- Position
- Class
- Height
- Weight
- High School
- Hometown
- Quarterback
- r-Freshman
- 6' 1"
- 208 lbs.
- Hermitage
- Richmond, Va.
Was named the Hokies’ No. 2 quarterback after a three-week competition with Marcus Davis during spring practice … Spent the fall running the scout team while redshirting … Those reps helped give him an edge in the spring competition … Got better as the spring went along … Still has a lot to learn … Has shown good decision making, but needs to throw a lot over the summer to develop consistency … His continued development will be extremely important to the Hokies this season.
2008: Redshirted during the fall … Served as quarterback on the scout team … Battled for the backup quarterback duties during the fall … Tossed a 44-yard touchdown pass in the Hokies’ first full scrimmage of the spring but also had an interception … Completed 3-of-4 passes for 44 yards in a short scrimmage … Was 7-for-9 passing for 70 yards and two TDs in the second full scrimmage … Also turned in a 22-yard scramble and a total of 34 yards rushing … Had touchdown throws of 20 and 32 yards in a situational scrimmage … Had his ups and downs in the Maroon-White game … Tossed a middle screen to Ryan Williams that resulted in a 56-yard touchdown, but also threw an interception and completed just 4 of his 15 attempts for 103 yards.
High School: Ranked the No. 33 player in the state of Virginia by The Roanoke Times for Coach Patrick Kane … Rated the No. 63 safety in the country by ESPN.com/Scouts, Inc. … Ranked the No. 93 quarterback in the country by SuperPrep … Named first-team Group AAA all-state as a utility player by The Associated Press his senior year … Named the Richmond Times-Dispatch Metro Offensive Player of the Year … Named first-team All-Met by the Times-Dispatch … Guided Hermitage to a region title by throwing for 2,117 yards and 22 touchdowns as a senior … Also rushed for 274 yards and five scores … As a part-time safety, was in on 24 tackles and had an interception … Also played basketball and baseball.
Personal: Joseph Lee Clayton II … Born 1/10/90 in Richmond, VA … Son of Joseph and Debra Clayton … Goes by “Ju-Ju” … Majoring in business.
| Passing | Rushing | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Season | GP | GS | Effic. | Comp | Att | Pct. | Yds | TD | Long | Int | Att | Yds | Avg | Long | TD | |||||
| 2009 | 3 | 0 | 220.40 | 1 | 5 | 20.0 | 80 | 1 | 80 | 0 | 3 | -13 | -4.3 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Career | 3 | 0 | 220.40 | 1 | 5 | 20.0 | 80 | 1 | 80 | 0 | 3 | -13 | -4.3 | 0 | 0 | |||||






