Raymond Clayborn

Raymond Dean Clayborn

Position: DB
Height: 6-0 Weight: 186 lbs.

Born: January 2, 1955 in Fort Worth, TX
College: Texas (school history)
Drafted by the New England Patriots in the 1st round (16th overall) of the 1977 NFL Draft.

Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 75 (508th overall since 1950)
3-time Pro Bowler (fine print)

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Fine Details · Last updated May 23, 2013 9:25AM

All-Time Rank: #508. Stan White… #509. Billy Shaw… #510. John Abraham… #511. RAYMOND CLAYBORN… #512. Boyd Dowler… #513. Mark Stepnoski… #514. Charley Hennigan…

All-Time Rank: #508. Stan White… #509. Billy Shaw… #510. John Abraham… #511. RAYMOND CLAYBORN… #512. Boyd Dowler… #513. Mark Stepnoski… #514. Charley Hennigan…

Defense & Fumbles

								Def Interceptions					Fumbles					Tackles
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	No.	G	GS	Sk	Int	Yds	TD	Lng	PD	FF	Fmb	FR	Yds	TD	Tkl	Ast	Sfty	AV
1977	22	NWE	KR	26	14	2							0	1	0	0	0			1	5
1978	23	NWE	KR/LCB	26	16	16		4	72	0	44	0	0	0	1	0	0				7
1979	24	NWE	LCB	26	16	16		5	56	0	27	0									8
1980	25	NWE	LCB	26	16	16		5	87	0	29	0	0	0	1	0	0				7
1981	26	NWE	LCB	26	16	16		2	39	0	39	0	0	0	2	4	0				7
1982	27	NWE	RCB	26	9	9		1	26	0	26	0	0	0	1	0	0				6
1983*	28	NWE	RCB	26	16	16															10
1984	29	NWE	RCB	26	16	16		3	102	0	85	0									6
1985*	30	NWE	RCB	26	16	16		6	80	1	38	0									13
1986*	31	NWE	RCB	26	16	16		3	4	0	4	0	0	0	2	0	0				11
1987	32	NWE	RCB	26	10	10		2	24	0	24	0	0	0	1	0	0				5
1988	33	NWE	RCB	26	16	16		4	65	0	31	0									8
1989	34	NWE	RCB	26	14	14		1	0	0	0	0									5
1990	35	CLE	RCB	26	16	16															4
1991	36	CLE	db	26	1	1															0
Career					208	196		36	555	1	85	0	0	1	8	4	0			1	102

Kick & Punt Returns

							Punt Returns					Kick Returns
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	No.	G	GS	Ret	Yds	TD	Lng	Y/R	Rt	Yds	TD	Lng	Y/Rt	APYd
1977	22	NWE	KR	26	14	2						28	869	3	101	31.0	869
1978	23	NWE	KR/LCB	26	16	16						27	636	0	60	23.6	636
1979	24	NWE	LCB	26	16	16						2	33	0	20	16.5	33
Career					208	196						57	1538	3	101	27.0	1538

Scoring Summary

Year	Age	Tm	Pos	No.	G	GS	KR TD	IntTD	OthTD	AllTD	Sfty	Pts
1977	22	NWE	KR	26	14	2	3			3	1	20
1985*	30	NWE	RCB	26	16	16		1		1		6
1987	32	NWE	RCB	26	10	10			1	1		6
Career					208	196	3	1	1	5	1	32

Similar Players

What does "similar" mean?

