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Adrian Clayborn

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Cleveland Browns · DE

Adrian Clayborn recorded 106 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 10 rostered seasons with Cleveland Browns, Atlanta Falcons, New England Patriots, Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

▶Best highlights

1.8

tackles/gm

7

playoff games

10

indexed seasons

106

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Adrian Clayborn's most significant indexed performances.

Regular Season
2017
DALLASCOWBOYS
ATLANTAFALCONS
NOV 12, 2017

Dallas Cowboys vs Atlanta Falcons

Regular Season · Nov 12, 2017

6 tackles · 6 sacks · 0 INT

Super Bowl
LIII
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
LOS ANGELESRAMS
FEB 3, 2019

New England Patriots vs Los Angeles Rams

Super Bowl LIII · Feb 3, 2019

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Divisional Round
2018
LOS ANGELESCHARGERS
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
JAN 13, 2019

Los Angeles Chargers vs New England Patriots

Divisional Round · Jan 13, 2019

2 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2016
GREEN BAYPACKERS
ATLANTAFALCONS
OCT 30, 2016

Green Bay Packers vs Atlanta Falcons

Regular Season · Oct 30, 2016

3 tackles · 2 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2019
ATLANTAFALCONS
CAROLINAPANTHERS
NOV 17, 2019

Atlanta Falcons vs Carolina Panthers

Regular Season · Nov 17, 2019

3 tackles · 2 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Adrian Clayborn's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 10 total tackles

Regular Season
2013
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
NEW ORLEANSSAINTS
DEC 29, 2013

Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs New Orleans Saints

Regular Season · Dec 29, 2013

10 tackles · 0.5 sacks · 0 INT

Career highs: 6 sacks · 3 tackles for loss · 6 quarterback hits · 2 forced fumbles

Regular Season
2017
DALLASCOWBOYS
ATLANTAFALCONS
NOV 12, 2017

Dallas Cowboys vs Atlanta Falcons

Regular Season · Nov 12, 2017

6 tackles · 6 sacks · 0 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Adrian Clayborn's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

2005–2013

01
TBCLAYBORN—Adrian Clayborn
TBBARBER20Ronde Barber
TBWILLIAMS24Cadillac Williams

Intermittent winners give way to another reset

Tampa Bay Buccaneers · After the first title

Tampa Bay won two more divisions but could not rebuild the champion's core as the roster cycled through young quarterbacks.

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Franchise era

2014–2019

02
TBCLAYBORN—Adrian Clayborn
TBEVANS13Mike Evans
TBDAVID54Lavonte David

Evans becomes the constant

Tampa Bay Buccaneers · Building an offense

Evans and David produced elite careers through losing seasons while the franchise assembled pieces that would become vital to a sudden contender.

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Franchise era

2015–2020

03
ATLCLAYBORN—Adrian Clayborn
ATLRYAN2Matt Ryan
ATLJONES11Julio Jones

A historic offense reaches the brink

Atlanta Falcons · The explosive Super Bowl team

Ryan won MVP in Kyle Shanahan's offense and Atlanta built a 28–3 lead in Super Bowl LI before New England completed the defining comeback.

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Franchise era

2014–2019

04
NECLAYBORN—Adrian Clayborn
NEBRADY12Tom Brady
NEGRONKOWSKI87Rob Gronkowski

Three more championships complete the run

New England Patriots · The second dynasty

New England won three Super Bowls in five seasons through goal-line defense, the largest comeback in Super Bowl history and another dominant defensive plan.

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Franchise era

2018–present

05
CLECLAYBORN—Adrian Clayborn
CLEGARRETT95Myles Garrett
CLECHUBB24Nick Chubb

A playoff breakthrough opens another complicated chapter

Cleveland Browns · Talent returns, stability does not

Cleveland ended its long playoff-win drought in 2020 and built an elite defense around Garrett, but quarterback decisions have kept the era unsettled.

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Career accomplishments

Super Bowl champion · 201810 NFL seasons106 career games133 career solo tackles40 career sacksCollege: IowaDrafted by: TBDraft pick: 20Jersey: 947 playoff appearances1 Super Bowl appearanceFirst appearance: Sep 18, 2011Most recent: Jan 17, 2021

Official awards via ESPN · Pro Bowl and All-Pro counts via NFLverse with selection years cross-checked against Wikipedia · league leads verified from indexed regular-season stats

Team history