl ... Missed the Georgia State and Tulsa games ... Made FBS debut in the season opener vs. Mercer ... Recorded first FBS tackle, a solo hit, vs. the Bears ... Logged season-bests for total stops (4) and solo tackles (3) vs. Wake Forest in the Birmingham Bowl ... Registered his first FBS interception vs. the Demon Deacons ... Returned the pick 37 yards for his first career TD ... Also had a PBU vs. Wake Forest ... Had one solo hit vs. Houston in the regular-season finale and vs. UCF in The American Championship Game.
2017 (Coahoma CC)
Saw action in nine games in his only season for the Tigers ... All game action was on the offensive side of the ball at wide receiver ... Hauled in 36 catches for 488 yards and one TD ... Recorded a season-best seven receptions twice ... Rolled up a season-high 133 receiving yards (7 catches) vs. Copiah-Lincoln ... Also used as a kick-returner ... Had 29 returns for 605 yards ... Logged season-highs of seven returns for 195 yards vs. Itawamba ... Had 130 kick-return yards on five attempts vs. Northwest Mississippi ... Posted two games with over 200 all-purpose yards ... Had a season-high 228 all-purpose yards (133 receive/95 return) vs. Copiah-Lincoln ... Piled up 225 all-purpose yards (30 receive/195 return) vs. Itawamba.
2016 (Fort Scott CC)
Saw action in seven games at wide receiver and return specialist (kick/punt) for the Greyhounds ... Third on the team in receptions (40) and fourth in receiving yards (421) ... Led Fort Scott in kick (9/200 yards) and punt (10/136 yards) returns ... Scored five TD (4 receive/1 punt return) ... Posted season-highs for receptions (12) and receiving yards (123) vs. Iowa Western ... Had three other games with 80 or more receiving yards ... Caught a season-best two TD vs. Iowa Central ... Logged season-highs for kick returns (5) and yards (124) in the season opener vs. Butler ... Scored his special teams TD on a punt return vs. Central Methodist ... Had a season-high 213 all-purpose yards (89 receive/124 return) vs. Butler ... Registered three other games with 100 or more all-purpose yards.
High School
Played his prep career at McGavock High School in Nashville ... Member of the varsity squad all four years ... Started prep career as a wide receiver, but moved to running back when the Raiders switched to a run-oriented offense ... Helped lead the Raiders to an 8-3 record and a Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association (TSSAA) Class 6A state playoffs berth in 2014 ... McGavock advanced to the second round of the TSSAA Class 6A playoffs ... Named to the 2014 All-City Team as selected by the Metro Nashville Football Coaches Association ... As a junior in 2013, rushed for more than 700 yards and also had 1,000 yards receiving and 550 return yards ... Also played basketball at McGavock High School.
Personal
Son of Christena and Barry Claybrooks ... Birthday is July 17 ... Sport and leisure management major.
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