Player Career

Bud Clark Career Story

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Player Story

Bud Clark story

Bud Clark built his college career from 2020 through 2025 as a safety from Alexandria, LA wearing No. 21, spending time with TCU. The clearest part of Bud Clark's career was his defensive production: 194 tackles, 3.5 tackles for loss, 1 sack, and 15 interceptions across 49 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2025 with TCU. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Bud Clark's production has multiple signals. With 49 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across TCU.

The arc is straightforward: Bud Clark 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

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

  1. 1

    TCU

    2020-2025

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

202020212022202220232024202420252025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2020 Regular SeasonTCU04.20.8
2021 Regular SeasonTCU013.93.50
2022 PostseasonTCU1122.36.211
2022 Regular SeasonTCU1122.36.20
2023 Regular SeasonTCU820.53.9-3
2024 PostseasonTCU628.65.5-2
2024 Regular SeasonTCU628.65.50
2025 PostseasonTCU14.5346.78.5
2025 Regular SeasonTCU14.5346.70

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs No. 96 Colorado

Week 6 · W 35-21 · Conference game

Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

4

Havoc Plays

85.3 takeover

4 disruption/tackle impact with 85.3 takeover score.

#2

vs Oklahoma State

Week 11 · W 38-13 · Conference game

1

Havoc Plays

81.1 takeover

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 81.1 takeover score.

#3

vs Arizona

Week 13 · W 49-28 · Conference game

1

Havoc Plays

73.9 takeover

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 73.9 takeover score.

#4

vs No. 33 Iowa State

Week 11 · L 17-20 · Conference game

2

Havoc Plays

65 takeover

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 65 takeover score.

#5

vs Oklahoma State

Week 7 · W 43-40 · Conference game

3

Havoc Plays

62.2 takeover

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 62.2 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2025 Postseason · TCU

14.5 primary output · 34 efficiency · 6.7 usage

58.5

#2

2025 Regular Season · TCU

58.5

14.5 primary · 34 efficiency · 6.7 usage

#3

2022 Postseason · TCU

52

11 primary · 22.3 efficiency · 6.2 usage

Milestones

7

Impact games

9

Splash games

1

10+ tackle games