2015 Football Roster
Jersey Number 20
Clayton Fejedelem
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-1 / 200
- Position:
- DB
- Hometown:
- Lemont, Ill.
- High School:
- Lemont
2015 Senior
- All-Big Ten second team selection by the media
- All-Big Ten honorable mention selection by the coaches
- Illini Team Captain and Defensive Player of the Year
- Started all 12 games at free safety
- Team-best 140 tackles, most by an Illini since 2006
- Led the Big Ten and fifth in nation with 11.7 tackles per game
- Also had seven PBUs, two INTs, one FF and 4.5 TFLs on season
- Seven games with 10+ tackles
- Career-high 19 tackles vs. Wisconsin, the 11th-most in an FBS game in 2015
- Interceptions against Nebraska and Wisconsin
- Forced fumble at Penn State
- Recovered a blocked punt for a touchdown vs. Middle Tennessee
- Career-high three PBUs vs. Middle Tennessee
- Career-high 12 solo tackles and 2.0 TFLs at Purdue
- Earned bachelor’s degree in communication in May 2015
2014 Junior
- Eamed team's Defensive Skill Points Award
- Played in all 13 games, including one start
- Tallied 51 tackles, a tackle for loss, two PBUs and a fumble recovery on the season
- Earned his first career start at free safety at Northwestern, recording a career-high 12 tackles and one PBU
- Led the team with eight tackles against Penn State
- Recorded his first tackle as an Illini against Western Kentucky. 2013 Redshirt: Joined team as a walk-on during 2013 spring practices but had to sit out the season due to NCAA transfer rules
At St. Xavier
- Had a successful two-year career at the NAIA power in Chicago before transferring to Illinois in spring 2013
- Led SXU to an 11-2 record in 2012, racking up 87 tackles, 10.5 TFLs, 1.0 sack, 3 interceptions, 8 PBUs and two fumble recoveries to earn second-team All-Mid-State Football Association honors
- Named St. Xavier Newcomer of the Year in 2011 after helping the Cougars to the NAIA national championship and a 14-1 record
- Had 68 tackles, 5.0 TFLs, five interceptions, a team-high nine PBUs, three forced fumbles, four fumble recoveries and one pick-six touchdown in 2011
High School
- Earned All-State honors as a senior in 2010
- Two-time All-Conference selection
- Earned South Suburban Blue Player of the Year honors in 2010
- Also lettered in wrestling and lacrosse in high school
- High school coach was Eric Michelson
Personal
- Last name pronounced FEJ-uh-lem
- Born June 2, 1993
- Son of Colleen and Steven Fejedelem
- Has two brothers
- Earned bachelor's degree in communication from Illinois in May 2015 and currently is enrolled in a second degree program for agricultural leadership education
Career Highs
Tackles: 19 vs. Wisconsin 10/24/15
Solos: 12 at Purdue 11/7/15
TFLs: 2.0 at Purdue 11/7/15
Fumbles Forced: 1 at Penn State, 10/31/15
Fumbles Recovered: 1 at Ohio State, 11/1/14
Fumble Return Yards: 16 at Ohio State, 11/1/14
PBUs: 3 vs. Middle Tennessee, 9/26/15
Interceptions: 1 vs. Nebraska, 10/3/15
Interception Return Yards: 18 vs. Nebraska, 10/3/15
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