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2022 (at Alabama State): Played in nine games with two starts, battling injuries most of the year... Finished with five receptions for 56 yards... Recorded a reception in four different games including a season-best two for 22 yards on the road against UCLA... Also instrumental in an offense that rushed for 1,762 yards on the season.

CLEMSON: Caught two passes for 25 yards in 149 career snaps over 19 games at Clemson from 2019-21...2021: Played 27 offensive snaps over three games … made season debut vs. SC State … also saw action against Boston College and UConn. 2020: Played 76 snaps over 12 games … made season debut vs. The Citadel … caught a five-yard pass in his hometown at Georgia Tech. 2019: Played 46 snaps over four games while redshirting … Caught a 20-yard pass in his collegiate debut vs. Georgia Tech.

HIGH SCHOOL: Rated as one of the top five tight ends or H-Backs in the nation by ESPN and Rivals … ESPN ranked Lay as the fourth best tight end/H-back, while Rivals ranked him fifth in that position … ranked as the No. 165 best all-around player in the nation and 16th-best player from the state of Georgia … ranked as the 21st-best overall tight end by 247Sports …played his high school football at Riverdale High School for Rodney Hackney … helped Riverdale High School to an 8-4 record in 2018 … had 29 receptions for 240 yards and four touchdowns in 2017 … had 7-119 and a touchdown in 2016 … at 6-6, is tied for the tallest tight end in Clemson history...

PERSONAL Earned degree in criminal justice in May 2022 … two-time ACC Honor Roll selection (2020-21).