Clay Harbor

Clayton Lee Harbor (born July 2, 1987) is an American former professional football player who was a tight end in the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the Philadelphia Eagles in the fourth round of the 2010 NFL draft. He played college football for the Missouri State Bears. He was also a member of the Jacksonville Jaguars, New England Patriots, Detroit Lions, and New Orleans Saints.

Early life and education Harbor is the son of Jeff Harbor and Donna Norman. He grew up in Dwight, Illinois and attended Dwight High School, which had a graduating class of only 74 during Harbor's senior year. He was a four-year letterman in football, basketball, and track. In his final three seasons, he earned All-Interstate 8 Conference honors in each sport. In football, Harbor played wide receiver and safety, and broke the school record with 60 receptions, 1,079 yards, and 19 touchdowns.

Harbor was not offered a scholarship in football, and decided to try and earn a basketball scholarship until he sustained an injury during his senior basketball season. Harbor's brother Cory, who played linebacker for the Missouri State Bears, persuaded the coaches at Missouri State to give Harbor a chance, and he was offered a scholarship.

He earned a Bachelor of Science in Hospitality Administration and Management from Missouri State University and is currently pursuing Master of Business Administration student at Kelley School of Business, Indiana University Bloomington.

College career During his freshman year at Missouri State, Harbor was redshirted. The following year, as a redshirt freshman, he played in 11 games, starting two of the eleven at wide receiver. He caught six passes for 73 yards in 2006. His best game that season was in a win against Southwest Baptist University (of the NAIA), in which he recorded three receptions for 34 yards, including a touchdown. He also caught a 31-yard pass against Oklahoma State.

Harbor switched positions as a redshirt sophomore in 2007, moving from wide receiver to tight end. Against Southern Illinois, he caught seven passes for 87 yards. He made five receptions for 106 yards against Indiana State University, and he set school records for receptions and yards in a single season as a tight end with 45 receptions and 647 yards. Following the season, he earned Associated Press third-team All-America and first-team All-Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) honors. As a sophomore, he was named Missouri State's offensive player of the year.

Harbor was one of 20 players selected to participate in the NFL Scouting Combine from the FCS or a lower division.

Philadelphia Eagles Harbor was selected by the Philadelphia Eagles in the fourth round of the 2010 NFL draft with the 125th overall pick. He was signed to a four-year contract worth $2.243 million with $453,000 guaranteed on June 15, 2010. In 2010, he recorded nine receptions for 72 yards and one touchdown. Against the San Francisco 49ers as a rookie, he caught three passes for 55 yards and had a touchdown reception. Harbor was released by the team on August 31, 2013.

Jacksonville Jaguars Harbor was claimed off waivers by the Jacksonville Jaguars on September 1, 2013. He played all 16 games in the 2013 season for the Jaguars, catching 24 passes for 292 yards, and scoring two touchdowns.

New England Patriots On March 30, 2016 Harbor signed with the New England Patriots. On October 3, 2016, he was released by the Patriots.

Detroit Lions On October 4, 2016, Harbor was signed by the Lions.

New Orleans Saints On May 14, 2017, Harbor was signed by the New Orleans Saints. He was placed on injured reserve on August 28, 2017.

Team 9 Harbor signed with the XFL's Team 9 practice squad on March 10, 2020. He had his contract terminated when the league suspended operations on April 10, 2020.

NFL career statistics Legend Bold Career high

Regular season Year Team Games Receiving Fumbles GP GS Rec Yds Avg Lng TD Fum Lost 2010 PHI 9 6 9 72 8.0 24 1 0 0 2011 PHI 16 3 13 163 12.5 27 1 0 0 2012 PHI 14 9 25 186 7.4 19 2 1 1 2013 JAX 16 7 24 292 12.2 31 2 2 1 2014 JAX 13 8 26 289 11.1 59 1 0 0 2015 JAX 15 3 14 149 10.6 26 1 0 02016 NE 3 0 – – – – – – – DET 12 2 3 19 6.3 9 0 0 0 2017 NO 0 0 Did not play due to injury Career 98 38 114 1,170 10.3 59 8 3 2

Postseason Year Team Games Receiving Fumbles GP GS Rec Yds Avg Lng TD Fum Lost 2010 PHI 1 1 – – – – – – – 2016 DET 1 0 – – – – – – – 2017 NO 0 0 Did not play due to injury Career 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Reality television Harbor was a contestant on the 14th season of The Bachelorette, starring Rebecca "Becca" Kufrin, in 2018. Harbor, however, left the show after injuring his wrist while playing tackle football with the other contestants. The injury required surgery.

He was on the sixth season of Bachelor in Paradise in 2019.