Clark catching a touchdown with UCLA in 2015
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Position: | Defensive End | ||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||
Date of birth: | October 4, 1995 | ||||||||||
Place of birth: | San Bernardino, California | ||||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||||
Weight: | 314 lb (142 kg) | ||||||||||
Career information | |||||||||||
High school: | Rialto (CA) Carter | ||||||||||
College: | UCLA | ||||||||||
NFL Draft: | 2016 / Round: 1 / Pick: 27 | ||||||||||
Career history | |||||||||||
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Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||
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Career NFL statistics as of Week 17, 2016 | |||||||||||
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Total tackles: | 21 |
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Sacks: | 0.0 |
Pass deflections: | 2 |
Forced fumbles: | 0 |
Player stats at NFL.com |
Clark's NFL Combine workout | |
Clark gets drafted by Green Bay |
Kenneth Duane Clark, Jr. (born October 4, 1995) is an American football defensive end for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL). Playing college football for the UCLA Bruins, he was named a third-team All-American as a junior in 2015, when he also earned his second all-conference selection in the Pac-12. He was selected by the Packers in the first round of the 2016 NFL draft, with the 27th overall pick.
Clark attended Wilmer Amina Carter High School in Rialto, California. As a senior he had 71 tackles and 11 sacks. He was rated by Rivals.com as a four-star recruit and committed to the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) to play college football. Clark also wrestled in high school.
Clark appeared in all 13 games as a true freshman at UCLA in 2013. He started four games and had 31 tackles. As a sophomore in 2014, Clark was a second-team All-Pac-12 selection after starting all 13 games and making 58 tackles. Already established as a strong run defender, he improved as a pass rusher as a junior after entering 2015 with just one career sack. He had a career-high three sacks against Washington State. He was named third-team All-American by the Associated Press and was the lone Bruin named first-team All-Pac-12. Clark had a career-high 11 tackles in the Foster Farms Bowl against Nebraska, and ranked second on the team with 75 tackles and six sacks. After the season, he decided to forgo his senior year and enter the 2016 NFL draft.