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_03.jpg) Clark at Syracuse University in 2024 | |||||||
| No. 38 – Dallas Cowboys | |||||||
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| Position | Safety | ||||||
| Roster status | Active | ||||||
| Personal information | |||||||
| Born | July 11, 2003 Camden, New Jersey, U.S. | ||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||
| Listed weight | 200 lb (91 kg) | ||||||
| Career information | |||||||
| High school | Camden (NJ) | ||||||
| College | Rutgers (2021) Syracuse (2022–2024) | ||||||
| NFL draft | 2025: undrafted | ||||||
| Career history | |||||||
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| Career NFL statistics as of 2025 | |||||||
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Alijah Clark (born July 11, 2003) is an American professional football safety for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Rutgers Scarlet Knights and Syracuse Orange.
Early life
[edit]Clark attended Camden High School in Camden, New Jersey. As a sophomore, he put up 285 receiving yards, five receiving touchdowns, 174 rushing yards and two rushing scores, along with 35 tackles, five interceptions, seven pass deflections, and a fumble recovery for a touchdown on defense.[1] Coming out of high school he was rated as a four-star recruit and committed to play college football for the Rutgers Scarlet Knights over held offers from schools such as Temple, N.C. State, West Virginia, UMass, Maryland, Kentucky, Purdue, Miami, Ohio state, Florida, and Florida State.[2][3]
College career
[edit]Rutgers
[edit]As a freshman in 2021, Clark appeared in seven games, where he notched six tackles and an interception; he entered his name into the NCAA transfer portal after the season.[4]
Syracuse
[edit]Clark transferred to play for the Syracuse Orange.[5] In 2022, he tallied 55 tackles in 12 starts.[6] In the 2023 season opener, Clark notched seven tackles and a fumble recovery in a win over Colgate.[7] In week 4 of the 2023 season, he notched a game-high eight tackles in a win over Army.[8] During the 2023 season, Clark notched 65 tackles, three pass deflections, two fumble recoveries, and a forced fumble.[9] In 2024, he recorded 61 tackles with three being for a loss, four pass deflections, and an interception in 12 games.[10] After the season, Clark declared for the 2025 NFL draft, while also accepting an invite to participate in the 2025 East-West Shrine Bowl.[11]
College statistics
[edit]| Season | Team | GP | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | ||||||||
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| Cmb | Solo | Ast | TfL | Sck | PD | Int | Yds | TD | FF | FR | |||
| 2021 | Rutgers | 7 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | Syracuse | 12 | 56 | 31 | 25 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | Syracuse | 13 | 66 | 38 | 28 | 4.5 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024 | Syracuse | 12 | 61 | 35 | 26 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 4 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 44 | 189 | 106 | 83 | 10.0 | 0.0 | 9 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Professional career
[edit]| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | Wingspan | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 ft 0+3⁄4 in (1.85 m) | 188 lb (85 kg) | 30+7⁄8 in (0.78 m) | 9+1⁄2 in (0.24 m) | 6 ft 5+3⁄4 in (1.97 m) | 4.50 s | 1.53 s | 2.61 s | 4.21 s | 6.79 s | 33.0 in (0.84 m) | 10 ft 2 in (3.10 m) | |
| All values from NFL Combine/Pro Day[12][13] | ||||||||||||
Clark signed with the Dallas Cowboys as an undrafted free agent on May 2, 2025.[14] He was waived on August 26 as part of final roster cuts and was re-signed to the practice squad the next day.[15][16] On October 4, Clark was signed to the active roster.[17] On November 23, against the Philadelphia Eagles, Clark forced a fumble on a key punt return during the Cowboys' 24-21 comeback victory.[18]
NFL career statistics
[edit]| Legend | |
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| Bold | Career high |
Regular season
[edit]| Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Fumbles | Interceptions | ||||||||||
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| GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | Sck | FF | FR | Yds | TD | Int | Yds | TD | PD | ||
| 2025 | DAL | 6 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 6 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
References
[edit]- ↑ Hunt, Todderick (January 16, 2020). "Camden athlete Alijah Clark a top 2021 target for Rutgers' Greg Schiano with a weekend visit to come". NJ.com. Retrieved April 16, 2025.
- ↑ Hunt, Todderick. "Camden's Alijah Clark gets rating boost, becomes Rutgers' newest 4-star commit: How many will Greg Schiano land in 2021 class?". NJ.com. Retrieved April 16, 2025.
- ↑ Hunt, Todderick. "Meet Camden's Alijah Clark, a top up-and-comer from N.J.'s 2021 class". NJ.com. Retrieved April 16, 2025.
- ↑ Kratch, James. "Rutgers DB Alijah Clark enters NCAA transfer portal". NJ.com. Retrieved April 16, 2025.
- ↑ Carlson, Chris. "Syracuse football adds to its secondary stars with Rutgers transfer Alijah Clark, a former four-star recruit". Syracuse.com. Retrieved April 16, 2025.
- ↑ Stepansky, Aiden. "Syracuse DB Alijah Clark declares for 2025 NFL Draft". The Daily Orange. Retrieved April 16, 2025.
- ↑ Leiker, Emily. "Syracuse football's Alijah Clark says there are 'no boundaries' for him in Rocky Long's defense". Syracuse.com. Retrieved April 16, 2025.
- ↑ Supple, Sydney. "For Alijah Clark, Music is an Outlet". Syracuse Orange on SI. SI.com. Retrieved April 16, 2025.
- ↑ Leiker, Emily. "Which Syracuse football players made Phil Steele's list of top NFL draft-eligible prospects?". Syracuse.com. Retrieved April 16, 2025.
- ↑ "Alijah Clark College Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved April 16, 2025.
- ↑ Carlson, Chris. "Syracuse football's Oronde Gadsden II, Alijah Clark and Fadil Diggs all accept invitations to Shrine Bowl". Syracuse.com. Retrieved April 16, 2025.
- ↑ "Alijah Clark Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved May 8, 2025.
- ↑ "Alijah Clark College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved May 8, 2025.
- ↑ "Dallas Cowboys 2025 undrafted free agency tracker: All reported names the Cowboys are signing". Blogging the Boys. April 26, 2025.
- ↑ Walker, Patrik. "2025 Roster Tracker: Deuce among list of Cowboys cuts". dallascowboys.com. Retrieved August 27, 2025.
- ↑ Walker, Patrik. "2025 Cowboys Roster: Holden, Grier fill out practice squad". dallascowboys.com. Retrieved August 29, 2025.
- ↑ DeArdo, Bryan; Podell, Garrett. "Malik Hooker injury: Cowboys DB placed on injured reserve, Dallas elevates Alijah Clark to active roster". CBS Sports. Retrieved October 5, 2025.
- ↑ "NFL World Loved Cowboys Rookie's Relentless Hustle to Cause Key Fumble vs. Eagles". SI. November 24, 2025. Retrieved November 24, 2025.