Chris Barclay

Chris Barclay

Louisville Cardinals
Position:	Running backs coach
Personal information
Born:	(1983-10-15) October 15, 1983 (age 41) Louisville, Kentucky, U.S.
Height:	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight:	180 lb (82 kg)
Career information
High school:	Louisville (KY) Male
College:	Wake Forest
Undrafted:	2006
Career history
As a player:
Cleveland Browns (2006–2007) →Berlin Thunder (2007) Tennessee Titans (2007) New Orleans Saints (2007) Atlanta Falcons (2008)* New York Sentinels (2009)
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
As a coach:
Wake Forest (2011) Graduate assistant William & Mary (2012–2013) Running backs coach Marshall (2014–2015) Running backs coach Western Kentucky (2016) Running backs coach Purdue (2017–2022) Running backs coach Louisville (2023–present) Running backs coach
Career highlights and awards
ACC Player of the Year (2005) ACC Offensive Player of the Year (2005) 2× First-team All-ACC (2004, 2005) Second-team All-ACC (2003)
Career NFL statistics
Rushing attempts: 1 Rushing yards: 3 Receptions: 2 Receiving yards: 13 Return yards: 436 Stats at Pro Football Reference

Chris Barclay (born October 15, 1983) is an American football coach and former running back who is the running backs coach for the Louisville Cardinals. He played college football at Wake Forest. He was signed by the Cleveland Browns as an undrafted free agent in 2006 and last played for the New York Sentinels.

Barclay has also been a member of the Berlin Thunder, Tennessee Titans, New Orleans Saints, and Atlanta Falcons.

Barclay capped a standout collegiate career at Wake Forest in 2005, when he was named as the Atlantic Coast Conference 2005 Player of the Year and Offensive Player of the Year. He graduated as the school's career leader in seven major categories, including rushing yards (4,032), scoring (240 points), rushing touchdowns (40), total touchdowns (40), all-purpose yards (4,930), 200-yard rushing games (3) and 1,000 yard rushing seasons (3).

Barclay was originally signed by the Browns as an undrafted free agent out of Wake Forest.^[1] However, Barclay was waived by the team at the end of training camp.^[1] Barclay was then signed to the Browns' practice squad^[1] and subsequently to the team's active roster.^[1]

Following the 2006 season, Barclay was allocated to NFL Europa where he became the starting running back for the Berlin Thunder.^[1] He was the Week 4 Special Teams player of the week after returning 5 kicks for 180 yards, including a 99-yard touchdown.

In his first action with the Browns during the 2007 preseason, he returned a kick-off 88 yards for the game-winning touchdown against the Kansas City Chiefs. He began the regular season on the team's practice squad, where he spent the first 11 weeks of the season.

On November 22, 2007, Barclay was signed off the Cleveland Browns practice squad onto the active roster of the Tennessee Titans to replace Chris Henry, who had been suspended.

On December 24, 2007, Barclay was claimed by the New Orleans Saints off waivers from the Tennessee Titans.^[2] He suffered a sprain knee on July 29, 2008, in training camp and was subsequently placed on injured reserve. He was later released with an injury settlement.

Barclay was signed to the Atlanta Falcons practice squad on October 14, 2008.

Barclay was signed by the New York Sentinels of the United Football League on September 9, 2009.^[3]

After spending the 2011 season as a graduate assistant at Wake Forest, Barclay was hired as the running backs coach at William & Mary for the 2012 season.^[4] In March 2014, Barclay accepted a job at the same position at Marshall.^[5]

• Career statistics from Pro Football Reference
• Wake Forest Demon Deacons bio Archived November 30, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
• United Football League bio
• Just Sports Stats
• Purdue bio Archived January 18, 2017, at the Wayback Machine