Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2019-2024Miami
C.J. Clark
DL • 6'3" • 305 lbs • New London, NC, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
C.J. Clark shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 8 disruption score.
Impact Production
21
Developing production for a defensive lineman
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
28
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2021 Regular Season · NC State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 6
- Program Path
- NC State • Miami
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Texas Tech
Player Story
C.J. Clark built his college career from 2019 through 2024 as a defensive lineman from New London, NC wearing No. 5, spending time with Miami and NC State. The clearest part of C.J. Clark's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- NC State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2019
C.J. Clark, DL. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2021 Regular Season · NC State. C.J. Clark shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 8 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 90
- TFL
- 9.5
- Sacks
- 4.5
- QB hurries
- 12
Quick Answers
C.J. Clark quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Miami · DL
- Career Tackles
- 90
- Tracked sample
- 6 unique seasons · 9 entries · 48 games
- Best season
- 2021 Regular Season · NC State
- Top game
- Texas Tech
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · North Stanly · NC State
- High school pipeline
- North Stanly · 5 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 5 · Senior
- 2024 Tackles rank
- 19 tackles · DL 372nd (top 37%) · ACC 264th (top 35%) · National 2,082nd (top 35%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | NC State | 1 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 37 |
| 2020 Postseason | NC State | 12 | 3 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 17.4 |
| 2020 Regular Season | NC State | 12 | 21 | - | 0 | 3 | - | 0 | 17.4 |
| 2021 Regular Season | NC State | 2 | 8 | - | 0 | 3 | - | 0 | 56.2 |
| 2022 Postseason | NC State | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 0 | 55.1 |
| 2022 Regular Season | NC State | 9 | 15 | 2.5 | 2 | 3 | - | 0 | 55.1 |
| 2023 Regular Season | NC State | 11 | 22 | 4 | 1 | 3 | - | 0 | 42.3 |
| 2024 Postseason | Miami | 13 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 14.8 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Miami | 13 | 18 | 2 | 0.5 | - | - | 0 | 14.8 |
Related Context
Keep exploring C.J. Clark
C.J. Clark played DL for NC State and Miami. Across 6 tracked seasons, C.J. Clark recorded 90 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2023 with NC State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season
NC State paired 3 primary output with 31.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
2020 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 10.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2024 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across NC State, Miami.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Miami
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2020 Postseason · NC State
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
0.3
Efficiency
10.8
Usage
2.2
Consistency
8.3
Best Game by takeover score
Miami
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Kentucky: 0. Wake Forest: 0. Virginia Tech: 0. Pittsburgh: 0. Virginia: 0. Duke: 1. North Carolina: 0. Miami: 1. Florida State: 0. Liberty: 0. Syracuse: 1. Georgia Tech: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Kentucky: 3 by 12.5. Wake Forest: 1 by 4.2. Virginia Tech: 3 by 12.5. Pittsburgh: 1 by 4.2. Virginia: 2 by 8.3. Duke: 1 by 14.2. North Carolina: 2 by 8.3. Miami: 4 by 26.7. Florida State: 2 by 8.3. Liberty: 1 by 4.2. Syracuse: 0 by 10. Georgia Tech: 4 by 16.7
Split Comparison
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Wins0.3 · Games = 8 · +0 vs Losses
Losses0.3 · Games = 4 · +0 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Miami
Best efficiency game
26.7 vs Miami
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1/2 | @ Kentucky | L 21-23 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 12/5 | vs Georgia Tech | W 23-13 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/28 | @ Syracuse | W 36-29 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/22 | vs Liberty | W 15-14 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/15 | vs Florida State | W 38-22 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/7 | vs Miami | L 41-44 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/24 | @ North Carolina | L 21-48 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/17 | vs Duke | W 31-20 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/10 | @ Virginia | W 38-21 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/3 | @ Pittsburgh | W 30-29 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/27 | @ Virginia Tech | L 24-45 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/20 | vs Wake Forest | W 45-42 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
C.J. Clark story
C.J. Clark built his college career from 2019 through 2024 as a defensive lineman from New London, NC wearing No. 5, spending time with Miami and NC State. The clearest part of C.J. Clark's career was his defensive production: 90 tackles, 9.5 tackles for loss, and 4.5 sacks across 48 career games in the available record. That gives C.J. Clark's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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- 1
NC State
2019-2023
Opening stop
- 2
Miami
2024
Final stop
Season Value Progression
201920202020202120222022202320242024
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | NC State | 0 | 4.2 | 0.8 | — |
| 2020 Postseason | NC State | 3 | 10.8 | 2.2 | 3 |
| 2020 Regular Season | NC State | 3 | 10.8 | 2.2 | 0 |
| 2021 Regular Season | NC State | 3 | 31.7 | 10.7 | 0 |
| 2022 Postseason | NC State | 9.5 | 18 | 6.3 | 6.5 |
| 2022 Regular Season | NC State | 9.5 | 18 | 6.3 | 0 |
| 2023 Regular Season | NC State | 8 | 15.6 | 4.1 | -1.5 |
| 2024 Postseason | Miami | 2.5 | 8 | 2.1 | -5.5 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Miami | 2.5 | 8 | 2.1 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Texas Tech
Week 3 · W 27-14
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
4
Havoc Plays
79.7 takeover
4 disruption/tackle impact with 79.7 takeover score.
#2
vs Miami
Week 10 · W 20-6 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
69.4 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 69.4 takeover score.
#3
vs South Florida
Week 1 · W 45-0
2
Havoc Plays
65.6 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 65.6 takeover score.
#4
@ Virginia
Week 4 · W 24-21 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
63.1 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 63.1 takeover score.
#5
vs Miami
Week 10 · L 41-44 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
62 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 62 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2021 Regular Season · NC State
3 primary output · 31.7 efficiency · 10.7 usage
56.2
#2
2022 Postseason · NC State
55.1
9.5 primary · 18 efficiency · 6.3 usage
#3
2022 Regular Season · NC State
55.1
9.5 primary · 18 efficiency · 6.3 usage
Milestones
6
Impact games
5
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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