Clay Matthews

Cleveland Browns 12th pick

DE ·

USC · 1978–1996

Clay Matthews is a former defensive end out of USC, selected by the Cleveland Browns with the 12th overall pick (round 1) in the 1978 NFL Draft.

Draft Details

Year

Round

Round 1

Pick

12th overall

Team

Position

College

Clay Matthews was the 12th overall pick in the 1978 NFL Draft, selected by the Cleveland Browns.

Pick	Player	Pos	Team	College
9	Keith Simpson	DB	Seattle Seahawks	Memphis
10	Gordon King	OT	New York Giants	Stanford
11	Luther Bradley	CB	Detroit Lions	Notre Dame
13	Mike Kenn	OT	Atlanta Falcons	Michigan
14	John Jefferson	WR	Los Angeles Chargers	Arizona State
15	Steve Little	K	Los Angeles Rams	Arkansas

Other Cleveland Browns picks in 1978 include Ozzie Newsome (TE, round 1), Johnny Evans (P, round 2), Larry Collins (RB, round 3), Mark Miller (QB, round 3), Pete Pullara (OG, round 4), Keith Wright (WR, round 5), Al Pitts (round 6), Jesse Turnbow (DT, round 8), Leo Biedermann (OT, round 12).

No NFL career statistics are available for Clay Matthews in our sources (nflverse, Wikipedia).

Height

6-3

Weight

240 lbs

40-Yard Dash

4.58s

Bench Press

23 reps

Vertical Jump

35.5"

Broad Jump

121"

3-Cone Drill

6.90s

Shuttle

4.18s

Rd	Pick	Team	Player	Pos	College
1	1	HOU	Earl Campbell	RB	Texas
1	2	KC	Art Still	DE	Kentucky
1	3	NO	Wes Chandler	WR	Florida
1	5	BUF	Terry Miller	RB	Oklahoma State
1	6	GB	James Lofton	WR	Stanford
1	7	SF	Ken MacAfee	TE	Notre Dame
1	8	CIN	Ross Browner	NT	Notre Dame
1	9	SEA	Keith Simpson	DB	Memphis
1	10	NYG	Gordon King	OT	Stanford
10	1	HOU	Johnnie Dirden	WR	Sam Houston State