#66 Jeromey Clary | OT
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Position: OT College: Kansas State Height: 6-6 Weight: 306 Age: 24 Experience: 2nd Season Acquired: Draft '06 Hometown: Mansfield, Texas |
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Career StatsJeromey Clary’s career took off in 2007. It was quite an ascent for the former 2006 sixth-round draft choice, who spent his entire rookie season on the club’s practice squad.
When the ’07 season started, Clary made the squad as a reserve tackle and special teams performer. He was called upon several times early in the season to spell players at both tackle and guard. Then in early December with the Bolts’ running game struggling to get on track, Head Coach Norv Turner inserted Clary into the starting lineup to replace a struggling Shane Olivea at right tackle.
Over the final five games of the regular season with Clary starting at RT, the Chargers rushed for 880 yards and eight touchdowns, an average of 176 yards and 1.6 rushing touchdowns per game. Not surprisingly, the Bolts went 5-0 during that stretch. With Olivea being released in February, the path has been cleared for Clary, who heads into 2008 as the team’s starting right tackle.
As a collegian at KansasState, Clary was one of the top tackles in the Big 12 Conference. He and Chargers running back Darren Sproles were teammates at K-State. In Jeromey’s first season as a starter (2003) as a sophomore, he helped pave the way for Sproles to lead the nation in rushing with 1,986 yards.
TRANSACTION HISTORY: Sixth-round draft choice (187) by San Diego, April 30, 2006.
2007: Saw extensive action at right tackle in Week 2 at New England after Shane Olivea left game late in first quarter with lower back injury…made first-career start in Lambeau Field as right tackle Week 3 for injured Shane Olivea…briefly spelled Olivea at right tackle and Mike Goff at right guard in Chargers’ Nov. 18 game at Jacksonville…again spelled Olivea at left tackle Nov. 25 vs. Baltimore…moved into starting lineup at right tackle Dec. 2 at Kansas City and had key role in 191-yard rushing day…Bolts broke 10-10 tie at half with Chiefs by scoring rushing touchdowns of 31 and 28 yards in third and fourth quarters…line helped Chargers rush for 274 yards vs. Detroit on Dec. 16, second-highest total ever in team history…team record (287) was set against the New York Jets on Oct. 13, 1963…line also did not allow any sacks against Lions…line only allowed one sack in 26 pass plays and helped team rush for 147 yards in 23-3 win over Denver on ESPN Monday Night Football Dec. 24…allowed only one sack and blocked for 120 yard rush day at Oakland Dec. 30…only allowed one sack in 31 pass plays in AFC Wild Card Playoff win over Tennessee Jan. 6…did not allow any sacks in Jan. 13 AFC Divisional Playoff win at Indianapolis…line had perfect blocks as Billy Volek scored game-winning touchdown on one-yard quarterback sneak…line allowed only one sack in 38 pass plays in AFC Championship Game at New England.
2006: Spent entire season on Chargers' practice squad.
2007: Saw extensive action at right tackle in Week 2 at New England after Shane Olivea left game late in first quarter with lower back injury…made first-career start in Lambeau Field as right tackle Week 3 for injured Shane Olivea…briefly spelled Olivea at right tackle and Mike Goff at right guard in Chargers’ Nov. 18 game at Jacksonville…again spelled Olivea at left tackle Nov. 25 vs. Baltimore…moved into starting lineup at right tackle Dec. 2 at Kansas City and had key role in 191-yard rushing day…Bolts broke 10-10 tie at half with Chiefs by scoring rushing touchdowns of 31 and 28 yards in third and fourth quarters…line helped Chargers rush for 274 yards vs. Detroit on Dec. 16, second-highest total ever in team history…team record (287) was set against the New York Jets on Oct. 13, 1963…line also did not allow any sacks against Lions…line only allowed one sack in 26 pass plays and helped team rush for 147 yards in 23-3 win over Denver on ESPN Monday Night Football Dec. 24…allowed only one sack and blocked for 120 yard rush day at Oakland Dec. 30…only allowed one sack in 31 pass plays in AFC Wild Card Playoff win over Tennessee Jan. 6…did not allow any sacks in Jan. 13 AFC Divisional Playoff win at Indianapolis…line had perfect blocks as Billy Volek scored game-winning touchdown on one-yard quarterback sneak…line allowed only one sack in 38 pass plays in AFC Championship Game at New England.
2006: Spent entire season on Chargers' practice squad.
COLLEGE: Second-team All-Big 12 selection as senior by Associated Press, Kansas City Star, Austin American-Statesman, Dallas Morning News, Fort Worth Star Telegram, Houston Chronicle, San Antonio Express-News and league’s coaches…chosen to play in 2006 East-West Shrine Game…three-time (2003-05) first-team Academic All-Big 12 selection…Kansas State’s Outstanding Lineman of Year as junior and senior…as senior, earned team awards for Lifter of Year, Scholar-Athlete of Year and Paul Coffman Award for outstanding leadership, attitude and improvement…second-team all-conference following junior year by Big 12 coaches and K.C. Star, and honorable mention by Associated Press…also named team’s Outstanding Offensive Lineman...played at Kansas State from 2002-05…graduated with degree in psychology.
PERSONAL: Born Nov. 5, 1983 in Norfolk, Nebraska…all-region, all-area, all-district and academic all-state choice at Mansfield High School in Mansfield, Texas…named team’s Offensive MVP as senior and selected to play in Coca-Cola All-Star Game.
