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 who heads into 2009 as the program's starting QB for the second straight season ... Fully recovered from a knee injury that ended his 2008 season in Game Nine ... Took part in spring practice and heads into junior campaign as one of the top signal callers in the MWC and all the West ... A preseason Second Team All-MWC selection by Athlon ... Ranked the No. 48 QB in the nation by Phil Steele's ... Already standing 13th in UNLV history in passing yards after playing just 16 games, he needs just 470 more this fall to move into school's career top 10 (2,982) ... Heads into 2009 as UNLV's career leader in lowest interception percentage at .0255 (9 picks in 353 attempts) after passing former All-American Randall Cunningham in that category ... Also moved ahead of Cunningham's all-time mark for completion percentage at 59.5 percent after two seasons ... Enters 2009 with an active streak of throwing a TD pass in nine games, a string that is already the fourth best in MWC history ... The only Rebel to ever throw for at least 300 yards and rush for at least 100 in the same game (vs. CSU, 2007) ... A former invited walk-on who earned a scholarship in second semester of freshman season ... Earned Academic All-MWC honors in 2007 and `08 ... A two-year member of the Rebel Leadership Committee.

2008: Despite missing the final three games with an injury, turned in one of the finest passing seasons in recent Rebel history and was voted UNLV's Offensive Co-MVP... Completed 58.9 percent of his attempts while throwing for 1,894 yards and 18 touchdowns ... The TD total was the fourth most in program history and the most for a Rebel since 1996 ... Set the school record for consecutive pass attempts without an interception (173) as well as UNLV's single-season record for lowest interception percentage with .0155 (4 in 258 attempts) ... Was third in the MWC with a 140.5 passer rating, fifth in the MWC in passing yards per game with 210.4 and fifth in total offense with 228.6 per game ... Matched career-high three TD passes in the season opener against Utah State ... Tossed a pair of TD passes and had 191 yards at No. 13 Arizona State, including an eight-yard TD pass with 18 seconds left to force OT ... Matched his career high with three TD passes and also rushed for a score against Iowa State (9/20) ... Posted three TDs for the second straight game to go along with a career-high 327 yards against Nevada, Reno. Also threw his first pick of the season, snapping a streak of 173 consecutive passes without an interception, which set the school record ... Threw for 251 yards and a pair of TDs against Air Force (10/18) ... Toughed way through several big hits to throw for 321 yards and a TD at BYU (10/25), completing 26-of-40 pass attempts ... Left early in the second half against TCU (11/1) after injuring his knee and missed the final three games.

2007: Walked on to the program in the preseason and quickly impressed the staff ... Worked his way from No. 5 to third on the depth chart to begin the season and eventually earned the starting position by Game Eight ... Started three games (CSU, at Wyoming and 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 ... Set UNLV mark for highest completion percentage as a freshman with 61.1 (58-95) ... Saw his first action vs. Hawaii and completed three of seven pass attempts for 13 yards ... Scored his first career TD 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 collegiate touchdown pass with a five-yarder to Rodelin Anthony ... Named the starter vs. the Rams the following week, he fought off swirling winds to complete 23-36 for 304 yards ... He tossed 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 ... Majoring in political science.

CLAYTON'S OFFENSIVE STATS

PASSING
YEAR	GP-GS	COMP	ATT	YDS	PCT	TD	INT	LG
2008	9-9	152	258	1,894	.589	18	4	48
2007	7-3	58	95	618	.611	4	5	56
TOTAL	16-12	210	353	2,512	.595	22	9	56

RUSHING

YEAR	GP-GS	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	LG
2008	9-9	67	163	2.4	1	21
2007	7-3	51	179	3.5	2	52
TOTAL	16-12	118	342	2.9	3	52