University of Tennessee Athletics
Football
Clay Bollinger
- Title:
- Director of Recruiting Content
Clay Bollinger enters his third season as the Director of Recruiting Content for the Tennessee Football program and eighth season in college athletics. Bollinger manages the social media and recruiting content strategy for the Volunteers football program.
In his two seasons at UT, the Tennessee Football social media accounts (Twitter, Facebook, Instagram) have generated more than 11 million interactions. His work has been integral in signing the Vols’ two top-13 recruiting classes in 2019 and 2020, including the eighth highest rated recruit in program history according to 247sports in 2019, Vols offensive lineman Darnell Wright.
Prior to coming to Knoxville, the Louisville, Ky., native served as an athletic communications graduate assistant for Clemson Athletics in 2017, where he later earned his master’s degree. While producing content and assisting in publishing duties for the most followed Twitter account in college football at the time, the Tigers went 12-2 that season, winning the ACC Championship and earning the No. 1 seed in the 2017 College Football Playoff.
A 2017 graduate of the University of Kentucky, Bollinger spent three seasons as a student manager and one as a student recruiting assistant with the Wildcats, helping to plan and prep for the 2016 TaxSlayer Bowl. While with the Wildcats, he helped put together one of the best recruiting classes in program history in 2017, which was ranked in the top 25 by multiple recruiting publications.
NFL Draft Picks Worked With (28 total, 7 First Rounders)
LB Isaiah Simmons (RD 1) - Clemson ’20 - Arizona Cardinals
DB AJ Terrell (RD 1) - Clemson ’20 - Atlanta Falcons
WR Tee Higgins (RD 2) - Clemson ’20 - Cincinnati Bengals
DE Darrell Taylor (RD 2) - Tennessee ’20 - Seattle Seahawks
DB Tanner Muse (RD 3) - Clemson ’20 - Las Vegas Raiders
OL John Simpson (RD 4) - Clemson ’20 - Oakland Raiders
OL Logan Stenberg (RD 4) - Kentucky ’20 - Detroit Lions
DB K’Vonn Wallace (RD 4) - Clemson ’20 - Philadelphia Eagles
WR Jauan Jennings (RD 7) - Tennessee ’20 - San Francisco 49ers
OL Tremayne Anchrum (RD 7) - Clemson ’20 - Los Angeles Rams
LB Josh Allen (RD 1) - Kentucky ’19 - Jacksonville Jaguars
DL Clelin Ferrell (RD 1) - Clemson ’19 - Las Vegas Raiders
DL Christian Wilkins (RD 1) - Clemson ’19 - Miami Dolphins
DL Dexter Lawrence (RD 1) - Clemson ’19 - New York Giants
DB Trayvon Mullen (RD 2) - Clemson ’19 - Las Vegas Raiders
DB Lonnie Johnson Jr. (RD 2) - Kentucky ’19 - Houston Texans
DB Mike Edwards (RD 3) - Kentucky ’19 - Tampa Bay Buccaneers
RB Benny Snell (RD 4) - Kentucky ’19 - Pittsburgh Steelers
DL Austin Bryant (RD 4) - Clemson ’19 - Detroit Lions
WR Hunter Renfrow (RD 5) - Clemson ’19 - Las Vegas Raiders
OL George Asafo-Adjei (RD 7) - Kentucky ’19 - New York Giants
LB Dorian O’Daniel (RD 3) - Clemson ’18 - Kansas City Chiefs
WR Deon Cain (RD 6) - Clemson ’18 - Indianapolis Colts
WR Ray Ray McCloud (RD 6) - Clemson ’18 - Buffalo Bills
LB Josh Forrest (RD 6) - Kentucky ’16 - Los Angeles Rams
LB Bud Dupree (RD 1) - Kentucky ’15 - Pittsburgh Steelers
DE Za’Darius Smith (RD 4) - Kentucky ’15 - Baltimore Ravens
LB Avery Williamson (RD 5) - Kentucky ’14 - Tennessee Titans
Conference Championships (1)
2017 ACC - Clemson (Athletics Communications Graduate Assistant)
All-Americans Worked With (7)
OL John Simpson - Clemson ’19 - Unanimous
LB Isaiah Simmons - Clemson ’19 - Unanimous
DL Christian Wilkins - Clemson ’18 - Unanimous
OL Mitch Hyatt - Clemson ’18 - Unanimous
DL Clelin Ferrell - Clemson ’18 - Unanimous
OL Bunchy Stallings - Kentucky ’18 - AP
LB Josh Allen - Kentucky ’18 - Unanimous
National Award Winners Worked With
OL Trey Smith - Tennessee ’20 - Jason Witten Collegiate Man of the Year Award
LB Isaiah Simmons - Clemson ’19 - Butkus Award
WR Hunter Renfrow - Clemson ’18 - Burlsworth Trophy
DL Christian Wilkins - Clemson ’18 - William V. Campbell Trophy, Bill Willis Trophy
LB Josh Allen - Kentucky ’18 - Bednarik Award, Nagurski Award
LB Courtney Love - Kentucky ’17 - Wuerffel Trophy
In his two seasons at UT, the Tennessee Football social media accounts (Twitter, Facebook, Instagram) have generated more than 11 million interactions. His work has been integral in signing the Vols’ two top-13 recruiting classes in 2019 and 2020, including the eighth highest rated recruit in program history according to 247sports in 2019, Vols offensive lineman Darnell Wright.
