Jaelyn Lay
| Position: | Tight End |
| Ht./Wt.: | 6-6, 270 lbs |
| Hometown: | Atlanta, GA |
| High School: | Riverdale HS |
| Class: | Sophomore (RS) |
| Exp: | 1VL |
| Years: | 2019 - 2021 |
| STATS | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG | FUM | LST |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 2 | 25 | 8.3 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Enters 2021 having caught two passes for 25 yards in 122 career snaps over 16 games.
2020: Played 76 snaps over 12 games … made season debut vs. The Citadel … caught a five-yard pass in his hometown at Georgia Tech.
2019: Played 46 snaps over four games while redshirting … Caught a 20-yard pass in his collegiate debut vs. Georgia Tech.
Before Clemson: Rated as one of the top five tight ends or H-Backs in the nation by ESPN and Rivals … ESPN ranked Lay as the fourth best tight end/H-back, while Rivals ranked him fifth in that position … ranked as the No. 165 best all-around player in the nation and 16th-best player from the state of Georgia … ranked as the 21st-best overall tight end by 247Sports … helped Riverdale High School to an 8-4 record in 2018 … had 29 receptions for 240 yards and four touchdowns in 2017 … had 7-119 and a touchdown in 2016 … at 6-6, is tied for the tallest tight end in Clemson history … played his high school football at Riverdale High School for Rodney Hackney … Clemson recruiters were Mike Reed and Danny Pearman … older brother is a student at West Point … committed to Clemson on March 3, 2018 … enrolled at Clemson in January 2019.
Personal: Born Feb. 21, 2001 … criminal justice major … first name pronounced: JAY-lynn.
*Courtesy Clemson Media Guide
