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The No. 46 player in our top-50 countdown of the Mountain West players is New Mexico Lobos kick returner/running back Chase Clayton. Clayton is more known for his return skill as he has received multiple preseason accolades for his return skills.
As a return man in 2012, Clayton averaged 30 yards per kick return and had a pair of touchdowns. His time on offense was limited with 32 carries for 209 yards, but that is a solid 6.53 yards per carry. The running back spot for New Mexico is deep with Kasey Carrier, Jhurell Pressley and one can also include quarterback Cole Gautsche. Clayton is behind all of those, so his way to make a name for himself is returning kicks and making plays whenever he gets the chance on offense.
Here is the latest update on who picked where plus the composite, click the players name in the composite row to read why they ended up with that ranking. Also, bold is where today's player was selected.
Composite | Jeremy Mauss | Chris Hondros | ROFLCOPTER16 | rebelfan1 | NevadaPack | Matthew_K |
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26. | Nick Sherry, UNLV, QB | |||||
27. | Cory James, Colorado State, LB | |||||
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29. | Chase Clayton, KR/WR, New Mexico | |||||
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31. | Nolan Kohorst, UNLV, PK | Dominic Rufran, Wyoming, WR | ||||
32. | Christian Tago, San Jose Sate, LB | |||||
33. | Alex Hansen, DE, Air Force | Zach Vigil, Utah State, LB | ||||
34. | Zach Vigil, Utah State, LB | Jon Lee, Air Force, RB | Marcel Jensen, Fresno State, TE | |||
35. | Cole Gautsche, New Mexico, QB | |||||
36. | John Hardy-Tuliau, Hawai'i, S | Chandler Jones, San Jose State, WR | ||||
37. | Cole Gautsche, New Mexico, QB | Joel Bitonio, Nevada, T | ||||
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39. | Ty MacArthur, Air Force, WR/KR | |||||
40. | Nevin Lawson, Utah State, CB | Don Jackson, Nevada, RB | Lenny Jones, Nevada, DE | |||
41. | Josh Harper, Fresno State, WR | Marcel Jensen, Fresno State, TE | Josh Harper, Fresno State, WR | |||
42. | Cory James, Colorado State, LB | Austin Lopez, K, San Jose State | Andy Jennings, Fresno State, DE | Josh Quezada, Fresno State, RB | ||
43. | Dillon Farrell, New Mexico, Center | Dillon Farrell, New Mexico, Center | Andy Jennings, Fresno State, DE | Dallas Bollema, New Mexico, LB | ||
44. | Billy Ray Stutzmann, Hawaii, WR | Nevin Lawson, Utah State, CB | Nevin Lawson, Utah State, CB | DeAndre Elliott, Colorado State, CB | Ben Clarke, Hawaii, C | John Hardy-Tuliau, Hawai'i, S |
45. | Jon Lee, Air Force, RB | Blake Renaud, LB, Boise State | Marcel Jensen, Fresno State, TE | Ian Seau, Nevada, LB | Alex Hansen, DE, Air Force | |
46. Chase Clayton, KR/WR, New Mexico | Trent Matthews, Colorado State, S | Sam Meredith, DT, San Diego State | Billy Ray Stutzmann, Hawaii, WR | Taylor Graham, Hawaii, QB | Nolan Kohorst, UNLV, PK | LaMarr Bratton, G, New Mexico |
47. Zach Vigil, Utah State, LB | Sidney Hodge, UNLV, CB | Kivon Cartwright, Colorado State, TE | Tyler Ervin, KR, San Jose State | |||
49. Cory James, Colorado State, LB | Ty MacArthur, Air Force, WR/KR | Richy Turner, Nevada, WR | Joel Bitonio, T, Nevada | |||
49.Marcel Jensen, Fresno State, TE | Nick Sherry, UNLV, QB | Chase Clayton, KR/WR, New Mexico | Eric Pinkins, San Diego State, SS | Marcus Sullivan, UNLV, WR | ||
50. Garrett Grayson, Colorado State, QB | Colin Lockett, San Diego State, WR | Lenny Jones, Nevada, DE | Chandler Jones, San Jose State, WR |