Jayden Clerveaux

Position:
Running Back
Height:
5-11
Weight:
220
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Everett, Mass.
High School:
Williston Northampton
Previous School:
Holy Cross
Twitter:
@JaydenClerveau1
Instagram:
@JaydenClerveau1

Enrolled at Central Michigan in January 2026.

CAREER

Two-time All-Patriot League honoree (First Team in 2024 and Second Team in 2025) … In three-year, 26-game career at Holy Cross, has rushed for 1,735 yards on 367 carries with 16 touchdowns and a long run of 67 yards with six receptions for 37 yards, returned nine kickoffs for 194 yards … Totaled 1,966 career all-purpose yards … Averaged 4.7 yards per run.

2025 AT HOLY CROSS

As a redshirt sophomore running back, saw action in all 12 games … Earned Second Team All-Patriot League honors … Served as team captain … Rushed for 762 yards on 161 carries and five touchdowns (4.7 yards per carry average) and 78.5 yards rushing per game … Also caught six passes for 37 yards … Registered two 100-yard rushing games on the year … Rushed for 65 yards on 16 carries vs. Georgetown (11/22) … Rushed for 142 yards on 21 carries and a touchdown with one reception for seven yards at Bucknell (11/15) … Rushed for 135 yards on 17 carries with a long of 67 yards vs. Lafayette (11/1) … Rushed for 79 yards on 18 carries with one reception for 15 yards vs. Colgate (10/25) … Scored a touchdown, rushed for 77 yards on 12 carries and a long of 43 yards and caught one pass for 11 yards at Richmond (10/18) … Rushed for 84 yards on 17 carries and a touchdown at Fordham (9/27) … Scored touchdown, rushed eight times for 29 yards vs. Rhode Island (9/13) … Finished with 66 rushing yards on 18 carries and a touchdown at New Hampshire (9/6).

2024 AT HOLY CROSS

As a redshirt freshman running back, saw action in in all 12 games with eight starts … First Team All-Patriot League selection … Earned All-New England Team honors … Awarded with the Johnny Turco Memorial Trophy … Honored with the Davitt Award as the team’s top running back … Rushed for 942 yards and 11 touchdowns on 198 carries with 4.8 yards per carry average … Returned nine kickoffs for 194 yards … Accumulated back-to-back 100-yard games vs Fordham (10/12, 159) and Harvard (10/19, 165) … Tallied 70-plus rushing yards in seven consecutive games to close campaign … Averaged 94.7 all-purpose yards per game … Two-time Patriot League Offensive Player of the Week (Oct. 14 and Oct. 21) … Rushed for 135 yards and two touchdowns on 23 carries with a long of 29 at Georgetown (11/23) … Rushed for 91 yards and two touchdowns on 23 carries vs. Bucknell (11/16) … Ran for 84 yards on 20 carries vs. Lehigh (11/9) … Scored a touchdown and ran for 95 yards on 19 carries at Lafayette (10/26) … Rushed for a career-high 165 yards and two touchdowns on 27 carries and caught three passes for 70 yards at Harvard (10/19) … Rushed for 159 yards on 30 carries vs. Fordham (10/12) … Ran for 72 yards on 10 carries and caught one pass for 26 yards at Colgate (10/5) … Rushed for a career-high three touchdowns and 49yards on 17 carries and caught a career-high four passes for 94 yards vs. Yale (9/21) … Rushed for 80 yards and a touchdown on 15 carries at Bryant (9/14).

2023 AT HOLY CROSS

As a true freshman, appeared in two games as a reserve running back … Earned redshirt season … Rushed for 15 yards against Merrimack (9/2) … Ran for 16 yards against Georgetown (11/18).

HIGH SCHOOL

A 2023 graduate of Williston Northampton, where he played one postgraduate year of varsity football for head coach Tommy Beaton … Named a First team All-NEPSAC selection … Earned All-NEPSAC Academic honors … Totaled 1,262 yards … Led Williston Northampton to a 7-2 overall record and third place finish in the NEPSAC with a 6-1 league record as a senior … A 2022 graduate of Everett High School in Everett, Mass., where he played three years of varsity football from 2019-21 for head coach Bob DiLoreto … Named the Greater Boston League Most Valuable Player as a senior in 2021 … Three-year All-Area Scholastic selection by the Boston Herald … Listed as one of the best running backs in the Boston area since his sophomore year … Finished second in the state in scoring with 16 touchdowns and three two-point conversions to finish with 102 points as a senior … Rushed for over 1,500 yards on the year and averaged 10.0 yards per carry as a senior … Led the Crimson Tide to a 9-1 overall record, undefeated 6-0 league record, and state playoff appearance … Ran for four touchdowns and 256 yards on 17 carries vs. Andover … Scored three touchdowns vs. Revere … Named Boston Globe Player of the Week after rushing for two touchdowns and 183 yards on 18 attempts vs. Brockton … As a sophomore, scored the game-winning touchdown on a 15-yard run, rushed for 101 yards and three touchdowns vs. St. John’s of Shrewsbury … Played both running back and strong safety … Also competed in track and field and basketball.

PERSONAL

Born Jayden Clerveaux on January 31, 2004 … Majors in psychology.

ARTICLES
Jayden Clerveaux keeps gaining ground for Holy Cross, is ready for Lafayette