"Lots of interest in an exciting inside-outside CB prospect," notes Melo.
Clark registered a career-high 51 tackles, four tackles for a loss, a sack, four passes defensed, an interception, and a touchdown through 12 game appearances as a senior in 2022, per Sports Reference. He recorded 167 tackles, 13.5 tackles for a loss, three sacks, 28 passes defensed, five interceptions, and a touchdown through his four collegiate seasons. In 2021, the defensive back hauled in a team-leading and career-high three interceptions for the Cardinals despite being limited to six starts in eight games due to a torn ACL.
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Clark is from Richmond, VA. He earned a pre-draft grade of 5.92 from NFL.com, which equates to an "average backup or special-teams player," per the site's 8-point grading scale.
At the NFL Scouting Combine, the 5' 10 1/4" and 181-pound Clark had a 40-time of 4.42 seconds, a vertical jump of 34.5 inches, a broad jump of 122 inches, and a 20-yard shuttle time of 4.21 seconds. His other measurables include an arm length of 29 5/8 inches and hands measuring 8 1/4 inches.
Lance Zierlein of NFL.com wrote the following within his scouting report:
Clark is small but fast. He plays with twitchy feet and a competitive demeanor when challenging the throw. He's capable of stalking short and intermediate routes with a feel for the passing lane, but his lack of size and length shows up down the field. While the ball skills and athletic traits work in his favor, trouble with run support and big slot targets could be difficult obstacles to overcome in the NFL.
| College Statistics | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | School | Class | G | Solo | Ast | Tot | Loss | Sk | Int | ||||||||
| 2019 | Liberty | FR | 13 | 36 | 4 | 40 | 4 | 2 | -- | ||||||||
| 2020 | Louisville | SO | 10 | 27 | 9 | 36 | 2 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||
| 2021 | Louisville | SO | 8 | 30 | 10 | 40 | 3.5 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||
| 2022 | Louisville | SR | 12 | 35 | 16 | 51 | 4 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| Total | 128 | 39 | 167 | 13.5 | 3 | 5 | |||||||||||
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