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Mark Clayton

Mark Gregory Clayton

Position: WR
Height: 5-9    Weight: 177 lbs.
Born: April 8, 1961 in Indianapolis, IN
College: Louisville

5-time Pro Bowler

Drafted by the Miami Dolphins in the 8th round (223rd overall) of the 1983 Draft

Receiving & Rushing

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE · Playoffs · 100/300/100
Receiving Rushing
Year Age Tm Pos G GS Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G YScm RRTD Fmb
1983 22 MIA RET 14 0 6 114 19.0 1 39 0.4 8.1 2 9 0 9 4.5 0.6 0.1 123 1 3
1984* 23 MIA WR 15 15 73 1389 19.0 18 65 4.9 92.6 3 35 0 30 11.7 2.3 0.2 1424 18 2
1985* 24 MIA WR 16 16 70 996 14.2 4 45 4.4 62.3 1 10 0 10 10.0 0.6 0.1 1006 4 2
1986* 25 MIA WR 15 14 60 1150 19.2 10 68 4.0 76.7 2 33 0 22 16.5 2.2 0.1 1183 10 1
1987 26 MIA WR 12 12 46 776 16.9 7 43 3.8 64.7 2 8 0 4 4.0 0.7 0.2 784 7 0
1988* 27 MIA WR 16 16 86 1129 13.1 14 45 5.4 70.6 1 4 0 4 4.0 0.3 0.1 1133 14 0
1989 28 MIA WR 15 15 64 1011 15.8 9 78 4.3 67.4 3 9 0 11 3.0 0.6 0.2 1020 9 1
1990 29 MIA WR 10 10 32 406 12.7 3 43 3.2 40.6 406 3 1
1991* 30 MIA WR 16 16 70 1053 15.0 12 43 4.4 65.8 1053 12 0
1992 31 MIA WR 13 13 43 619 14.4 3 44 3.3 47.6 619 3 1
1993 32 GNB WR 16 15 32 331 10.3 3 32 2.0 20.7 331 3 0
Career 158 142 582 8974 15.4 84 78 3.7 56.8 14 108 0 30 7.7 0.7 0.1 9082 84 11
10 yrs MIA 142 127 550 8643 15.7 81 78 3.9 60.9 14 108 0 30 7.7 0.8 0.1 8751 81 11
1 yr GNB 16 15 32 331 10.3 3 32 2.0 20.7 331 3 0

Kick & Punt Returns

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Punt Returns Kick Returns
Year Age Tm Pos G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
1983 22 MIA RET 14 0 41 392 1 60 9.6 1 25 0 25 25.0 540
1984* 23 MIA WR 15 15 8 79 0 22 9.9 2 15 0 14 7.5 1518
1985* 24 MIA WR 16 16 2 14 0 11 7.0 1020
1986* 25 MIA WR 15 14 1 0 0 0 0.0 1183
Career 158 142 52 485 1 60 9.3 3 40 0 25 13.3 9607

Passing

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE · Playoffs · 100/300/100
Year Age Tm Pos G GS Cmp Att Cmp% Yds TD TD% Int Int% Lng Y/A AY/A Y/C Y/G Rate Sk Yds NY/A ANY/A Sk%
1983 22 MIA RET 14 0 1 1 100.0 48 1 100.0 0 0.0 48 48.0 58.0 48.0 3.4 158.3 0 0 48.0 58.0 0.0
1984* 23 MIA WR 15 15 0 1 0.0 0 0 0.0 1 100.0 0 0.0 -45.0 0.0 0.0 1 8 -4.0 -26.5 50.0
Career 158 142 1 2 50.0 48 1 50.0 1 50.0 48 24.0 6.5 48.0 0.3 95.8 2 15 8.3 -0.5 50.0

Defense & Fumbles

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Year Age Tm Pos G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
1983 22 MIA RET 14 0 3 1 0 0
1984* 23 MIA WR 15 15 2 1 0 0
1985* 24 MIA WR 16 16 2 1 0 0
1986* 25 MIA WR 15 14 1 0 0 0
1989 28 MIA WR 15 15 1 0 0 0
1990 29 MIA WR 10 10 1 0 0 0
1992 31 MIA WR 13 13 1 1 0 0
Career 158 142 11 4 0 0

Scoring Summary

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Year Age Tm Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1983 22 MIA RET 14 0 1 1 12
1984* 23 MIA WR 15 15 18 108
1985* 24 MIA WR 16 16 4 24
1986* 25 MIA WR 15 14 10 60
1987 26 MIA WR 12 12 7 42
1988* 27 MIA WR 16 16 14 84
1989 28 MIA WR 15 15 9 54
1990 29 MIA WR 10 10 3 18
1991* 30 MIA WR 16 16 12 72
1992 31 MIA WR 13 13 3 18
1993 32 GNB WR 16 15 3 18
Career 158 142 84 1 510
10 yrs MIA 142 127 81 1 492
1 yr GNB 16 15 3 18

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Pro Bowls

1984
1985
1986
1988
1991

Receptions

1984 NFL 73 (10)
1988 NFL 86 (2)
Career 582 (56)

Receiving Yds

1984 NFL 1389 (3-- 62)
1986 NFL 1150 (7)
1988 NFL 1129 (7)
1991 NFL 1053 (10)
Career 8974 (41)

Receiving TD

1984 NFL 18 (1-- 3)
1986 NFL 10 (5)
1987 NFL 7 (7)
1988 NFL 14 (1-- 27)
1989 NFL 9 (6)
1991 NFL 12 (2-- 77)
Career 84 (13)

Long Reception

1989 NFL 78 (9)

Yds/Reception

1984 NFL 19.0 (6)
1986 NFL 19.2 (9)

Receiving Yds/Game

1984 NFL 92.6 (2-- 64)
1986 NFL 76.7 (5)
1988 NFL 70.6 (10)
1991 NFL 65.8 (10)
Career 56.8 (60)

Touchdowns

1984 NFL 18 (1-- 33)
1988 NFL 14 (4)
1991 NFL 12 (4)
Career 85 (39)

Points Scored

1984 NFL 108 (8)
Career 510 (145)

Rushing/Receiving TD

1984 NFL 18 (1-- 32)
1988 NFL 14 (4)
1991 NFL 12 (4)
Career 84 (38)

Yds From Scrimmage

Career 9082 (92)

All-Purpose Yds

Career 9607 (124)

Yds/Touch

Career 14.8 (86)

Punt Returns

1983 NFL 41 (5)

Punt Return Yds

1983 NFL 392 (4)

Punt Return TD

1983 NFL 1 (1-- 85)
Career 1 (137)

Pro Bowls games are Year; All-Pro Teams are Year; Stats are Season Lg (if not NFL) Value (Rank--in top 100 all-time single-season)

All-Pro Teams

Glossary
1984 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-conf.
1984 - UPI: 2nd team all-conf.
1984 - Associated Press: 2nd team all-NFL
1985 - UPI: 2nd team all-conf.
1988 - UPI: 2nd team all-conf.

Fantasy

Glossary · CSV · PRE
Year Age G FantPos FantPt VBD PosRank OvRank
1983 22 14 WR 26 96
1984 23 15 WR 248 195 1 6
1985 24 16 WR 125 21 17 52
1986 25 15 WR 178 102 4 14
1987 26 12 WR 120 31 12 35
1988 27 16 WR 197 89 3 11
1989 28 15 WR 156 48 15 35
1990 29 10 WR 59 67
1991 30 16 WR 177 73 6 15
1992 31 13 WR 80 47
1993 32 16 WR 51 68
1417 559