Toney Clemons


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Position: WR
Jersey #: 17
Date of Birth: October 11, 1988
Height / Weight: 6'2" / 210 lbs
Drafted: Round , Pick 231 in 2012 by PIT
First Team: JAX (2012)
Last Team: JAX (2012)

Receiving Stats (WR / TE)

Year Team Games Rec Targets Rec Yds TDs YAC 1st Downs Fumbles Fantasy
2012JAX43114102204

Career Summary

Toney Clemons is a former NFL wide receiver from Pittsburgh who played at Michigan and Colorado before entering the league in 2012.

Clemons began his college career at Michigan and finished at Colorado. Pittsburgh drafted him in the seventh round of the 2012 NFL Draft, and he appeared in four games with Jacksonville that season.

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Early Life

Clemons was born October 11, 1988, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Pro-Football-Reference lists Clemons’s birth date as October 11, 1988, and his birthplace as Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

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High School

He attended Valley High School in Pennsylvania.

The Steelers listed Clemons as a Valley High School graduate from New Kensington, Pennsylvania.

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College Career

Clemons played at Michigan and Colorado, finishing with 86 receptions, 1,162 yards, and 11 touchdowns at Colorado.

Clemons played 19 games and made three starts in two Michigan seasons before transferring to Colorado. At Colorado, he finished with 86 receptions for 1,162 yards and 11 touchdowns; in 2011, he led the Buffaloes with 680 receiving yards and eight touchdown catches.

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Path to the NFL

Pittsburgh selected Clemons in the seventh round, 231st overall, in the 2012 NFL Draft.

The Steelers chose Clemons with the 231st overall selection in the seventh round of the 2012 NFL Draft.

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NFL Career

Clemons appeared in four games for the Jacksonville Jaguars in 2012.

Clemons began his rookie season in Pittsburgh and later joined Jacksonville. He made his NFL debut against the New York Jets in Week 14 and appeared in four Jaguars games during the 2012 regular season.

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Career Accomplishments

His NFL totals were three receptions for 41 yards.

In four games for Jacksonville in 2012, Clemons recorded three receptions for 41 yards, with a long reception of 17 yards.

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Playing Style

Clemons played wide receiver.

Clemons was listed as a wide receiver at Colorado, by Pittsburgh at the draft, and in his NFL record. His 2011 Colorado season included 44 catches, 680 yards, and eight touchdowns.

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Legacy

Clemons’ college path spanned Michigan, the Big 12, and the Pac-12.

The Steelers noted that Clemons became the first player to appear in the Big Ten, Big 12, and Pac-12 during his college career, following his transfer from Michigan to Colorado and Colorado’s 2011 conference move.

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