Clay Harbor

Clayton Lee Harbor was born on July 2, 1987, in Dwight, Illinois. He excelled in athletics early in life, becoming a four-year letterman in football, basketball, and track at Dwight High School. During his final three seasons, he earned All-Interstate 8 Conference honors in all three sports. In football, playing wide receiver and safety, Harbor set school records with 60 receptions, 1,079 yards, and 19 touchdowns. Despite not initially receiving a football scholarship, his brother, Cory, helped him secure a scholarship to Missouri State University after a basketball injury during his senior year. At Missouri State, Harbor was redshirted his freshman year and played wide receiver as a redshirt freshman in 2006, recording six receptions for 73 yards.

Harbor transitioned to tight end during his redshirt sophomore year in 2007, where he began to establish his collegiate career. He set school records for receptions and yards in a single season as a tight end with 45 receptions and 647 yards, earning Associated Press third-team All-America and first-team All-Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) honors. He continued to perform strongly, leading the Bears with 40 receptions for 457 yards as a junior, which earned him second-team Associated Press All-America honors. By his senior year, Harbor accumulated 59 receptions for 729 yards, leading all tight ends nationally in receiving yards per game. He concluded his college career as Missouri State’s all-time receptions leader with 150 and ranked third in receiving yards with 1,906. He was named Football Championship Subdivision first-team All-America and received first-team All-MVFC honors for the third consecutive year.

Following his distinguished college career, Harbor participated in the NFL Scouting Combine in 2010. Among tight ends, he led in the bench press with 30 repetitions and placed second in the vertical jump with 40 inches. Harbor was drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in the fourth round (125th overall) of the 2010 NFL Draft. He signed a four-year contract in June 2010. During his NFL career, he played for several teams, including the Philadelphia Eagles (2010-2012), Jacksonville Jaguars (2013-2015), New England Patriots (2016), Detroit Lions (2016), and New Orleans Saints (2017). Across 98 career games, he achieved 114 receptions, 1,170 receiving yards, and 8 touchdowns, and also won 1 Super Bowl. After his NFL career, Clay has engaged in media work, including appearances on reality television shows like “The Bachelorette” and “Bachelor in Paradise”, and has pursued an MBA from the Kelley School of Business at Indiana University Bloomington.