Clayton Tune

Clayton Tune (born March 23, 1999) is an American professional football quarterback. He played college football for the Houston Cougars and was selected by the Arizona Cardinals in the fifth round of the 2023 NFL draft.

Early life Tune attended Hebron High School in Carrollton, Texas. During his career he had 6,686 passing yards with 66 passing touchdowns and 1,074 rushing yards and 20 rushing touchdowns. He originally committed to the University of Kansas to play college football but later changed his commitment to the University of Houston.

College career In his first year at Houston in 2018, Tune appeared in five games and made two starts as a backup to D'Eriq King. He started the final two games of the year in place of an injured King. For the season, he completed 59 of 117 passes for 795 yards with eight touchdowns and two interceptions. Tune entered 2019 again as the backup to King but took over as the starter after King decided to sit out the rest of the season. He completed 106 of 179 passes for 1,533 yards, 11 touchdowns and nine interceptions. Tune started all eight games in 2020, completing 170 of 285 passes for 2,048 yards, 15 touchdowns and 10 interceptions. In 2021, he started all 14 games and completed 287 of 421 passes for 3,546 yards with 30 touchdowns and 10 interceptions.

Professional career

Arizona Cardinals Tune was selected by the Arizona Cardinals in the fifth round (139th overall) of the 2023 NFL draft. Due to Joshua Dobbs being benched, Tune made his first NFL start on November 5, 2023, against the Cleveland Browns, where he threw for 58 yards and two interceptions. As a rookie, he appeared in seven games and made one start in the 2023 season.

Tune was waived by the Cardinals on August 25, 2025.

Green Bay Packers On August 27, 2025, Tune signed with the Green Bay Packers' practice squad. On December 31, the Packers signed Tune to their active roster amid injuries to Jordan Love and Malik Willis, and he started for the team in Week 18, recording six completions for 34 yards and no touchdowns in the 16–3 loss to the Minnesota Vikings. He was waived by Green Bay on January 6, 2026.

Columbus Aviators On January 12, 2026, Tune was allocated to the Columbus Aviators of the United Football League (UFL). Tune was released by the Aviators on February 9.

NFL Career statistics Regular Season Year Team Games Passing Rushing Sacks Fumbles 2023 ARI 7 1 0–1 12 21 57.1 62 3.0 14 0 2 22.6 8 30 3.8 11 1 7 41 2 1 2024 ARI 6 0 — 2 2 100.0 8 4.0 7 0 0 83.3 7 −4 −0.6 2 0 0 0 1 1 2025 GB 2 1 0–1 7 15 46.7 42 2.8 8 0 1 25.7 5 23 4.6 16 0 5 44 1 0 Career 15 2 0–2 21 38 55.3 112 2.9 14 0 3 27.7 20 49 2.5 16 1 12 85 4 2Source: pro-football-reference.com

College

Personal life Tune's great-great uncle was Jim Lawrence.