Jacarius Clayton
DL · Redshirt Senior
6'5" · 241 lbs · Defense
Also wearing #24: Aiden Burke (WR)
Where he came from
- Hometown
- Tupelo, Miss.
- Previous school
- Mississippi State
Recruiting
- Rating
- 4-star (0.8961 247 composite)
- National rank
- #367
- Class
- 2022
- Source
- 247 composite
2026 season
No 2026 stats recorded yet.
Season by season
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Appeared in six games, finishing with six tackles as a reserve defensive lineman. Had two tackles in both the Stony Brook and the Southern Miss game.
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R-SOPHOMORE SEASON (2024): Appeared in six games, finishing with six tackles as a reserve defensive lineman. Had two tackles in both the Stony Brook and the Southern Miss game.
HERD FILE: Clayton comes to Marshall from Mississippi State where he did not appear in any action last season after redshirting in 2022. The Tupelo, Miss., native was a highly-touted recruit as a four-star defensive lineman before being switched to tight end prior to the 2023 season. Nominated for the Mississippi High School Sports Awards Defensive Player of the Year award in 2021. Also had offers from Tennessee, Oregon, Ole Miss, Memphis, Arizona State and Indiana, among others.