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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2007-2010Tulsa
Charles Clay
RB • 6'3" • Little Rock, AR, USA
Explosive all-purpose backBig-play efficiency
Charles Clay leans explosive all-purpose back traits and 66.5 efficiency.
Impact Production
61
Solid production for a back
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
54
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2007 Postseason · Tulsa
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Tulsa
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: UTEP
Player Story
Charles Clay built his college career from 2007 through 2010 as a running back from Little Rock, AR wearing No. 9, spending time with Tulsa. The clearest part of Charles Clay's career was his receiving role: 189...
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- Committed To
- Tulsa
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2007
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2011
- Selection
- Round 6 · Pick 9
- Overall
- No. 174
- NFL Team
- Miami Dolphins
Charles Clay, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2007 Postseason · Tulsa. Charles Clay leans explosive all-purpose back traits and 66.5 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 3,455
- Rushing yards
- 911
- Receiving yards
- 2,544
- Touchdowns
- 38
Quick Answers
Charles Clay quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Tulsa · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 3,455
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 7 entries · 51 games
- Best season
- 2007 Postseason · Tulsa
- Top game
- UTEP
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Little Rock Central · Tulsa
- High school pipeline
- Little Rock Central · 5 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- NFL Draft
- 2011 · Round 6 · Pick 9 · Miami Dolphins
- Latest roster
- No. 9 · Class 2010
- 2010 Scrimmage yards rank
- 752 scrimmage yards · RB 91st (top 21%) · Conference USA 20th (top 10%) · National 209th (top 10%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 Postseason | Tulsa | 14 | 118 | 49 | 69 | 1 | 73.8 |
| 2007 Regular Season | Tulsa | 14 | 1,210 | 255 | 955 | 7 | 73.8 |
| 2008 Postseason | Tulsa | 12 | -7 | 0 | -7 | 0 | 38.7 |
| 2008 Regular Season | Tulsa | 12 | 616 | 145 | 471 | 11 | 38.7 |
| 2009 Regular Season | Tulsa | 12 | 766 | 236 | 530 | 12 | 50.1 |
| 2010 Postseason | Tulsa | 13 | 100 | 62 | 38 | 0 | 50.3 |
| 2010 Regular Season | Tulsa | 13 | 652 | 164 | 488 | 7 | 50.3 |
Related Context
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Charles Clay played RB for Tulsa. Across 4 tracked seasons, Charles Clay recorded 911 rushing yards, 2,544 receiving yards, and 38 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2007 with Tulsa.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2007 Postseason
Tulsa paired 1,328 primary output with 73.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
2010 Postseason role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 66.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2010 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Bowling Green
Win with 108 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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Season Workbench
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2010 Postseason · Tulsa
Games
13
Scrimmage Yards / G
57.8
Efficiency
66.5
Usage
9.5
Consistency
51
Best Game by takeover score
Bowling Green
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Hawai'i: 100. East Carolina: 86. Bowling Green: 108. Oklahoma State: 18. Central Arkansas: 39. Memphis: 34. SMU: 30. Tulane: 96. Notre Dame: 6. Rice: 28. Houston: 75. UTEP: 99. Southern Miss: 33
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Hawai'i: 6 by 100. East Carolina: 8 by 89.6. Bowling Green: 8 by 100. Oklahoma State: 4 by 46.9. Central Arkansas: 3 by 68.8. Memphis: 7 by 26.5. SMU: 5 by 31.3. Tulane: 7 by 70.8. Notre Dame: 1 by 50. Rice: 3 by 38.9. Houston: 11 by 67.2. UTEP: 12 by 74. Southern Miss: 2 by 100
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins61.8 · Games = 10 · +17.1 vs Losses
