Jeff Clark

Height:
6-0
Weight:
290
Position:
DL
Class:
Redshirt Junior
Hometown:
Powder Springs, Ga.
High School:
McEachern

2023: Appeared in 13 games as a reserve defensive tackle ... recorded 14 tackles and 2.0 tackles for loss ... made two tackles in his UofL debut versus Georgia Tech ... credited with a tackle and 1.0 tackle for loss against NC State ... totaled a season best three tackles at Pittsburgh ... contributed two tackles in the win versus #20 Duke ... Recorderd one tackle to go along with a quarterback hit against Florida St. in the ACC Championship game.

Previous School: Played three seasons at Georgia State ... named to the Athletic Director's Honor Roll in 2022 ... veteran defensive end with nine career sacks (Top 10 in program history) and 19.5 tackles for loss ... led the team with 9.5 tackles for loss and was second with 4.5 sacks in 2022 ... recorded 39 tackles on the season ... had one of the best games of his career with two sacks and 2.5 tackles for loss vs. Southern Miss, helping the GSU defense set a school record by allowing just 202 yards of total offense ... credited with a sack vs. Old Dominion as the GSU defense held the Monarchs to 26 yards rushing and 283 total yards ... added five tackles, 1.5 TFL and one sack vs. Marshall ... made 17 tackles on the season with four tackles for loss and one sack in 11 games, helping the Panthers set GSU season records in both categories during the 2021 season ... had two tackles for loss with one sack in win at ULM ... also had TFL vs. Texas State, UNC and Auburn ... Season-high six tackles vs. Army ... collected 6.0 tackles lor loss during the 2020 season, including 3.5 of the Panthers’ school-record 35 sacks ... helped the GSU defense hold opponents to 136.6 rushing yards per game, the second-lowest mark in program history ... made four tackles with 1.5 tackles for loss, including a shared sack, in his debut vs. No. 19 Louisiana ... recorded a season-high seven tackles with 1.5 TFL, including a sack, at Appalachian State, helping hold the Mountaineers to a season-low 310 yards ... followed with two half-sacks in win at South Alabama ... added five tackles vs. Georgia Southern and a tackle for loss in the LendingTree Bowl win vs. WKU, helping the defense allow just 284 total yards ... ... did not see any game action during a redshirt year in 2019.

High School: Helped McEachern High School reach the Class AAAAAAA state semifinals in 2017 and the second-round of the 2018 state playoffs ... first-team all-region selection in Georgia’s largest classification … collected 78 tackles, 9.5 sacks, 14 tackles for loss and two forced fumbles as a senior, following 61 tackles, 10 sacks and 16 TFL for his junior season … coached by Kyle Hockman.

Personal: Full name is Jeffery Markell Clark … born September 14, 2001 … son of Jeffery and Ayanna Clark ... majoring in journalism.