NumYrs	Players whose career was of similar quality and shape
3	Eric Wright, Greg Wesley, Denard Walker, Wayne Smith, Johnnie Johnson, W.K. Hicks, Terry Fair, Vernon Dean, Nick Collins, Larry Brown
4	Darryl Williams, Joe Scarpati, Stanley Richard, Eugene Daniel, Larry Brown, Cedric Griffin, Denard Walker, Wayne Smith, Maurice Hurst, Bobby Butler
5	Jerry Mertens, James Hasty, Ernie Jackson, W.K. Hicks, Ricky Reynolds, Will Allen, Darren Perry, Carnell Lake, Denard Walker, Eugene Daniel
6	W.K. Hicks, Maurice Hurst, Will Allen, Sam Garnes, Steve Foley, Wayne Smith, Eugene Daniel, Darren Perry, Donovin Darius, Ronnie Lippett
7	Marcus Trufant, Tony Parrish, Darryl Williams, Bruce Taylor, Sammy Knight, Nate Clements, Donovin Darius, Clarence R. Scott, Brady Keys, James Hasty
8	Sammy Knight, Darryl Williams, Bruce Taylor, Tony Parrish, Nate Clements, Will Allen, W.K. Hicks, Jerry Stovall, Clarence R. Scott, James Hasty
9	Mark A. Carrier, Aaron Glenn, Troy Vincent, Ken Riley, Kermit Alexander, Kevin Ross, Jimmy Johnson*, Sammy Knight, Louis Breeden, Tony Greene
10	Everson Walls, Aaron Glenn, Mark A. Carrier, Patrick Surtain, Troy Vincent, Ken Riley, Jack Tatum, Darren Sharper, James Hasty, Carnell Lake
11	Aaron Glenn, Everson Walls, Mark A. Carrier, Ken Riley, Rosey Taylor, Patrick Surtain, Dave Waymer, Lawyer Milloy, Ed Sharockman, Eric Davis
12	Aaron Glenn, Everson Walls, James Hasty, Ken Riley, Lawyer Milloy, Rosey Taylor, Dave Waymer, Cris Dishman, Eugene Robinson, Mark A. Carrier
13	Everson Walls, James Hasty, Aaron Glenn, Lawyer Milloy, Ken Riley, Cris Dishman, Kevin Ross, Eugene Robinson, Dave Waymer, Rosey Taylor
14	Aaron Glenn, Everson Walls, James Hasty, Lawyer Milloy, Ken Riley, Pat Fischer, Cris Dishman, Kevin Ross, Dave Waymer, Troy Vincent
15	Everson Walls, Aaron Glenn, James Hasty, Lawyer Milloy, Pat Fischer, Dave Brown, Cris Dishman, Kevin Ross, Dave Waymer, Troy Vincent
Career	Everson Walls, Aaron Glenn, James Hasty, Lawyer Milloy, Dave Brown, Cris Dishman, Kevin Ross, Pat Fischer, Dave Waymer, Troy Vincent

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year Lg Value (Rank/All-Time)

Pro Bowls 1983 1985 1986	Non-Offensive TDs 1977 NFL 3 (1/26) 1985 NFL 1 (7) 1987 NFL 1 (6) Career 5 (112)	Kick Returns 1977 NFL 28 (7)	Kick Return Yds 1977 NFL 869 (3)
Kick Return TD 1977 NFL 3 (1/3) Career 3 (29)	Long Kick Return 1977 NFL 101 (1/66)	Yds/Kick Return 1977 NFL 31.0 (1/31)	Kick & Punt Return Yds 1977 NFL 869 (10)
Games Career 208 (189)	Games Started Career 196 (84)	Interceptions 1985 NFL 6 (10) Career 36 (114)	Intercept. Ret. Yds Career 555 (114)
Intercept. Ret. TD 1985 NFL 1 (1)	Long Intercep. Return 1984 NFL 85 (5)	Safeties 1977 NFL 1 (2/18) Career 1 (72)

All-Pro Teams

Year	Team	Level	Voters
1977	1st Team	All-Conf.	Pro Football Weekly
1977	1st Team	All-NFL	Pro Football Weekly
1983	2nd Team	All-Conf.	UPI
1983	1st Team	All-NFL	Sporting News
1985	2nd Team	All-Conf.	UPI
1985	2nd Team	All-NFL	Newspaper Ent. Assoc.
1986	1st Team	All-Conf.	Pro Football Weekly
1986	1st Team	All-NFL	Pro Football Weekly
1988	2nd Team	All-Conf.	UPI

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