Clay Johnston had his name called in the seventh round of the 2020 NFL Draft on Saturday afternoon as the Los Angeles Rams selected the former Wylie linebacker with the 234th pick.

After a standout career as a Bulldog, Johnston went to Waco and showed his promise at Baylor. Injuries ended his sophomore and senior years early, though, likely causing him to fall in the draft.

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Johnston broke his hand and then injured a wrist in the 2017 season, ending his year four games early. This past season it was an ACL tear in Baylor's double-overtime win against Texas Tech at the midpoint of the regular season.

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“Knee injury, Trey (Wingo), limited him to basically six games, only,” ESPN draft analyst Mel Kiper said following the pick. “Still averaged almost 10 tackles a game, eight of those were tackles for loss. Two years ago, he had 99 tackles. This year he had the injury, but prior to that, against the run he made stops attacking the line, he made tackles in pursuit, brought pressure on the quarterback, made plays in coverage.”

Johnston was a preseason All-Big 12 pick entering the 2019 season.

During his time with the Bulldogs, Johnston led them to the 2014 region semifinals and was a first-team all-state pick as a senior and a second-team selection in 2013.

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