Clemson’s Hunter Renfrow hauls in first NFL touchdown

Hunter Renfrow caught 15 touchdowns during his time at Clemson. He recorded his first one in the NFL on Sunday.

The Oakland Raiders rookie receiver caught a 65-yard touchdown pass in the first quarter of Sunday’s game at Houston to give the Raiders a 7-0 lead.

Renfrow entered the game with 14 catches for 115 yards on the season before his career-long 65-yard reception on Sunday.

The game features plenty of former Clemson stars, including Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson, Texans receiver DeAndre Hopkins, Raiders defensive end Clelin Ferrell and Raiders cornerback Trayvon Mullen.

Watson answered Renfrow’s touchdown reception with a touchdown pass late in the first quarter to tie the game at 7. Oakland entered Sunday’s game with a 3-3 record, while the Texans are 4-3 on the year.

This story was originally published October 27, 2019 at 5:11 PM with the headline "Clemson’s Hunter Renfrow hauls in first NFL touchdown."

Matt Connolly

The State

Matt Connolly is the Clemson University sports beat writer and covers college athletics for The State newspaper and TheState.com. Connolly graduated from USC Upstate in Spartanburg in 2011 and previously worked for The (Spartanburg) Herald Journal covering University of South Carolina athletics. He has been with The State since 2015. Connolly received an APSE top 10 award for beat reporting for his coverage of Clemson in 2019. He has also received several SCPA awards, including top sports feature in 2019. Support my work with a digital subscription