Chuck Clements - #7 - QB - Houston - Profile

COLLEGE: Acquired by the Jets with the 191st overall selection in the 1997 draft (6th QB selected) in a pick the Jets obtained from the Denver Broncos in exchange for the Jets' 3rd round pick (#67 for #88, #191, #229) ...a classic pocket passer with good size who can throw the long ball and has a soft, short touch on intermediate routes ...reads defenses well and can throw on the move ... ranks 3rd on Houston's all-time career throwing yardage list with 7,112 yards ranks 2nd among pass completions ... also had 43 TO passes 1996: 1st team all-Conference USA selection ...led the league in total offense and passing ... in 11 games played was 354-223-2417-.630 comp pct.-21 TD-13 INT with a long of 55 yards ... led Houston to 4 wins on its final possession, with overtime wins vs. Pitt and Southern Mississippi, and with late (less than 2 minutes) game winning drives vs. Southwestern Louisiana and Tulane ...passed the 300-yard mark twice, and also had games of 297 and 296 yards ...threw, a career high 4 TD passes vs. Pitt and Memphls ...ranked 14th In Southwest Conference history in career pass completions and passattempts (the SWC disbanded following Clements' junior season) ...gained 321 yards on 26 of 36 attempts with 3 TD vs. Sam Houston State ...was 20 of 29 for 297 and a pair of TD in a 56-49 overtime win over Southern Mississippi State ...gained 217 yards on 14 of 28 passing vs. Syracuse in the Liberty Bowl ... 1995: all-SWC 2nd-team choice ...led the conference with an avg. of 235.0 yards per game in total offense ...completed 245 of 437 passes (56.1 %) for 2641 yards (5th best season total in school history) and 15 TD ...was 35 of 48 for 401 yards and 3 TD, including scoring strikes of 33 and 25 yards vs. Texas Christian ...closed out the season by going 25-37-277-2 TD, including a 43-yard TD pass with 1:19 left in a come from behind 18-17 win over Rice ... 1994: started the 1st 4 games of the season and the season finale, finishing 91 of 162 (56.2%) for 838 yards and 3 TD ...missed most of the season with a broken hand suffered in the 4th game against Ohio State ...his best game of the season was a 23-38-304 yard outing vs. Kansas ... 1993: appeared in 9 games, starting vs. Michigan, Texas and Cincinnati ...completed 124 of 239 passes (51.9%) for 1216 yards and 4 TD ...in his 1st career start, he responded with 276 yards and a pair of scores on 25 of 40 attempts vs. Michigan hit on 22 of 39 passes for 234 yards and a 46-yard TO vs. Texas gained 323 yards on 36 of 66 passes vs. Cincy ... 1992: dshirted as a freshman.
PERSONAL: Single ...sociology major ...brother, Steve, played OB at Brigham Young and served primarily as Heisman Trophy winner Ty Detmer's backup ...father, Joe, was his high school coach at Huntsville (TX) HS and a former Texas QB ...earned Super Prep and Blue Chip Illustrated all-America honors and added all-Greater Houston Class 5A honors ...was rated among the state's top 100 prep players ...led the team to the Texas state playoffs a& he completed 169 of 296 passes (57.1%) for 2519 yards and 19 TD as a senior ...threw for 2919 yards and 29 TO on 200 of 362 attempts as a junior to earn all-state honors as a junior ...also played basketball, baseball and track in high school. ..hobbies include playing golf and watching movies ...lists starting his 1st college game at Michigan as his greatest athletic thrill. ..born in Kingsville, TX.