Clayton Tune was suddenly thrust into a starting quarterback role in 2019 when Houston star quarterback D’Eriq King was shut down for the season. Three years later, he left as one of the most accomplished and decorated quarterbacks in Cougar history.
The four-year starter was selected as the 139th overall pick of the fifth round of the 2023 NFL Draft. He was the second Cougar selected, two rounds following his go-to wide receiver Tank Dell, who landed in the third round to the Houston Texans. Tune was the ninth quarterback selected and the first Cougar gunslinger drafted since Kevin Kolb in 2007.