2017 Football Roster
Roster
Trace Clopton
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 290
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Brookhaven, Miss.
- High School:
- Brookhaven HS
Enters the season having started 19 games at center, including all 13 last season…
2019 (Sophomore): One of three offensive lineman to start in every game during the season, with Drake Dorbeck and Arvin Fletcher...Helped the Golden Eagles to 407 yards per game of total offense, which is the sixth best in C-USA.
2018 (Freshman): One of nine, true-freshman offensive linemen in FBS to start Opening Weekend (only one other center on the list as well) ... Became the fifth Golden Eagle since 2001 to earn FWAA Freshman All-American honors ... Made seven starts and played in all 11 games, fighting through a midseason injury as well ... Graded out at 84 percent against Auburn, which included a knockdown block.
High School: Played at Brookhaven High School for coach and dad, Tommy Clopton, which finished 11-2 his senior season, reaching the second round of the Class 5A state playoffs ... A three-star offensive lineman by both Rivals and Scout ... Participated in the 2017 Mississippi-Alabama All-Star game in Hattiesburg in which his team won 42-7 ... Dad served as an equipment manager at Southern Miss from 1995-97 ... Named Class 5A First-Team All-State by the Mississippi Association of Coaches ... Awarded Region 3-5A Most Outstanding Lineman, posting 35 pancake blocks his senior year ... Earned First-Team All-State honors as a junior by the MAC, after posting 42 pancake blocks and leading the way for two 1,000-yard rushers ... Registered Daily Leader First-Team All-Area accolades as a junior ... Participated in shot put for the track team and was also a member of the power lifting team.
