Player Dossier

2020-2025

TCU

Bud Clark

S • 6'2" • 185 lbs • Alexandria, LA, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Bud Clark shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 33.1 disruption score.

Usage Score

5.7

Efficiency

28.6

Consistency

50

Season Value

23.3

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season · TCU

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
9
Program Path
TCU
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Colorado

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.

Bud Clark, S. Best season Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season · TCU. Bud Clark shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 33.1 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season

TCU paired 0 primary output with 13.9 efficiency.

Supporting note

2024 Postseason role shape

impact-led usage with 28.6 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2025 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Oklahoma State

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

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

Filter the strongest season sample, inspect game-level shape, and then drop into the full log without losing the story of the year.

Season Explorer

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

2024 Postseason · TCU

Games

12

Havoc Plays / G

0.5

Efficiency

28.6

Usage

5.7

Consistency

50

Best Game by takeover score

Louisiana

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Louisiana: 1. Stanford: 1. UCF: 0. SMU: 1. Kansas: 0. Houston: 0. Utah: 1. Texas Tech: 0. Baylor: 0. Oklahoma State: 1. Arizona: 1. Cincinnati: 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. Louisiana: 3 by 22.5. Stanford: 1 by 14.2. UCF: 7 by 29.2. SMU: 7 by 39.2. Kansas: 5 by 20.8. Houston: 8 by 33.3. Utah: 3 by 22.5. Texas Tech: 8 by 33.3. Baylor: 4 by 16.7. Oklahoma State: 8 by 43.3. Arizona: 6 by 35. Cincinnati: 8 by 33.3

Split Comparison

Wins0.6 · n=8 · +0.4 vs Losses
Losses0.3 · n=4 · -0.4 vs Wins
First Half0.5 · n=6 · +0 vs Second Half
Second Half0.5 · n=6 · +0 vs First Half

Game Log

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

12 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Oklahoma State

Best efficiency game

43.3 vs Oklahoma State

Result
Sat 12/28vs LouisianaW 34-333001
Sat 11/30@ CincinnatiW 20-1383000
Sat 11/23vs ArizonaW 49-28630010
Sun 11/10vs Oklahoma StateW 38-13880010
Sun 11/3@ BaylorL 34-3743000
Sat 10/26vs Texas TechW 35-3486000
Sun 10/20@ UtahW 13-7310010
Fri 10/4vs HoustonL 19-3086000
Sat 9/28@ KansasW 38-2755000
Sat 9/21@ SMUL 42-6673001
Sat 9/14vs UCFL 34-3573000
Sat 8/31@ StanfordW 34-2710001

Career Arc

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

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    TCU

    2020-2025

    Opening stop

Season Progression

202020212022202220232024202420252025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2020 Regular SeasonTCU04.20.8
2021 Regular SeasonTCU013.93.50
2022 PostseasonTCU1122.37.511
2022 Regular SeasonTCU1122.37.50
2023 Regular SeasonTCU820.54.4-3
2024 PostseasonTCU628.65.7-2
2024 Regular SeasonTCU628.65.70
2025 PostseasonTCU13.533.18.37.5
2025 Regular SeasonTCU13.533.18.30

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Colorado

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3

Primary metric

3 disruption/tackle impact with 53.6 takeover score.

#2

Oklahoma State

1

Primary metric

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 52.1 takeover score.

#3

Arizona

1

Primary metric

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 49 takeover score.

#4

SMU

1

Primary metric

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 48.1 takeover score.

#5

Oklahoma State

3

Primary metric

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 47.3 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2021 Regular Season · TCU

0 primary output · 13.9 efficiency · 3.5 usage

39.1

#2

2020 Regular Season · TCU

35

0 primary · 4.2 efficiency · 0.8 usage

#3

2025 Postseason · TCU

29.2

13.5 primary · 33.1 efficiency · 8.3 usage

Milestones

0

Impact games

1

Splash games

1

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

4★

Class 2020 · Rating 0.9

Alexandria · Alexandria, LA

Committed To
TCU
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2020

Career Facts

1

Career teams

9

Seasons tracked

194

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 9 tracked seasons, 49 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Bud Clark quick answers

Recruiting profile

4-star recruit

Position
S
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
9
Career tackles
194