Player Dossier

2021-2024

Rutgers

Alijah Clark

DB • 6'1" • 187 lbs • Camden, NJ, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Alijah Clark shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 27.6 disruption score.

Usage Score

3.1

Efficiency

7.5

Consistency

11.1

Season Value

5.8

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2024 Postseason · Syracuse

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Snapshot

Career Teams
2
Seasons Tracked
6
Program Path
Rutgers • Syracuse
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Wake Forest

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.

Alijah Clark, DB. Best season Best season by value score: 2024 Postseason · Syracuse. Alijah Clark shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 27.6 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2024 Postseason

Syracuse paired 8.5 primary output with 27.6 efficiency.

Supporting note

2021 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 7.5 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 Rutgers, Syracuse.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Michigan State

Loss 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.

2021 Regular Season · Rutgers

Games

3

Havoc Plays / G

0.3

Efficiency

7.5

Usage

3.1

Consistency

11.1

Best Game by takeover score

Northwestern

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Game-by-Game Trend

123

Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Ohio State: 0. Michigan State: 1. Northwestern: 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. Ohio State: 1 by 4.2. Michigan State: 1 by 14.2. Northwestern: 1 by 4.2

Split Comparison

Losses0.3 · n=3
First Half0.5 · n=2
All Games0.3 · n=3

Game Log

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

3 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Michigan State

Best efficiency game

14.2 vs Michigan State

Result
Sat 10/16@ NorthwesternL 7-2111000
Sat 10/9vs Michigan StateL 13-31110010
Sat 10/2vs Ohio StateL 13-5210000

Career Arc

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

  1. 1

    Rutgers

    2021

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Syracuse

    2022-2024

    Final stop

Season Progression

202120222023202320242024
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2021 Regular SeasonRutgers17.53.1
2022 Regular SeasonSyracuse4.522.353.5
2023 PostseasonSyracuse6.526.95.42
2023 Regular SeasonSyracuse6.526.95.40
2024 PostseasonSyracuse8.527.66.82
2024 Regular SeasonSyracuse8.527.66.80

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Wake Forest

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2

Primary metric

2 disruption/tackle impact with 58.8 takeover score.

#2

Clemson

3

Primary metric

Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 52.8 takeover score.

#3

Pittsburgh

2

Primary metric

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 49 takeover score.

#4

Notre Dame

1.5

Primary metric

Loss with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 44.8 takeover score.

#5

Washington State

1.5

Primary metric

Win with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 43.9 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2024 Postseason · Syracuse

8.5 primary output · 27.6 efficiency · 6.8 usage

25.5

#2

2024 Regular Season · Syracuse

25.5

8.5 primary · 27.6 efficiency · 6.8 usage

#3

2023 Postseason · Syracuse

13.5

6.5 primary · 26.9 efficiency · 5.4 usage

Milestones

0

Impact games

0

Splash games

1

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

4★

Class 2021 · Rating 0.9086

Camden · Camden, NJ

Committed To
Rutgers
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2021

Career Facts

2

Career teams

6

Seasons tracked

172

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 6 tracked seasons, 38 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Alijah Clark quick answers

Recruiting profile

4-star recruit

Position
DB
Teams played for
2
Seasons tracked
6
Career tackles
172