Sims and Clarke Drafted in Third Round
May 09, 2014 11:08 PM | General
West Virginia University running back Charles Sims was drafted by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers with the fifth pick of the third round of the National Football League’s first-year player’s draft, the 69th overall selection, and defensive lineman Will Clarke was drafted by the Cincinnati Bengals with the 24th pick of the third round, the 88th overall pick.
After having three all-conference seasons at the University of Houston, Sims transferred to play his final year at West Virginia. In 2013, he earned All-Big 12 First Team honors, was named the Big 12 Newcomer of the Year and finished as WVU’s first 1,000-yard rusher since 2009, posting 1,095 yards on 208 carries and 11 touchdowns. He tied for the team lead with 45 catches for 401 yards and three touchdowns.
Sims was No. 2 in the Big 12 Conference and No. 33 nationally in all-purpose yardage (1,549), No. 3 in the Big 12 and No. 40 nationally in rushing yards, No. 3 in the Big 12 in rushing touchdowns, No. 13 in the Big 12 in points responsible for (84) and No. 14 in receptions per game.
At Houston, Sims finished with 2,370 rushing yards and 29 touchdowns, while registering 1,707 receiving yards and eight touchdowns.
Clarke was an All-Big 12 Conference Second Team honoree in 2013, finishing with a fifth-best 49 tackles for WVU, and a team-leading six sacks and 17 tackles for loss. He was No. 2 in the Big 12 Conference in tackles for loss and No. 16 nationally and was No. 6 in the league in sacks.
For his career, he finished with 111 tackles, including nine sacks and 28.5 tackles for loss and seven pass breakups.
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