John Clay Class: RS Junior Hometown: Racine, Wis. High School: Washington Park Height / Weight: 6-1 / 248 Position: RB Experience: 1V

Honors and Awards: 2009: Big Ten Offensive Player of the Year ... first-team All-Big Ten by media and coaches ... honorable mention All-American (collegefootballnews.com) ... first-team Midseason All-Big Ten (Phil Steele) ... preseason first-team All-Big Ten selection by Phil Steele, Athlon and Lindy's ... Doak Walker Award Preseason Watch List 2008: Honorable mention Freshman All-American by CollegeFootballNews.com ... UW's Rookie of the Year

Career: Third in school history with 5.43 yards per rush (min. 300 attempts) ... 18 rushing touchdowns in 2009 ties for fourth-most in school history for single season ... nine games of 100-yards rushing in 2009 ties for fourth at UW for single season ... fifth in UW single season history with 108 points in 2009 season ... 27 career rushing touchdowns ranks sixth in school history ... ninth in school history with 12 career 100-yard rushing games ... 10th in school history with 2,401 career rushing yards ... 1,517 rushing yards in 2009 ranks as ninth-best for single season in school history and second-best by a sophomore ... 287 carries in 2009 is 10th-most for single season at UW ... 13th different Badger, and the sixth sophomore, to rush for at least 1,000 yards in a season

2009: Led team in numerous offensive categories including rushing yards, rushing touchdowns, scoring and all purpose yards ... played in all 13 games, starting eight ... named Champs Sports Bowl MVP after rushing for 121 yards and two touchdowns on 22 carries and catching one pass for six yards against Miami on Dec. 29 ... named co-Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week after tying career high with three rushing touchdowns and rushed for 172 yards on 24 carries... gained 100 yards and scored one touchdown on 23 carries and caught one pass for career-long 11 yards against Northwestern on Nov. 21 ... 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 and one catch for 10 yards in the first half, but did not play in second half, against Indiana on Nov. 7 ... tied career high with three touchdowns and gained 123 yards on 24 carries against Purdue on Oct. 31 (seventh career and fourth 100-yard rushing game of season) ... gained 75 yards on 21 carries and equaled career high with three catches for 23 yards against Iowa on Oct. 17... carried 20 times for 59 yards and caught career-high three passes for 11 yards against Ohio State on Oct. 10 ... named Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week and UW's offensive player of the week after setting career highs with 184 yards rushing (and all-purpose yards) and three rushing touchdown and tied career high with 32 carries against Minnesota on Oct. 3 ... had second 100-yard rushing game of season when he gained 142 yards and one touchdown on a career-high 32 carries against Michigan State on Sept. 26 ... rushed 12 times for 70 yards against Wofford on Sept. 19 ... 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 ... rushed 15 times for 43 yards and had two touchdowns against Northern Illinois on Sept. 5

2008: Earned first letter ... played in all 13 games, starting one ... second on the team with 195 carries for 884 yards and nine touchdowns ... ranked seventh in the Big Ten with 884 rushing yards and sixth in conference games with 599 yards ... 11 rushes for 39 yards in the Champs Sports Bowl against Florida State ... 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 ... rushed for 35 yards and a touchdown on 10 carries against Minnesota on Nov. 15 ... season-high 112 rushing and all-purpose 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 ... 16 carries for 89 yards and first reception of career at Iowa on Oct. 18 ... 10 rushes for 43 yards against Penn State on Oct. 11 ... 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 ... had three carries at Fresno State for 4 yards on Sept. 13 ... ran for two touchdowns and 54 yards on 11 rushes against Marshall on Sept. 6 ... made his Badger debut with with 71 rushing yards and a touchdown on 12 carries against Akron on Aug. 30

2007: Redshirted ... named UW offensive scout team player of the week for Michigan game

High School: 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

Personal: Parents are Sara and John Clay ... major is human development and family studies