Player Dossier

2009-2012

West Virginia

Ryan Clarke

RB • 6'0" • Glen Burnie, MD, USA

Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover

Ryan Clarke leans balanced backfield option traits and 62.5 efficiency.

Usage / Role

1%

Rotational offensive role

lowfeatured

Impact Production

7

Developing production for a back

lowelite

Reliability

15

Sporadic game-to-game production

lowhigh

Star Power

14

Limited ceiling signals so far

limitedstar

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2010 Regular Season · West Virginia

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
4
Program Path
West Virginia
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Cincinnati

Player Story

Ryan Clarke built his college career from 2009 through 2012 as a running back from Glen Burnie, MD wearing No. 32, spending time with West Virginia. The clearest part of Ryan Clarke's career was his backfield work:...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2008 · Rating 0.7222

DeMatha Catholic · Hyattsville, MD

Committed To
West Virginia
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2008

Ryan Clarke, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2010 Regular Season · West Virginia. Ryan Clarke leans balanced backfield option traits and 62.5 efficiency.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Scrimmage yards
584
Rushing yards
553
Receiving yards
31
Touchdowns
16

Quick Answers

Ryan Clarke quick answers

Latest team and position
West Virginia · RB
Career Scrimmage Yards
584
Tracked sample
4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 26 games
Best season
2010 Regular Season · West Virginia
Top game
Cincinnati
Recruit profile
2-star · DeMatha Catholic · West Virginia
High school pipeline
DeMatha Catholic · 82 FBS recruits · 7 drafted players
Latest roster
No. 32 · Class 2012
2012 Scrimmage yards rank
12 scrimmage yards · RB 455th (top 92%) · Big 12 160th (top 89%) · National 1,958th (top 88%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesScrimmageRush YdsRec YdsTDOverall
2009 PostseasonWest Virginia1212120148.7
2009 Regular SeasonWest Virginia1225323815748.7
2010 Regular SeasonWest Virginia1230729116858.8
2011 Regular SeasonWest Virginia00000-
2012 Regular SeasonWest Virginia212120030.2

Related Context

Ryan Clarke played RB for West Virginia. Across 4 tracked seasons, Ryan Clarke recorded 553 rushing yards, 31 receiving yards, and 16 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2010 with West Virginia.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2010 Regular Season

West Virginia paired 307 primary output with 40.4 efficiency.

Supporting note

2012 Regular Season role shape

backfield-heavy usage with 62.5 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value is trending up

2012 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Texas Tech

Loss with 12 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

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2012 Regular Season · West Virginia

Games

2

Scrimmage Yards / G

6

Efficiency

62.5

Usage

1.6

Consistency

50

Best Game by takeover score

Texas Tech

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12

Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Marshall: 0. Texas Tech: 12

Volume vs Efficiency

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Split Comparison

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Wins0 · Games = 1 · -12 vs Losses
Losses12 · Games = 1 · +12 vs Wins

Game Log

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

2 games

Featured metric

Scrimmage Yards

Top game by takeover score

Texas Tech

Best efficiency game

62.5 vs Texas Tech

Result
Sat 10/13@ Texas TechL 14-49212606
Sat 9/1vs MarshallW 69-34

Player Story

Ryan Clarke story

Ryan Clarke built his college career from 2009 through 2012 as a running back from Glen Burnie, MD wearing No. 32, spending time with West Virginia. The clearest part of Ryan Clarke's career was his backfield work: 553 rushing yards, 142 carries, 16 rushing touchdowns, and 31 receiving yards across 26 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2010 with West Virginia. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

The value of the career arc is that it connects production to role, not just a name on a roster. His career also includes 31 receiving yards and 49 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 26 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across West Virginia.

The arc is straightforward: Ryan Clarke moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.

Career Arc

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    West Virginia

    2009-2012

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

20092009201020112012
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2009 PostseasonWest Virginia26541.89.1
2009 Regular SeasonWest Virginia26541.89.10
2010 Regular SeasonWest Virginia30740.411.342
2011 Regular SeasonWest Virginia0-307
2012 Regular SeasonWest Virginia1262.51.612

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Cincinnati

Week 11 · L 21-24 · Conference game

Loss with 60 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

60

Scrimmage Yards

74.2 takeover

60 scrimmage yards and 7.9 usage.

#2

@ Rutgers

Week 14 · W 24-21 · Conference game

58

Scrimmage Yards

71.8 takeover

Win with 58 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

58 scrimmage yards and 26.4 usage.

#3

vs Maryland

Week 3 · W 31-17

72

Scrimmage Yards

70 takeover

Win with 72 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

72 scrimmage yards and 22.5 usage.

#4

@ Texas Tech

Week 7 · L 14-49 · Conference game

12

Scrimmage Yards

57.1 takeover

Loss with 12 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

12 scrimmage yards and 3.1 usage.

#5

@ UConn

Week 9 · L 13-16 · Conference game

42

Scrimmage Yards

47.8 takeover

Loss with 42 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

42 scrimmage yards and 14.5 usage.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2010 Regular Season · West Virginia

307 primary output · 40.4 efficiency · 11.3 usage

58.8

#2

2009 Postseason · West Virginia

48.7

265 primary · 41.8 efficiency · 9.1 usage

#3

2009 Regular Season · West Virginia

48.7

265 primary · 41.8 efficiency · 9.1 usage

Milestones

0

100+ rush yards

0

150+ scrimmage yards

4

2+ TD games