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Jersey Number 79
Zach Clayton
- Position:
- OL
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-5 / 288
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Senoia, GA
- High School:
- East Coweta
Honors
• 2024: PFF College Freshman All-American, CollegeFootballNetwork.com Honorable Mention Freshman All-American
2024 (Freshman)
• Played in all 12 games and had 10 starts
• His 594 snaps played ranked third most among linemen and fifth most among all offensive players
• Started at right tackle against Duke and had a season-high 82 snaps
• Played all 61 snaps at LA Tech and all 71 in win over KSU
• Also played all 59 plays at JSU
• Played all 66 offensive snaps in win over UTEP
High School
• Lettered in football and lacrosse at East Coweta High School
• Team captain as a senior
• Was all-region and all-county as a senior
• Earned Cobb County All-Region and All-County honors in 2022
• Registered 73 pancakes as a senior, 67 as a junior and 60 as a sophomore
• East Coweta won the region championship in 2021 and advanced to state playoffs in 2021, 2022 and 2023
Personal
• Full name: Zachary Paul Clayton
• Parents: David and Pam Clayton
• Born: 7/29/2006
• Major: Physical Education
• 2024: PFF College Freshman All-American, CollegeFootballNetwork.com Honorable Mention Freshman All-American
2024 (Freshman)
• Played in all 12 games and had 10 starts
• His 594 snaps played ranked third most among linemen and fifth most among all offensive players
• Started at right tackle against Duke and had a season-high 82 snaps
• Played all 61 snaps at LA Tech and all 71 in win over KSU
• Also played all 59 plays at JSU
• Played all 66 offensive snaps in win over UTEP
High School
• Lettered in football and lacrosse at East Coweta High School
• Team captain as a senior
• Was all-region and all-county as a senior
• Earned Cobb County All-Region and All-County honors in 2022
• Registered 73 pancakes as a senior, 67 as a junior and 60 as a sophomore
• East Coweta won the region championship in 2021 and advanced to state playoffs in 2021, 2022 and 2023
Personal
• Full name: Zachary Paul Clayton
• Parents: David and Pam Clayton
• Born: 7/29/2006
• Major: Physical Education
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