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Men's Basketball: Dec 19 Live Audio: K-State at Alabama
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Women's Basketball: Dec 20 Live Audio: TBA
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Men's Basketball: Dec 21 Live Audio: K-State vs. Arkansas Pine Bluff
Men's Basketball: Dec 29 Live Audio: K-State vs. Cleveland State
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Women's Basketball: Jan 2 WBB: Kansas State vs Yale
 

 
Thomas Clayton
# 5
Running Back - RB
Height: 6-0  Weight: 210
Sophomore
Previous Schools
   Florida State
Previous Experience
  
Alexandria, Va.
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Physical back who also possesses good speed... Has displayed big-play ability... K-State’s leading returing rusher.

2006: K-State’s third-leading rusher with 322 yards for 80.5 yards per game... Has started four games and played in five this season at running back... Has caught nine passes for 45 yards out of the backfield... Rushed for 119 yards, including a 69-yard touchdown, on 15 carries against No. 8 Louisville... Also caught five passes for 34 yards against the Cardinals... Ran for 76 yards and a score against Marshall... Rushed for 89 yards and a touchdown in his 2006 debut start against Florida Atlantic... K-State's leading returning rusher in 2005 after going for 637 yards on 137 attempts... Led the nation in rushing last season after two games (164.5 ypg)... Former High School All-American... Nicknamed "T-Gunn" by his teammates.

2005: Saw action in nine games with eight starts... Led the team in rushing with 637 yards on 137 attempts... Rushed for four touchdowns... Rushing average of 70.8 ypg ranked eighth in the Big 12... Also had 12 receptions for 73 yards and a TD... Posted three 100-yard rushing games... Gained 177 yards vs. Florida International and 152 at Marshall to led the nation in rushing with 164.5 ypg through two games... Performance vs. FIU included a career-long 80-yard touchdown run... Finished the Marshall game with three touchdowns (2 run/1 rec.)... Also had a career-high 45 receiving yards on three receptions vs. the Thundering Herd... Finished the season with 85 yards on 13 carries at Nebraska and 102 yards on 19 attempts vs. Missouri.

2004: Appeared in 10 games as a reserve running back and on special teams... Finished fourth on the team in rushing with 71 yards on 14 carries... Had a season-high 58 yards on nine carries against Louisiana-Lafayette.

2003: Sat out the season under NCAA transfer guidelines.

Florida State: Appeared in four games as a true freshman at Florida State... Gained 45 yards on 13 attempts to average 3.5 yards per carry... Had one reception for seven yards... Also had an eight-yard kickoff return... Top performance of the season was an eight-carry, 24-yard effort vs. North Carolina.

High School: A SuperPrep All-American at Mt. Vernon High School... Also SuperPrep's eighth-ranked running back nationally... Named to the USA Today All-USA second team... Rushed for over 2,000 yards as a senior... Scored 26 touchdowns... Rated by Rivals.com as the No. 8 running back in nation... Rated 15th-best running back by TheInsiders.com... No. 8 RB by Tom Lemming... Led Mount Vernon to the 3A Division 5 title.

Personal: Recruited by Florida State, North Carolina, Penn State and Notre Dame while a prep... Nickname is "Hollywood"... A social science major.

Clayton's Career Statistics

 Year G-GS Rushing Avg TD Long
 2002* 4-0 13-45 3.5 0 10 vs. UNC
 2004 10-0 15-71 4.7 0 15 vs. ULL
 2005 9-8 137-637 4.6 4 80 vs. FIU
 2006 5-4 67-322 4.8 3 69 vs. UL
 Total 28-12  232-1,075 4.6 7 80 vs. FIU
* at Florida State
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