Athletic Hall of Fame: Clayton Fejedelem '11

INDUCTED 2024
Earned two varsity letters in football (2009-10)... two-time All-South Suburban Conference defensive back... helped Lemont to a 21-3 record, two SSC Blue titles, and two IHSA Quarterfinal appearances... totaled 152 tackles, nine interceptions, and 10 pass breakups in two seasons... team captain who was tabbed as the SSC Blue Defensive Player of the Year as a senior in 2010... collected 91 tackles and added five interceptions and three blocked kicks in 2010... scored seven touchdowns as a senior (3 rushing, 3 punt returns, 1 kickoff return)... tabbed with 2010 Illinois High School Football Coaches Association Class 6A All-State honors... also participated in boys’ lacrosse and wrestling... cited as Saint Xavier University’s Newcomer of the Year in 2011... helped Saint Xavier win the 2011 NAIA National Championship... earned all-conference honors as a sophomore in 2012... transferred to the University of Illinois and earned two letters... played in all 13 games and earned the team’s Defensive Skill Points Award as a junior in 2014... earned All-Big Ten honors from both the media and coaches as a senior in 2015... served as team captain and was Illinois’s Defensive Player of the Year... racked up 140 tackles and led the Big Ten and was fifth nationally with 11.7 tackles per game... selected by the Cincinnati Bengals in the 2016 NFL Draft... played in 107 games over seven NFL seasons for the Bengals (2016-19) and Miami Dolphins (2020-22)... totaled 146 tackles with two fumble recoveries, one interception and one touchdown in his NFL career... was a special teams Pro Bowl alternate three straight years (2017-19)... four-time special teams captain for the Bengals (2018-19) and Dolphins (2020-21).