Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2014-2014Utah
Kaelin Clay
WR • 5'10" • Long Beach, CA, USA
Reliable chain-moverPossession profile
Kaelin Clay reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
52
Solid production for a receiver
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Reliability
70
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
48
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2014 Postseason · Utah
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 1
- Program Path
- Utah
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Oregon
Player Story
Kaelin Clay built his college career in 2014 as a wide receiver from Long Beach, CA wearing No. 8, spending time with Utah. The clearest part of Kaelin Clay's career was his receiving role: 43 catches, 523 receiving...
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- Committed To
- California
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2010
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2015
- Selection
- Round 6 · Pick 8
- Overall
- No. 184
- NFL Team
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Kaelin Clay, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2014 Postseason · Utah. Kaelin Clay reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 523
- Receptions
- 43
- Touchdowns
- 8
Quick Answers
Kaelin Clay quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Utah · WR
- Career Receiving Yards
- 523
- Tracked sample
- 1 unique seasons · 2 entries · 13 games
- Best season
- 2014 Postseason · Utah
- Top game
- Oregon
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Long Beach Poly · California
- High school pipeline
- Long Beach Poly · 81 FBS recruits · 7 drafted players
- NFL Draft
- 2015 · Round 6 · Pick 8 · Tampa Bay Buccaneers
- Latest roster
- No. 8 · Class 2014
- 2014 Receiving yards rank
- 523 receiving yards · WR 192nd (top 21%) · Pac-12 29th (top 17%) · National 207th (top 12%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Postseason | Utah | 13 | 4 | 63 | 0 | 69.8 |
| 2014 Regular Season | Utah | 13 | 39 | 460 | 8 | 69.8 |
Related Context
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Kaelin Clay played WR for Utah. Across 1 tracked season, Kaelin Clay recorded 4 rushing yards, 523 receiving yards, and 8 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2014 with Utah.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2014 Postseason
Utah paired 523 primary output with 67.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
2014 Postseason role shape
target-driven usage with 67.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2014 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Oregon
Loss with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2014 Postseason · Utah
Games
13
Receiving Yards / G
40.2
Efficiency
67.5
Usage
21.2
Consistency
41.1
Best Game by takeover score
Oregon
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Colorado State: 63. Idaho State: 13. Fresno State: 0. Michigan: 13. Washington State: 65. UCLA: 38. Oregon State: 0. USC: 23. Arizona State: -2. Oregon: 152. Stanford: 31. Arizona: 39. Colorado: 88
Volume vs Efficiency
Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Colorado State: 4 by 100. Idaho State: 2 by 43.3. Michigan: 1 by 86.7. Washington State: 5 by 86.7. UCLA: 5 by 50.7. USC: 3 by 51.1. Arizona State: 2 by 0. Oregon: 5 by 100. Stanford: 2 by 100. Arizona: 4 by 65. Colorado: 10 by 58.7
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins29.9 · Games = 9 · -33.6 vs Losses
Losses63.5 · Games = 4 · +33.6 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
Oregon
Best efficiency game
100 vs Colorado State
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 12/20 | @ Colorado State | W 45-10 | — | 4 | 63 | 13.2 | 15.80 | 0 | 36 |
| Sat 11/29 | @ ColoradoHigh volume · 2+ TD | W 38-34 | — | 10 | 88 | 8.8 | 8.80 | 2 | 34 |
| Sat 11/22 | vs Arizona | L 10-42 | — | 4 | 39 | 9.8 | 9.80 | 0 | 16 |
| Sat 11/15 | @ Stanford | W 20-17 | — | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 15.50 | 1 | 25 |
| Sun 11/9 | vs Oregon100 receiving yards | L 27-51 | — | 5 | 152 | 30.4 | 30.40 | 0 | 78 |
| Sun 11/2 | @ Arizona State | L 16-19 | — | 2 | -2 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 1 |
| Sun 10/26 | vs USC | W 24-21 | — | 3 | 23 | 7.7 | 7.70 | 1 | 12 |
| Fri 10/17 | @ Oregon State | W 29-23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sun 10/5 | @ UCLA | W 30-28 | — | 5 | 38 | 5.9 | 7.60 | 0 | 15 |
| Sun 9/28 | vs Washington State | L 27-28 | — | 5 | 65 | 10.5 | 13 | 0 | 30 |
| Sat 9/20 | @ Michigan | W 26-10 | — | 1 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 13 |
| Sat 9/6 | vs Fresno State | W 59-27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Thu 8/28 | vs Idaho State | W 56-14 | — | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 6.50 | 0 | 8 |
Player Story
Kaelin Clay story
Kaelin Clay built his college career in 2014 as a wide receiver from Long Beach, CA wearing No. 8, spending time with Utah. The clearest part of Kaelin Clay's career was his receiving role: 43 catches, 523 receiving yards, 4 touchdowns, and 4 rushing yards across 13 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2014 with Utah. 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 4 rushing yards and 894 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 13 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Utah.
The arc is straightforward: Kaelin 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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Utah
2014
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Postseason | Utah | 523 | 67.5 | 21.2 | — |
| 2014 Regular Season | Utah | 523 | 67.5 | 21.2 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Oregon
Week 11 · L 27-51 · Conference game
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
152
Receiving Yards
91.9 takeover
152 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#2
vs Washington State
Week 5 · L 27-28 · Conference game
65
Receiving Yards
74.1 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
65 receiving yards with a 86.7 efficiency score.
#3
@ Colorado
Week 14 · W 38-34 · Conference game
88
Receiving Yards
72.2 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
88 receiving yards with a 58.7 efficiency score.
#4
@ Colorado State
Week 1 · W 45-10 · Postseason
63
Receiving Yards
70.6 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
63 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#5
@ UCLA
Week 6 · W 30-28 · Conference game
38
Receiving Yards
58.6 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
38 receiving yards with a 50.7 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2014 Postseason · Utah
523 primary output · 67.5 efficiency · 21.2 usage
69.8
#2
2014 Regular Season · Utah
69.8
523 primary · 67.5 efficiency · 21.2 usage
Milestones
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100+ receiving yards
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8+ catch outings
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2+ TD games
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