Player Dossier

2012-2016

NC State

Niles Clark

DB • 5'11" • Marietta, GA, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Niles Clark shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 13.3 disruption score.

Usage Score

3

Efficiency

13.3

Consistency

12.8

Season Value

13.5

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2015 Postseason · NC State

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
7
Program Path
NC State
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Mississippi State

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.

Niles Clark, DB. Best season Best season by value score: 2015 Postseason · NC State. Niles Clark shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 13.3 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2015 Postseason

NC State paired 2 primary output with 20 efficiency.

Supporting note

2016 Postseason role shape

impact-led usage with 13.3 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2016 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Vanderbilt

Win with 2 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.

2016 Postseason · NC State

Games

13

Havoc Plays / G

0.5

Efficiency

13.3

Usage

3

Consistency

12.8

Best Game by takeover score

Vanderbilt

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Vanderbilt: 2. Unknown: 0. East Carolina: 0. Old Dominion: 0. Wake Forest: 1. Notre Dame: 1. Clemson: 1. Louisville: 0. Boston College: 0. Florida State: 0. Syracuse: 0. Miami: 0. North Carolina: 1

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. Vanderbilt: 4 by 36.7. Unknown: 2 by 8.3. East Carolina: 3 by 12.5. Old Dominion: 3 by 12.5. Wake Forest: 4 by 26.7. Notre Dame: 0 by 10. Clemson: 4 by 26.7. Louisville: 1 by 4.2. Boston College: 1 by 4.2. Florida State: 1 by 4.2. Syracuse: 2 by 8.3. Miami: 1 by 4.2. North Carolina: 1 by 14.2

Split Comparison

Wins0.8 · n=6 · +0.7 vs Losses
Losses0.2 · n=6 · -0.7 vs Wins
First Half0.7 · n=7 · +0.5 vs Second Half
Second Half0.2 · n=6 · -0.5 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

Vanderbilt

Best efficiency game

36.7 vs Vanderbilt

Result
Mon 12/26@ VanderbiltW 41-17420011
Fri 11/25@ North CarolinaW 28-2111100
Sat 11/19vs MiamiL 13-2710000
Sat 11/12@ SyracuseW 35-2022000
Sat 11/5vs Florida StateL 20-2411000
Sat 10/29vs Boston CollegeL 14-2111000
Sat 10/22@ LouisvilleL 13-5411000
Sat 10/15@ ClemsonL 17-2443100
Sat 10/8vs Notre DameW 10-300001
Sat 10/1vs Wake ForestW 33-1643001
Sat 9/17vs Old DominionW 49-2232000
Sat 9/10@ East CarolinaL 30-3333000
Thu 9/1vs Unknown21000

Career Arc

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

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    NC State

    2012-2016

    Opening stop

Season Progression

2012201320142015201520162016
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2012 Regular SeasonNC State0
2013 Regular SeasonNC State00
2014 Regular SeasonNC State00
2015 PostseasonNC State2202
2015 Regular SeasonNC State2200
2016 PostseasonNC State613.334
2016 Regular SeasonNC State613.330

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Mississippi State

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1

Primary metric

1 disruption/tackle impact with 60 takeover score.

#2

Florida State

1

Primary metric

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 60 takeover score.

#3

Vanderbilt

2

Primary metric

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 48 takeover score.

#4

Clemson

1

Primary metric

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 29 takeover score.

#5

Wake Forest

1

Primary metric

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 26.5 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2015 Postseason · NC State

2 primary output · 20 efficiency · usage

42.8

#2

2015 Regular Season · NC State

42.8

2 primary · 20 efficiency · usage

#3

2016 Postseason · NC State

13.5

6 primary · 13.3 efficiency · 3 usage

Milestones

2

Impact games

0

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2021 · Rating 0.8444

North Cross School · Roanoke, VA

Committed To
Virginia
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2021

Career Facts

1

Career teams

7

Seasons tracked

27

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 7 tracked seasons, 15 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

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Recruiting profile

3-star recruit

Position
DB
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
7
Career tackles
27