Michael Clayton is a career quality starter — a receiver whose body of work places Clayton in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Clayton's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Michael Clayton
10th youngest · 1,000 Receiving YardsTop 27% all-time WRsHigh-End Starter🌅 Early Bloomer · 2004Team Carrier · #228
Height6'3"
Weight202 lb
BornOct 13, 1982
Age44
College
Combined Season Grid
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
3 categories · One row per season · Scroll for all statistics
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Receiving | Rushing | Passing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D | Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb | Cmp | Att | Cmp% | Yds | TD | Int | TD% | Int% | Y/A | AdjY/A | TD:INT | Rate | Sk | |||||
| 2004 | 21–22 | TB | 16 | — | 80 | 80 | 1,193 | 7 | 100.0% | 14.9 | 14.9 | — | 56 | 5 | 30 | 0 | 6.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 60.0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2005 | 22–23 | TB | 11 | — | 32 | 32 | 372 | 0 | 100.0% | 11.6 | 11.6 | — | 18 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2006 | 23–24 | TB | 12 | — | 33 | 33 | 356 | 1 | 100.0% | 10.8 | 10.8 | — | 22 | 5 | 41 | 0 | 8.2 | 0.0 | 2 | 40.0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2007 | 24–25 | TB | 10 | — | 22 | 22 | 301 | 0 | 100.0% | 13.7 | 13.7 | — | 14 | 5 | 22 | 0 | 4.4 | 0.0 | 2 | 40.0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2008 | 25–26 | TB | 14 | — | 38 | 38 | 484 | 1 | 100.0% | 12.7 | 12.7 | — | 21 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2009 | 26–27 | TB | 12 | — | 48 | 16 | 230 | 1 | 33.3% | 14.4 | 4.8 | — | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 39.6 | 0 |
| 2010 | 27–28 | NYG | 2 | — | 4 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 50.0% | 9.5 | 4.8 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2011 | 28–29 | NYG | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | — | 0.0 | — | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 78 | — | 258 | 223 | 2,955 | 10 | 86.4% | 13.3 | 11.5 | — | 143 | 18 | 100 | 0 | 5.6 | 0.0 | 7 | 38.9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 39.6 | 0 | |
Career Value · VORP
37 career value over replacement — #2466 all-time of 4,695. 6.2/season above a replacement-level WR.
Draft OutcomeMiss ↓
Pick #15 (Rd 1) · TAM · 2004 · -0.2 vs expected KV-H
57actual
57.2 expected · Δ−0.2
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