Chris Claybrooks
{{Short description|American football player (born 1998)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2024}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Chris Claybrooks
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1998|7|17|mf=y}}
| birth_place = Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.
| current_team =Arlington Renegades
| number =2
| position = Cornerback
| height_ft = 5
| height_in = 9
| weight_lb = 180
| high_school = McGavock (TN)
| college = {{ubl|Fort Scott CC (2016)|Coahoma CC (2017)|Memphis (2018–2019)}}
| draftyear = 2020
| draftround = 7
| draftpick = 223
| pastteams =
- Jacksonville Jaguars ({{NFL Year|2020|2023}})
- Arlington Renegades ({{NFL Year|2025}}–present)
| status =Active
| highlights =
| statweek =
| statseason = 2023
| statlabel1 = Total tackles
| statvalue1 = 81
| statlabel2 = Sacks
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| statlabel3 = Forced fumbles
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| statlabel4 = Fumble recoveries
| statvalue4 = 1
| statlabel5 = Pass deflections
| statvalue5 = 5
| statlabel6 = Interceptions
| statvalue6 =
| statlabel7 = Return yards
| statvalue7 = 466
| statlabel8 = Total touchdowns
| statvalue8 =
| pfr = ClayCh02
}}
Chris Claybrooks (born July 17, 1998) is an American professional football cornerback for the Arlington Renegades of the United Football League (UFL). He played college football at Memphis.
College career
Claybrooks played wide receiver at Coahoma Community College but switched to cornerback when he transferred to Memphis.{{Cite news |last=Jordan |first=Jonah |date=April 25, 2020 |title=Three former Tigers selected in 2020 NFL Draft |work=Daily Memphian |url=https://dailymemphian.com/section/sports/article/13345/three-former-tigers-selected-in-2020-nfl-draft |access-date=April 26, 2020}} Claybrooks missed five games in 2018 with a foot injury. In 2019, he posted 42 tackles and returned a kickoff for a touchdown. In the American Athletic Conference Championship game against Cincinnati, he had an interception and forced a fumble.
Professional career
{{NFL predraft
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| height in = 8 3/4
| weight = 177
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| arm span = 31 3/8
| hand span = 8 3/4
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| note = All values from Pro Day{{Cite web |url=http://draftscout.com/dsprofile.php?PlayerId=1024198&DraftYear=2020 |title=Chris Claybrooks, Memphis, CB, 2020 NFL Draft Scout, NCAA College Football |website=draftscout.com |access-date=October 15, 2021}}
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= Jacksonville Jaguars =
Claybrooks was selected in the seventh round of the 2020 NFL draft by the Jacksonville Jaguars with the 223rd overall pick.{{Cite news |last=Giannotto |first=Mark |date=April 25, 2020 |title=2020 NFL Draft: Memphis CB Chris Claybrooks selected by Jacksonville Jaguars in seventh round |work=Memphis Commercial Appeal |url=https://www.commercialappeal.com/story/sports/college/memphis-tigers/football/2020/04/25/2020-nfl-draft-memphis-cb-chris-claybrooks-selected-seventh-round-jacksonville-jaguars/3028052001/ |access-date=April 26, 2020}} He was placed on injured reserve on November 26, 2020.{{Cite web |last=Johnson |first=James |date=November 26, 2020 |title=Jags place cornerback Chris Claybrooks on injured reserve |url=https://jaguarswire.usatoday.com/2020/11/26/jags-place-cornerback-chris-claybrooks-on-injured-reserve/ |access-date=January 1, 2021 |website=Jaguars Wire|publisher=USA Today}} On December 19, 2020, Claybrooks was activated off of injured reserve.{{cite news |title=Jaguars Make Roster Moves |url=https://www.jaguars.com/news/jaguars-make-roster-moves-x2913 |website=Jaguars.com |date=December 19, 2020 |access-date=February 3, 2021}}
A free agent after the 2023 season, Claybrooks was suspended eight games by the NFL on August 23, 2024, as a result of his previous arrests.{{cite web | last=Goodall | first=Zach | title=NFL rules on ex-Jaguars CB's personal conduct violation | website=Jaguars Wire|publisher=USA Today | date=2024-08-23 | url=https://jaguarswire.usatoday.com/2024/08/23/jacksonville-jaguars-nfl-rules-chris-claybrooks-personal-conduct-violation/ | access-date=2024-11-05}}
= Arlington Renegades =
On January 21, 2025, Claybrooks signed with the Arlington Renegades United Football League (UFL).{{Cite web |last=Larsen |first=James |date=2025-01-21 |title=Chris Claybrooks & Zuri Henry Sign UFL Contracts |url=https://pfnewsroom.com/news/chris-claybrooks-zuri-henry-sign-ufl-contracts/ |access-date=2025-01-21 |website=Pro Football Newsroom |language=en-US}}
Legal issues
On April 15, 2023, Claybrooks was arrested in Nashville, Tennessee on charges of domestic assault with bodily injury and vandalism under $1,000. The charges stemmed from an incident in which he allegedly grabbed a cell phone from a woman’s hand and damaged it by throwing it to the ground.{{Cite web |last=Smits |first=Garry |date=April 18, 2023 |title=Jaguars' Chris Claybrooks faces charges after altercation with woman in Nashville |url=https://www.jacksonville.com/story/sports/nfl/2023/04/18/jaguars-chris-claybrooks-faces-domestic-assault-vandalism-charges/70127370007/ |access-date=December 1, 2023 |website=The Florida Times-Union |language=en-US}}
On July 21, 2023, Claybrooks was arrested in Jacksonville, Florida on charges of domestic violence.{{Cite web |date=July 21, 2023 |title=Jaguars DB arrested again on domestic battery charge |url=https://www.news4jax.com/news/local/2023/07/21/jaguars-db-arrested-again-on-domestic-battery-charge/ |access-date=July 21, 2023 |website=news4jax.com |language=en}}
References
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External links
- [https://gotigersgo.com/sports/football/roster/chris-claybrooks/8392 Memphis Tigers bio]
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Category:Players of American football from Nashville, Tennessee
Category:American football cornerbacks
Category:Memphis Tigers football players