John Clay, RB

10th in school history with 2,401 career rushing yards … 27 career rushing touchdowns ranks sixth in school history … ninth in school history with 12 career 100-yard rushing games … third in school history with 5.43 yards per rush (min. 300 attempts).

Earned second letter … played in all 13 games, starting eight … led the Big Ten and ranked eighth in the country with 1,517 rushing yards … that is the ninth-best single-season total in school history and the second-best by a sophomore … 13th different Badger, and the sixth sophomore, to rush for at least 1,000 yards in a season … led the Big Ten with 18 touchdowns, tied for 12th-best in the country … his 18 rushing TDs tied for fourth-most in school history and tied for sixth in the country … nine 100-yard rushing games tied for fourth in school history … 287 carries were sixth-most in the country and 10th in UW history … named Champs Sports Bowl MVP after rushing for 121 yards and two touchdowns on 22 carries against Miami on Dec. 29 … named co-Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week after tying career high with three rushing touchdowns and rushing for 172 yards on 24 carries vs. Hawaii on Dec. 5 … also named Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week after setting career highs with 184 yards rushing and three TDs (tied career high with 32 carries) at Minnesota on Oct. 3.

Rushed for 151 yards on 26 carries and scored one touchdown against Michigan on Nov. 14 … registered 134 yards rushing and one touchdown on 15 carries in the first half, but did not play in second half, at Indiana on Nov. 7 … tied career high with three touchdowns and gained 123 yards on 24 carries against Purdue on Oct. 31 … 142 yards and one touchdown on a career-high 32 carries against Michigan State on Sept. 26 … named UW's co-offensive player of the week against Fresno State on Sept. 12 after rushing for 143 yards, including a career-long 72-yard touchdown run, on 21 carries.

Earned first letter … played in all 13 games, starting one … second on the team with 195 carries for 884 yards and nine touchdowns … rushing total was fourth-best by a freshman in school history … ranked seventh in the Big Ten with 884 rushing yards and sixth in conference games with 599 yards … averaged 83.0 yards per game (including three 100-yard games) over the last seven games … ran for 107 yards and season-high two touchdowns on 11 carries for a stellar 9.7 yard per carry average against Cal Poly on Nov. 22 … season-high 112 rushing yards on 19 carries and a touchdown at Indiana on Nov. 8 … 111 yards rushing on 14 carries and a TD for 7.9 yards per rush at Michigan State on Nov. 1.

Game-high 88 yards rushing on season-high 25 carries against Illinois on Oct. 25 in his first career start … 16 carries for 89 yards and first reception of career at Iowa on Oct. 18 … named UW's co-offensive player of the week after rushing for a team-high 69 yards on 10 carries vs. Ohio State on Oct. 4 … carried the ball three times for 52 yards and a TD, including a 46-yard burst on Sept. 27 at Michigan … made his Badger debut with with 71 rushing yards and a touchdown on 12 carries against Akron on Aug. 30.

Redshirted … named UW offensive scout team player of the week for Michigan game.

Played in U.S. Army All-American game … listed as a Velocity/PrepStar 100 selection (No. 10 running back in the nation) … No. 11 on Detroit Free Press "Best of the Midwest" listing … named to SuperPrep All-America team … No. 4 running back in the nation and No. 2 player in Wisconsin according to Rivals.com … nation's No. 12 running back according to Scouts, Inc. … three-time, first-team all-state selection … two-time state player of the year … three-time team MVP … spent one year as a team captain … rushed for 1,485 yards and 15 TDs on 170 carries as a senior after registering 2,032 yards and 30 TDs on 162 carries the year before … led team to state title as a junior … career rushing totals include 5,005 yards and 58 TDs on 509 carries … earned four letters in football and three in track … a two-time 4 X 100 meter state finalist … football coach was Dennis Thompson.

Parents are Sara and John Clay … major is family, consumer and community education.