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Football
at Tulane
2024 Football Roster
Burton, Clayton
Jersey Number 28
Clayton Burton
- Position:
- Linebacker
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 220
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Lake Forest, Ill.
- High School:
- Lake Forest (Grinnell)
Bio
CAREER: Two-year squad member (2023-24) ... did not experience game action at Duke ... played in 21 career games (21 starts) at linebacker and wide receiver ... compiled 39 tackles, 8.5 TFL, 6.0 sacks, one INT, two QB pressures, one fumble recovery and one PBU ... added 10 receptions for 80 yards (8.00) ... posted nine games with 2+ tackles, including a career-best seven against Beloit College in 2022 ... recorded 3.5 TFL and 2.5 sacks against the Buccaneers ... lone fumble recovery came against Cornell College in 2021 ... tallied INT against Lawrence University in 2022.
2024: Did not see game action.
2023: Did not see game action.
PRIOR TO DUKE: Four-year member of the football program at Grinnell in 2019-20-21-22 (2020 season was canceled due to COVID-19) ... in 21 career games (21 starts) at linebacker and wide receiver, recorded 39 tackles, 8.5 TFL, 6.0 sacks, one INT, two QB pressures, one fumble recovery and one PBU ... added 10 receptions for 80 yards (8.00) ... posted nine games with 2+ tackles, including a career-best seven tackles against Beloit College in 2022 ... recorded 3.5 TFL and 2.5 sacks against the Buccaneers ... lone fumble recovery came against Cornell College in 2021 ... tallied INT against Lawrence University in 2022 ... garnered 2+ receptions in three games with a career-long 20-yard reception against Lawrence in 2021 ... lettered two years at Lake Forest under coach Chuck Spagnoli ... compiled 41 tackles, 16 TFL, 13 sacks, two forced fumbles, one fumble recovery, two pass deflections and 11 QB pressures during senior season ... had the third-most sacks in the state of Illinois in 2018 ... two-time recipient of the North Suburban Athletic Conference Sportsmanship Award (2017-18) ... also lettered in swimming and baseball.
PERSONAL: Graduated from Grinnell College in May 2023, with a degree in economics and a minor in science and medicine ... also obtained a certificate in business administration from Dartmouth’s The Tuck School of Business in July 2023 ... graduated from Duke in May 2024, with a master’s in management studies from Duke’s Fuqua School of Business ... son of Patrick and Lisa Burton ... paternal grandfather, William Dobson "Dobbie" Burton, lettered two years in swimming & diving at the University of Michigan, earning two-time All-America honors (1941 and 1942) and a national title in the 400-yard freestyle relay (1942); and was inducted into the Illinois Swimming Hall of Fame in 1969.
2024: Did not see game action.
2023: Did not see game action.
PRIOR TO DUKE: Four-year member of the football program at Grinnell in 2019-20-21-22 (2020 season was canceled due to COVID-19) ... in 21 career games (21 starts) at linebacker and wide receiver, recorded 39 tackles, 8.5 TFL, 6.0 sacks, one INT, two QB pressures, one fumble recovery and one PBU ... added 10 receptions for 80 yards (8.00) ... posted nine games with 2+ tackles, including a career-best seven tackles against Beloit College in 2022 ... recorded 3.5 TFL and 2.5 sacks against the Buccaneers ... lone fumble recovery came against Cornell College in 2021 ... tallied INT against Lawrence University in 2022 ... garnered 2+ receptions in three games with a career-long 20-yard reception against Lawrence in 2021 ... lettered two years at Lake Forest under coach Chuck Spagnoli ... compiled 41 tackles, 16 TFL, 13 sacks, two forced fumbles, one fumble recovery, two pass deflections and 11 QB pressures during senior season ... had the third-most sacks in the state of Illinois in 2018 ... two-time recipient of the North Suburban Athletic Conference Sportsmanship Award (2017-18) ... also lettered in swimming and baseball.
PERSONAL: Graduated from Grinnell College in May 2023, with a degree in economics and a minor in science and medicine ... also obtained a certificate in business administration from Dartmouth’s The Tuck School of Business in July 2023 ... graduated from Duke in May 2024, with a master’s in management studies from Duke’s Fuqua School of Business ... son of Patrick and Lisa Burton ... paternal grandfather, William Dobson "Dobbie" Burton, lettered two years in swimming & diving at the University of Michigan, earning two-time All-America honors (1941 and 1942) and a national title in the 400-yard freestyle relay (1942); and was inducted into the Illinois Swimming Hall of Fame in 1969.
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