Prior to coming to Knoxville, the Louisville, Ky., native served as an athletic communications graduate assistant for Clemson Athletics in 2017, where he later earned his master’s degree. While producing content and assisting in publishing duties for the most followed Twitter account in college football at the time, the Tigers went 12-2 that season, winning the ACC Championship and earning the No. 1 seed in the 2017 College Football Playoff.
A 2017 graduate of the University of Kentucky, Bollinger spent three seasons as a student manager and one as a student recruiting assistant with the Wildcats, helping to plan and prep for the 2016 TaxSlayer Bowl. While with the Wildcats, he helped put together one of the best recruiting classes in program history in 2017, which was ranked in the top 25 by multiple recruiting publications.
NFL Draft Picks Worked With (28 total, 7 First Rounders)
LB Isaiah Simmons (RD 1) - Clemson ’20 - Arizona Cardinals
DB AJ Terrell (RD 1) - Clemson ’20 - Atlanta Falcons
WR Tee Higgins (RD 2) - Clemson ’20 - Cincinnati Bengals
DE Darrell Taylor (RD 2) - Tennessee ’20 - Seattle Seahawks
DB Tanner Muse (RD 3) - Clemson ’20 - Las Vegas Raiders
OL John Simpson (RD 4) - Clemson ’20 - Oakland Raiders
OL Logan Stenberg (RD 4) - Kentucky ’20 - Detroit Lions
DB K’Vonn Wallace (RD 4) - Clemson ’20 - Philadelphia Eagles
WR Jauan Jennings (RD 7) - Tennessee ’20 - San Francisco 49ers
OL Tremayne Anchrum (RD 7) - Clemson ’20 - Los Angeles Rams
LB Josh Allen (RD 1) - Kentucky ’19 - Jacksonville Jaguars
DL Clelin Ferrell (RD 1) - Clemson ’19 - Las Vegas Raiders
DL Christian Wilkins (RD 1) - Clemson ’19 - Miami Dolphins
DL Dexter Lawrence (RD 1) - Clemson ’19 - New York Giants
DB Trayvon Mullen (RD 2) - Clemson ’19 - Las Vegas Raiders
DB Lonnie Johnson Jr. (RD 2) - Kentucky ’19 - Houston Texans
DB Mike Edwards (RD 3) - Kentucky ’19 - Tampa Bay Buccaneers
RB Benny Snell (RD 4) - Kentucky ’19 - Pittsburgh Steelers
DL Austin Bryant (RD 4) - Clemson ’19 - Detroit Lions
WR Hunter Renfrow (RD 5) - Clemson ’19 - Las Vegas Raiders
OL George Asafo-Adjei (RD 7) - Kentucky ’19 - New York Giants
LB Dorian O’Daniel (RD 3) - Clemson ’18 - Kansas City Chiefs
WR Deon Cain (RD 6) - Clemson ’18 - Indianapolis Colts
WR Ray Ray McCloud (RD 6) - Clemson ’18 - Buffalo Bills
LB Josh Forrest (RD 6) - Kentucky ’16 - Los Angeles Rams
LB Bud Dupree (RD 1) - Kentucky ’15 - Pittsburgh Steelers
DE Za’Darius Smith (RD 4) - Kentucky ’15 - Baltimore Ravens
LB Avery Williamson (RD 5) - Kentucky ’14 - Tennessee Titans
Conference Championships (1)
2017 ACC - Clemson (Athletics Communications Graduate Assistant)
All-Americans Worked With (7)
OL John Simpson - Clemson ’19 - Unanimous
LB Isaiah Simmons - Clemson ’19 - Unanimous
DL Christian Wilkins - Clemson ’18 - Unanimous
OL Mitch Hyatt - Clemson ’18 - Unanimous
DL Clelin Ferrell - Clemson ’18 - Unanimous
OL Bunchy Stallings - Kentucky ’18 - AP
LB Josh Allen - Kentucky ’18 - Unanimous
National Award Winners Worked With
OL Trey Smith - Tennessee ’20 - Jason Witten Collegiate Man of the Year Award
LB Isaiah Simmons - Clemson ’19 - Butkus Award
WR Hunter Renfrow - Clemson ’18 - Burlsworth Trophy
DL Christian Wilkins - Clemson ’18 - William V. Campbell Trophy, Bill Willis Trophy
LB Josh Allen - Kentucky ’18 - Bednarik Award, Nagurski Award
LB Courtney Love - Kentucky ’17 - Wuerffel Trophy
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