Corey Clement

Corey Joel Clement (born November 2, 1994) is an American football running back for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League. He played college football at Wisconsin, and was signed by the Eagles as an undrafted free agent in 2017. He won Super Bowl LII with the team his rookie season, catching a touchdown in the game and helping execute the Philly Special.

Corey Clement
Clement in Ocean City, New Jersey in 2018.
No. 30 – Philadelphia Eagles
Position:Running back
Personal information
Born: (1994-11-02) November 2, 1994
Glassboro, New Jersey
Height:5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight:220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
High school:Glassboro
(Glassboro, New Jersey)
College:Wisconsin
Undrafted:2017
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of Week 17, 2020
Rushing yards:655
Rushing average:4.0
Receptions:37
Receiving yards:340
Return yards:494
Total touchdowns:9
Player stats at NFL.com

Early years

Clement attended Glassboro High School in Glassboro, New Jersey.[1] During his career, he rushed for 6,245 yards, 34 rushing touchdowns and 90 total touchdowns for the Bulldogs.[2] In track & field, Clement posted a time of 11.76 seconds in the 100-meter dash as a senior.[3] He was ranked by Rivals.com as a four star recruit and the 17th best running back in his class.[4] He originally committed to the University of Pittsburgh to play college football but changed to the University of Wisconsin.[5][6]

College career

Clement attended and played college football at the University of Wisconsin from 2013–2016.[7]

Clement played in 12 games as a true freshman. As a backup to James White and Melvin Gordon during the 2013 season, he rushed for 547 yards on 67 carries with seven touchdowns.[8][9] As a sophomore in 2014, he again was the backup to Gordon.[10][11] Behind Gordon in 2014, Clement had 147 carries for 949 rushing yards and nine touchdowns; 14 receptions for 119 receiving yards and two touchdowns.[12]

The 2015 season was the first year where Clement was Wisconsin's featured running back after Melvin Gordon elected to declare for the 2015 NFL Draft following his redshirt junior season.[13] Just prior to the first game of the season against Alabama in Dallas, Clement injured his groin. Throughout the game against Alabama, Clement was sparingly used, with 8 carries for 16 yards and 2 receptions for 19 yards.[14] He missed the next two games, against Miami (OH) and Troy, with the groin injury before it was announced that he would miss a further four to six weeks after he would receive a sports hernia surgery. He was projected to be able to play in the last three games of the regular season with his first game back being November 7 against Maryland.[15] In late September, Clement traveled to Munich, Germany for his sports hernia surgery, which would be performed by renowned specialist Ulrike Muschaweck.[16] In limited action, he had 221 rushing yards and five rushing touchdowns in four games in the 2015 season.[17]

The 2016 season was the best of Clement's collegiate career statistically. In the first three games, against LSU, Akron, and Michigan State, he totaled 251 rushing yards and five rushing touchdowns.[18][19][20] On October 15, against Ohio State, he had 164 rushing yards, and one week later, he had 134 rushing yards and a touchdown against Iowa.[21][22] On November 12, against Illinois, he had 123 rushing yards and three rushing touchdowns.[23] In the Big Ten Conference Championship game against Penn State, he had 164 rushing yards and a touchdown in the 38–31 loss.[24] Overall, he finished his final collegiate season with 1,375 rushing yards, 15 rushing touchdowns, 12 receptions, and 132 receiving yards. At the end of the season Clement was awarded first-team all Big 10 honors by the coaches, and a second-team all Big 10 honor by the media.[25]

College statistics
Corey ClementRushingReceiving
YearTeamGPAttYardsAvgTDsAvg/GRecYardsTDs
2013Wisconsin11675478.2750.0190
2014Wisconsin141479496.5967.8141192
2015Wisconsin4482214.6555.32190
2016Wisconsin133141,3754.415105.8121320
College Totals425763,0925.43673.6292792

Source:[26]

College awards/honors
2016 season
  • First Team All-Big Ten (coaches)
  • Second Team All-Big Ten (media)[27]
2014 season
  • 1× Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week (Week 10 - 2014)
2013 season
  • 2nd Team All-Big Ten consensus (2013)
  • 2× Big Ten Freshman Player of the Week (Weeks 2, 12 - 2013)

Professional career
Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight Arm length Hand size 40-yard dash 10-yard split 20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press Wonderlic
5 ft 10 1⁄8 in
(1.78 m)		 220 lb
(100 kg)		 30 1⁄2 in
(0.77 m)		 9 3⁄4 in
(0.25 m)		 4.68 s 28.5 in
(0.72 m)		 9 ft 7 in
(2.92 m)		 19 reps 20[28]
All values from NFL Combine[29]

2017 season: Super Bowl LII
See also: 2017 Philadelphia Eagles season

On May 11, 2017, Clement signed with the Philadelphia Eagles as an undrafted free agent.[30][31] He was active in his first NFL game against the Washington Redskins on September 10, 2017.[32] On September 24, 2017, Clement scored his first NFL touchdown against the New York Giants on a 15-yard run.[33] In Week 9, against the Denver Broncos, Clement had a breakout day with 12 rushes for 51 yards, two rushing touchdowns, and a 15-yard touchdown reception.[34] Overall, he finished his rookie season with 321 rushing yards, four rushing touchdowns, 10 receptions, 123 receiving yards, and two receiving touchdowns.[35]

The Philadelphia Eagles finished with a 13–3 record and earned a first-round bye.[36] In the Divisional Round against the Atlanta Falcons, he had 31 receiving yards in the 15–10 victory.[37] In the NFC Championship against the Minnesota Vikings, he had 20 rushing yards in the 38–7 victory.[38] During Super Bowl LII against the New England Patriots, Clement finished with 8 rushing yards on 3 carries and 100 receiving yards on 4 receptions plus a touchdown as the Eagles won 41–33, giving them their first Super Bowl win in franchise history.[39][40] He also took the snap of the Philly Special which he handed off to Trey Burton, who in turn threw a touchdown pass to quarterback Nick Foles.

2018 season
See also: 2018 Philadelphia Eagles season

Clement returned to the Eagles in the 2018 season to a very crowded backfield.[41] He scored his first touchdown of the 2018 season in Week 2 against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.[42] He was placed on injured reserve on December 11, 2018 after suffering a knee injury in Week 14.[43] He finished the 2018 season with 259 rushing yards and two rushing touchdowns.[44]

2019 season

Clement played mostly on special teams in the first four games of the 2019 season before he was placed on injured reserve with a shoulder injury on October 11, 2019.[45]

The Eagles chose not to place a restricted free agent tender on Clement following the 2019 season, and he became a free agent on March 18, 2020.[46]

2020 season
Clement in 2020.

Despite not being tendered by the Eagles as a restricted free agent, on April 29, 2020, he re-signed with the team on a one-year deal.[47] He was placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list by the team on November 19, 2020,[48] and activated on November 27.[49]

NFL career statistics
General Rushing Receiving
Season Team GP GS Att Yards Y/A Y/G TDs Fumbs Tgt Rec Yards Y/R Y/G TDs
2017 PHI 160743214.320.140151012312.37.72
2018 PHI 110682593.823.52425221928.717.50
2019 PHI 4000-0.002------
Career3101425804.118.76640323159810.22

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