Losses44.7 · Games = 3 · -17.1 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
Bowling Green
Best efficiency game
100 vs Hawai'i
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 12/25 | vs Hawai'i | W 62-35 | 4 | 62 | 15.50 | 0 | 2 | 38 | 16.7 |
| Fri 11/26 | vs Southern Miss | W 56-50 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 33 | 16.5 |
| Sat 11/20 | vs UTEP | W 31-28 | 9 | 57 | 6.30 | 0 | 3 | 42 | 8.3 |
| Sun 11/14 | @ Houston | W 28-25 | 5 | 31 | 6.20 | 0 | 6 | 44 | 6.8 |
| Sat 11/6 | vs Rice | W 64-27 | 1 | -5 | -5 | 0 | 2 | 33 | 9.3 |
| Sat 10/30 | @ Notre Dame | W 28-27 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 6 |
| Sat 10/16 | vs Tulane2+ TD | W 52-24 | 3 | 10 | 3.30 | 0 | 4 | 86 | 13.7 |
| Sun 10/10 | @ SMU | L 18-21 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 29 | 6 |
| Sat 10/2 | @ Memphis | W 48-7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 32 | 4.9 |
| Sat 9/25 | vs Central Arkansas | W 41-14 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 36 | 13 |
| Sat 9/18 | @ Oklahoma State | L 28-65 | 4 | 18 | 4.50 | 0 | — | — | 4.5 |
| Sat 9/11 | vs Bowling Green | W 33-20 | 4 | 47 | 11.80 | 0 | 4 | 61 | 13.5 |
| Sun 9/5 | @ East Carolina | L 49-51 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 86 | 10.8 |
Player Story
Charles Clay story
Charles Clay built his college career from 2007 through 2010 as a running back from Little Rock, AR wearing No. 9, spending time with Tulsa. The clearest part of Charles Clay's career was his receiving role: 189 catches, 2,544 receiving yards, 28 touchdowns, and 911 rushing yards across 51 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2007 with Tulsa. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
The value of the career arc is that it connects production to role, not just a name on a roster. His career also includes 911 rushing yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 51 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Tulsa.
The arc is straightforward: Charles Clay moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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Tulsa
2007-2010
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2007200720082008200920102010
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 Postseason | Tulsa | 1,328 | 73.4 | 14 | — |
| 2007 Regular Season | Tulsa | 1,328 | 73.4 | 14 | 0 |
| 2008 Postseason | Tulsa | 609 | 54.8 | 8.1 | -719 |
| 2008 Regular Season | Tulsa | 609 | 54.8 | 8.1 | 0 |
| 2009 Regular Season | Tulsa | 766 | 53.1 | 14.2 | 157 |
| 2010 Postseason | Tulsa | 752 | 66.5 | 9.5 | -14 |
| 2010 Regular Season | Tulsa | 752 | 66.5 | 9.5 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ UTEP
Week 8 · L 24-28 · Conference game
Loss with 158 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
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Scrimmage Yards
87.7 takeover
158 scrimmage yards and 35.1 usage.
#2
@ Arkansas
Week 10 · L 23-30
148
Scrimmage Yards
80.1 takeover
Loss with 148 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
148 scrimmage yards and 14.1 usage.
#3
vs Bowling Green
Week 1 · W 63-7 · Postseason
118
Scrimmage Yards
78.2 takeover
Win with 118 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
118 scrimmage yards and 27.9 usage.
#4
vs Bowling Green
Week 2 · W 33-20
108
Scrimmage Yards
78.2 takeover
Win with 108 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
108 scrimmage yards and 12.1 usage.
#5
vs Hawai'i
Week 1 · W 62-35 · Postseason
100
Scrimmage Yards
76.4 takeover
Win with 100 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
100 scrimmage yards and 12.8 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2007 Postseason · Tulsa
1,328 primary output · 73.4 efficiency · 14 usage
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#2
2007 Regular Season · Tulsa
73.8
1,328 primary · 73.4 efficiency · 14 usage
#3
2010 Postseason · Tulsa
50.3
752 primary · 66.5 efficiency · 9.5 usage
Milestones
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100+ rush yards
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150+ scrimmage yards
8
2+ TD games
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