Player Dossier

2019-2024

NC State

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.

Usage Score

2.3

Efficiency

8

Consistency

7.7

Season Value

7.2

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season · NC State

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Snapshot

Career Teams
2
Seasons Tracked
9
Program Path
NC State • Miami
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Texas Tech

Scouting Read

Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.

C.J. Clark, DL. Best season Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season · NC State. C.J. Clark shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 8 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season

NC State paired 0 primary output with 16.7 efficiency.

Supporting note

2024 Postseason role shape

impact-led usage with 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: Virginia Tech

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

Understand the selected season before dropping into the full game log.

2024 Postseason · Miami

Games

13

Havoc Plays / G

0.2

Efficiency

8

Usage

2.3

Consistency

7.7

Best Game by takeover score

Iowa State

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Iowa State: 0. Florida: 0.5. Unknown: 1. Ball State: 0. South Florida: 0. Virginia Tech: 1. California: 0. Louisville: 0. Florida State: 0. Duke: 0. Georgia Tech: 0. Wake Forest: 0. Syracuse: 0

Volume vs Efficiency

Low volume / high quality

High volume / high quality

Low volume / lower quality

High volume / lower quality

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

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Iowa State: 1 by 4.2. Florida: 1 by 9.2. Unknown: 1 by 14.2. Ball State: 2 by 8.3. South Florida: 2 by 8.3. Virginia Tech: 1 by 14.2. California: 2 by 8.3. Louisville: 2 by 8.3. Florida State: 1 by 4.2. Duke: 2 by 8.3. Georgia Tech: 1 by 4.2. Wake Forest: 2 by 8.3. Syracuse: 1 by 4.2

Split Comparison

Wins0.2 · n=9 · +0.2 vs Losses
Losses0 · n=3 · -0.2 vs Wins
First Half0.4 · n=7 · +0.4 vs Second Half
Second Half0 · n=6 · -0.4 vs First Half

Game Log

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

13 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Virginia Tech

Best efficiency game

14.2 vs Virginia Tech

Result
Sat 12/28vs Iowa StateL 41-4210000
Sat 11/30@ SyracuseL 38-4210000
Sat 11/23vs Wake ForestW 42-1422000
Sat 11/9@ Georgia TechL 23-2811000
Sat 11/2vs DukeW 53-3120000
Sat 10/26vs Florida StateW 36-1410000
Sat 10/19@ LouisvilleW 52-4521000
Sun 10/6@ CaliforniaW 39-3821000
Fri 9/27vs Virginia TechW 38-34100.500.500
Sat 9/21@ South FloridaW 50-1521000
Sat 9/14vs Ball StateW 62-020000
Sat 9/7vs Unknown11100
Sat 8/31@ FloridaW 41-17100.5000

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    NC State

    2019-2023

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Miami

    2024

    Final stop

Season Progression

201920202020202120222022202320242024
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2019 Regular SeasonNC State04.20.8
2020 PostseasonNC State08.31.30
2020 Regular SeasonNC State08.31.30
2021 Regular SeasonNC State016.730
2022 PostseasonNC State6.514.66.26.5
2022 Regular SeasonNC State6.514.66.20
2023 Regular SeasonNC State512.94.4-1.5
2024 PostseasonMiami2.582.3-2.5
2024 Regular SeasonMiami2.582.30

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Texas Tech

Win with backfield disruption leading the way.

4

Primary metric

4 disruption/tackle impact with 56 takeover score.

#2

Miami

2

Primary metric

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 49.6 takeover score.

#3

Virginia Tech

1

Primary metric

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 40.4 takeover score.

#4

Unknown

1

Primary metric

Game with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 39.5 takeover score.

#5

Maryland

2

Primary metric

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 33.1 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2021 Regular Season · NC State

0 primary output · 16.7 efficiency · 3 usage

39.9

#2

2020 Postseason · NC State

36.5

0 primary · 8.3 efficiency · 1.3 usage

#3

2020 Regular Season · NC State

36.5

0 primary · 8.3 efficiency · 1.3 usage

Milestones

0

Impact games

1

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

4★

Class 2019 · Rating 0.9216

North Stanly · New London, NC

Committed To
NC State
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2019

Career Facts

2

Career teams

9

Seasons tracked

90

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 9 tracked seasons, 48 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

C.J. Clark quick answers

Recruiting profile

4-star recruit

Position
DL
Teams played for
2
Seasons tracked
9
Career tackles
90