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Mark Clayton

Retired

Los Angeles Rams · WR

Mark Clayton recorded 237 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 18 rostered seasons with St. Louis Rams, SL, BLT, Baltimore Ravens, Green Bay Packers, Miami Dolphins.

▶Best highlights

52.4

rec yds/gm

1.0

rush yds/gm

18

playoff games

237

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Mark Clayton's most significant indexed performances.

Regular Season
1984
DALLASCOWBOYS
MIAMIDOLPHINS
DEC 17, 1984

Dallas Cowboys vs Miami Dolphins

Regular Season · Dec 17, 1984

4 rec · 150 rec yds · 3 rec TD

Regular Season
1984
OAKLANDRAIDERS
MIAMIDOLPHINS
DEC 2, 1984

Oakland Raiders vs Miami Dolphins

Regular Season · Dec 2, 1984

9 rec · 177 rec yds · 2 rec TD

Regular Season
1988
NEW YORKJETS
MIAMIDOLPHINS
OCT 23, 1988

New York Jets vs Miami Dolphins

Regular Season · Oct 23, 1988

10 rec · 153 rec yds · 2 rec TD

Regular Season
2008
BALTIMORERAVENS
CINCINNATIBENGALS
NOV 30, 2008

Baltimore Ravens vs Cincinnati Bengals

Regular Season · Nov 30, 2008

5 rec · 164 rec yds · 1 rec TD

Regular Season
1986
MIAMIDOLPHINS
LOS ANGELESCHARGERS
SEP 7, 1986

Miami Dolphins vs Los Angeles Chargers

Regular Season · Sep 7, 1986

5 rec · 143 rec yds · 2 rec TD

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Mark Clayton's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 177 receiving yards

Regular Season
1984
OAKLANDRAIDERS
MIAMIDOLPHINS
DEC 2, 1984

Oakland Raiders vs Miami Dolphins

Regular Season · Dec 2, 1984

9 rec · 177 rec yds · 2 rec TD

Career highs: 10 receptions · 16 targets

Regular Season
2010
ARIZONACARDINALS
ST. LOUISRAMS
SEP 12, 2010

Arizona Cardinals vs St. Louis Rams

Regular Season · Sep 12, 2010

10 rec · 119 rec yds · 0 rec TD

Career high: 3 receiving touchdowns

Regular Season
1984
DALLASCOWBOYS
MIAMIDOLPHINS
DEC 17, 1984

Dallas Cowboys vs Miami Dolphins

Regular Season · Dec 17, 1984

4 rec · 150 rec yds · 3 rec TD

Career high: 2 receptions of 40+ yards

Regular Season
2008
JACKSONVILLEJAGUARS
BALTIMORERAVENS
DEC 28, 2008

Jacksonville Jaguars vs Baltimore Ravens

Regular Season · Dec 28, 2008

4 rec · 128 rec yds · 0 rec TD

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Mark Clayton's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1983–1999

01
MIACLAYTON83Mark Clayton
MIAMARINO13Dan Marino
MIADUPER85Mark Duper

The quickest release in football rewrites passing

Miami Dolphins · The Marino years

Marino shattered records immediately and kept Miami relevant for seventeen seasons, though his lone Super Bowl came in year two.

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Franchise era

1992–2007

02
GBCLAYTON89Mark Clayton
GBFAVRE4Brett Favre
GBWHITE92Reggie White

Joyful improvisation returns Green Bay to the summit

Green Bay Packers · The Favre revival

Ron Wolf acquired Favre and White, restoring national relevance and winning Super Bowl XXXI under Mike Holmgren.

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Franchise era

2000–2006

03
BALCLAYTON89Mark Clayton
BALLEWIS52Ray Lewis
BALREED20Ed Reed

A historic unit sets the franchise standard

Baltimore Ravens · Defense wins the first title

The 2000 defense overwhelmed the postseason and won Super Bowl XXXV; Reed and Jamal Lewis then helped Baltimore remain a yearly threat.

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Franchise era

2007–2012

04
BALCLAYTON89Mark Clayton
BALFLACCO5Joe Flacco
BALRICE27Ray Rice

Five straight postseasons end with a championship

Baltimore Ravens · Flacco's January run

John Harbaugh and Flacco reached the playoffs in each of their first five seasons together, culminating in four road-or-neutral wins and the Super Bowl XLVII title.

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Franchise era

2005–2016

05
LARCLAYTON89Mark Clayton
LARJACKSON39Steven Jackson
LARLONG91Chris Long

St. Louis struggles before Los Angeles gets the Rams back

Los Angeles Rams · The long rebuild and return home

Jackson carried years of losing, Donald arrived as a foundational defender and the franchise returned to Los Angeles in 2016.

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Career accomplishments

NFL receiving touchdowns leader · 1984, 198818 NFL seasons237 career games80 career passing yards2 career passing touchdowns226 career rushing yards2 career rushing touchdowns842 career receptions12,422 career receiving yards98 career receiving touchdowns18 career solo tacklesDrafted by: BLTDraft pick: 22Jersey: 8918 playoff appearances1 Super Bowl appearanceFirst appearance: Sep 4, 1983Most recent: Nov 20, 2011

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