Omar Clayton Class: Junior Hometown: Normal, IL High School: Normal Community HS Height / Weight: 6-1 / 200 Position: QB Experience: 2L

UNLV: A dangerous dual-threat behind center who made a major impact as a rookie and will battle to be the Rebels' starting quarterback again this fall ... The only Rebel in history to throw for at least 300 yards and rush for at least 100 in the same game (vs. CSU) ... A former invited walk-on who has earned a scholarship ... Fully recovered from a hand injury that ended his rookie season after taking over starting duties ... Completed 9-11 pass attempts for 108 yards and two TDs in this year's annual spring game ... Invited to make the move from Illinois to Las Vegas by former Illinois State head coach and current UNLV offensive coordinator Todd Berry ... A member of the 2007 Academic All-MWC team and the 2008 Rebel Leadership Committee ... Earned a spot on the Dean's List last fall.

2007: Walked on to the program in the preseason and quickly impressed the staff ... Worked his way to No. 3 on the depth chart to begin the season and eventually earned the starting position by game eight ... Started three games (CSU, at Wyoming and vs. SDSU) before suffering a fractured hand, which ended his freshman season ... Completed 58-95 attempts for 618 yards and four scores on the year ... Also rushed for 179 net yards and two more TDs ... Saw his first action vs. Hawaii and completed three of seven pass attempts for 13 yards ... Scored his first career touchdown with a 31-yard scamper vs. the Warriors ... Came off the bench vs. BYU and hit all five of his attempts for 43 yards and marked his first college touchdown pass with a five-yarder to Rodelin Anthony ... Clayton then hit Casey Flair for a two-point conversion ... Named the starter vs. the Rams the following week, he fought off swirling winds to complete 23-36 for 304 yards ... He tossed a career-high two scores but also three interceptions in the wild weather conditions ... Became the fifth UNLV QB in history to rush for at least 100 yards in a game, netting 135 yards on 19 carries ... His night included a 52-yard run and his total was the second-most ever by a Rebel signal caller ... The following week he played the entire game at Wyoming and hit 21-39 for 223 yards ... Started the following week vs. SDSU and completed five of his first seven attempts for 22 yards before ending his season with a hand fracture.

HIGH SCHOOL: A 2007 graduate of Normal Community High School ... Played his freshman and senior seasons running the I-formation for the Ironmen under coach Hud Venerable ... Led NCHS to the 2006 IHSA-6A state championship and 14-0 record as he was named the Bloomington (IL) Pantagraph Player of the Year ... As a senior he completed 82-144 passes for 1,080 yards and 13 TDs while rushing 128 times for 630 yards (4.92 YPC) and 10 scores ... Named all-state and Big 12 Conference offensive MVP ... Had moved to Texas for his sophomore and junior campaigns and was part of the spread offense employed by Plano East HS, including leading the Panthers to a playoff win over Arlington in 2005.

PERSONAL: Omar A. Clayton was born on July 30, 1989, in Normal, IL ... The son of Dameon Clayton and Kelly Bradford ... Has three younger brothers: Charles, Tevin and Darius ... Has not declared a major.

CLAYTON'S OFFENSIVE STATS

PASSING
YEAR	GP-GS	COMP	ATT	YDS	PCT	TD	INT	LG
2007	7-3	58	95	618	61.1	4	5	56 (TD)

RUSHING
YEAR	GP-GS	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	LG
2007	7-3	51	179	3.5	2	52