Player Dossier

2008-2011

Northern Illinois

Willie Clark

WR • 6'1" • Roselle, IL, USA

Reliable chain-moverPossession profile

Willie Clark reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Usage / Role

30%

Rotational offensive role

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Impact Production

64

Solid production for a receiver

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Reliability

100

Regular contributor with several takeover games

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Star Power

50

Limited ceiling signals so far

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2010 Postseason · Northern Illinois

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
4
Program Path
Northern Illinois
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Fresno State

Player Story

Willie Clark built his college career from 2008 through 2011 as a wide receiver from Roselle, IL wearing No. 10, spending time with Northern Illinois. The clearest part of Willie Clark's career was his receiving...

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Willie Clark, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2010 Postseason · Northern Illinois. Willie Clark reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Receiving yards
1,123
Receptions
83
Touchdowns
11

Quick Answers

Willie Clark quick answers

Latest team and position
Northern Illinois · WR
Career Receiving Yards
1,123
Tracked sample
4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 36 games
Best season
2010 Postseason · Northern Illinois
Top game
Fresno State
Latest roster
No. 10 · Class 2011
2011 Receiving yards rank
222 receiving yards · WR 378th (top 47%) · Mid-American 56th (top 31%) · National 497th (top 29%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesRecRec YdsTDOverall
2008 Regular SeasonNorthern Illinois4679043.3
2009 Regular SeasonNorthern Illinois919220155.2
2010 PostseasonNorthern Illinois13488082.5
2010 Regular SeasonNorthern Illinois1338514782.5
2011 Regular SeasonNorthern Illinois1016222340.6

Related Context

Willie Clark played WR for Northern Illinois. Across 4 tracked seasons, Willie Clark recorded 18 rushing yards, 1,123 receiving yards, and 11 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2010 with Northern Illinois.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2010 Postseason

Northern Illinois paired 602 primary output with 85.2 efficiency.

Supporting note

2010 Postseason role shape

target-driven usage with 85.2 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value cooled off

2011 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Fresno State

Win with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

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2010 Postseason · Northern Illinois

Games

13

Receiving Yards / G

46.3

Efficiency

85.2

Usage

22.4

Consistency

69.9

Best Game by takeover score

Fresno State

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Fresno State: 88. Iowa State: 35. North Dakota: 45. Minnesota: 18. Akron: 46. Temple: 62. Buffalo: 25. Central Michigan: 7. Western Michigan: 70. Toledo: 28. Ball State: 43. Eastern Michigan: 65. Miami (OH): 70

Volume vs Efficiency

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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Fresno State: 4 by 100. Iowa State: 2 by 100. North Dakota: 2 by 100. Minnesota: 2 by 60. Akron: 3 by 100. Temple: 5 by 82.7. Buffalo: 1 by 100. Central Michigan: 1 by 46.7. Western Michigan: 7 by 66.7. Toledo: 2 by 93.3. Ball State: 4 by 71.7. Eastern Michigan: 5 by 86.7. Miami (OH): 4 by 100

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins45.2 · Games = 11 · -7.3 vs Losses
Losses52.5 · Games = 2 · +7.3 vs Wins

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

13 games

Featured metric

Receiving Yards

Top game by takeover score

Fresno State

Best efficiency game

100 vs Fresno State

Result
Sat 12/18@ Fresno StateW 40-174882222032
Sat 12/4@ Miami (OH)L 21-2647017.517.50139
Fri 11/26@ Eastern Michigan2+ TDW 71-35651313218
Sat 11/20@ Ball StateW 59-2144310.810.80016
Wed 11/10vs ToledoW 65-302281414020
Sat 10/30@ Western MichiganW 28-217701010121
Sat 10/23vs Central MichiganW 33-7177707
Sat 10/16vs BuffaloW 45-141252525125
Sat 10/9vs TempleW 31-1756212.412.40019
Sat 10/2@ Akron2+ TDW 50-1434615.315.30223
Sun 9/26@ MinnesotaW 34-2321899010
Sat 9/11vs North DakotaW 23-1724522.522.50033
Fri 9/3@ Iowa StateL 10-2723517.517.50022

Player Story

Willie Clark story

Willie Clark built his college career from 2008 through 2011 as a wide receiver from Roselle, IL wearing No. 10, spending time with Northern Illinois. The clearest part of Willie Clark's career was his receiving role: 83 catches, 1,123 receiving yards, 11 touchdowns, and 18 rushing yards across 36 career games in the available record. His career also includes 18 rushing yards and 7 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Willie Clark's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

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    Northern Illinois

    2008-2011

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

20082009201020102011
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2008 Regular SeasonNorthern Illinois7959.512.9
2009 Regular SeasonNorthern Illinois2206716.9141
2010 PostseasonNorthern Illinois60285.222.4382
2010 Regular SeasonNorthern Illinois60285.222.40
2011 Regular SeasonNorthern Illinois22262.910.6-380

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Fresno State

Week 1 · W 40-17 · Postseason

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

88

Receiving Yards

92.8 takeover

88 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#2

@ Bowling Green

Week 11 · W 45-14 · Conference game

109

Receiving Yards

91.3 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

109 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#3

@ Miami (OH)

Week 14 · L 21-26 · Conference game

70

Receiving Yards

89.5 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

70 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#4

vs Toledo

Week 8 · W 38-7 · Conference game

35

Receiving Yards

87 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

35 receiving yards with a 77.8 efficiency score.

#5

vs Western Illinois

Week 2 · W 41-7

52

Receiving Yards

86.9 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

52 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2010 Postseason · Northern Illinois

602 primary output · 85.2 efficiency · 22.4 usage

82.5

#2

2010 Regular Season · Northern Illinois

82.5

602 primary · 85.2 efficiency · 22.4 usage

#3

2009 Regular Season · Northern Illinois

55.2

220 primary · 67 efficiency · 16.9 usage

Milestones

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100+ receiving yards

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8+ catch outings

3

2+ TD games