Jared Clauss

American football player (born 1981)

American football player

Jared Clauss

No. 96

Position:

Defensive tackle

Personal information

Born:

(1981-04-07) April 7, 1981 (age 43)
Des Moines, Iowa, U.S.

Height:

6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)

Weight:

294 lb (133 kg)

Career information

High school:

West Des Moines (IA) Valley

College:

Iowa

NFL draft:

2004 / Round: 7 / Pick: 230

Career history

Tennessee Titans (2004–2005)
Washington Redskins (2007)*
Oakland Raiders (2007)*

* Offseason and/or practice squad member only

Career NFL statistics

Total tackles:	29
Sacks:	0.5
Passes defended:	1

Player stats at PFR

Jared Clauss (born April 7, 1981) is a former American football defensive tackle. He was selected by the Tennessee Titans in the seventh round of the 2004 NFL Draft. He played college football at Iowa.

Early life

Clauss attended Valley High School in West Des Moines, Iowa.^[1]^[2]

College career

Clauss played college football for the Iowa Hawkeyes from 2000 to 2003, starting 26 career games.^[3]^[4] He earned honorable mention All-Big Ten Conference honors his junior and senior years. He also earned Academic All-Big Ten honors all four years of his college career. Clauss was named an honorary captain for the November 18, 2017 game against Purdue.^[4]

Professional career

Tennessee Titans

Clauss was selected by the Tennessee Titans in the seventh round, with the 230th overall pick, of the 2004 NFL Draft.^[5] He officially signed with the team on July 23, 2004. He played in 14 games, starting one, for the Titans in 2004, recording four solo tackles, three assisted tackles and one pass breakup. Clauss appeared in 15 games, starting one, during the 2005 season, totaling 16 solo tackles, six assisted tackles and half a sack. He was waived by the Titans on September 4, 2006.^[1]

Washington Redskins

Clauss signed a reserve/future contract with the Washington Redskins on January 4, 2007. He was waived on August 2, 2007.^[1]

Oakland Raiders

Clauss was signed by the Oakland Raiders on August 15, 2007. He was waived by the Raiders on August 27, 2007.^[1]

Personal life

Clauss later became a financial advisor with UBS.^[6]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Jared Clauss". pro-football-reference.com. Retrieved June 10, 2024.
^ Jared Clauss profile Archived 2008-08-19 at the Wayback Machine, Tennessee Titans. Accessed August 15, 2008. "Clauss and former Titans starting center Justin Hartwig are both products of Valley High School in West Des Moines, Iowa."
^ "Jared Clauss". profootballarchives.com. Retrieved June 10, 2024.
^ ^a ^b "JARED CLAUSS TO SERVE AS HONORARY CAPTAIN". hawkeyesports.com. November 16, 2017. Retrieved June 10, 2024.
^ "2004 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2023-05-06.
^ "Jared Clauss, CRPS". advisors.ubs.com. Retrieved June 10, 2024.