Damone Clark
 Clark with the LSU Tigers in 2019 | |||||||||
| No. 18 – Dallas Cowboys | |||||||||
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| Position: | Linebacker | ||||||||
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| Born: | June 28, 2000 New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 240 lb (109 kg) | ||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||
| High school: | Southern University Laboratory (Baton Rouge, Louisiana) | ||||||||
| College: | LSU (2018–2021) | ||||||||
| NFL draft: | 2022 / round: 5 / pick: 176 | ||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||
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| Career NFL statistics as of 2023 | |||||||||
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Damone Clark (/dəˈmoʊn/ duh-MONE;[1] born June 28, 2000) is an American professional football linebacker for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at LSU.
Early life
[edit]Clark was born and lived in New Orleans until his family was displaced by Hurricane Katrina in 2005, after which they moved to Baton Rouge.[2] He attended Southern University Laboratory School in Baton Rouge.[3] During his junior season, Clark recorded 48 tackles, five tackles for loss, and four sacks, and four interceptions.[4]
College career
[edit]Clark played in 12 games during his freshman season on special teams and as a reserve linebacker behind starter Devin White.[5] He played in all 15 of LSU's games with three starts as a sophomore and had 49 tackles and 3.5 sacks as the Tigers won the 2020 College Football Playoff National Championship.[6] Clark was chosen to wear the No. 18 jersey by the Tigers' coaching staff going into his junior season.[7] He finished the season tied for the team lead with 63 tackles.[8]
Professional career
[edit]| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | |||
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| 6 ft 2+1⁄2 in (1.89 m) |
239 lb (108 kg) |
33 in (0.84 m) |
9+3⁄4 in (0.25 m) |
4.57 s | 1.55 s | 2.63 s | 7.12 s | 36.5 in (0.93 m) |
10 ft 7 in (3.23 m) | |||
| All values from NFL Combine[9][10] | ||||||||||||
Clark was drafted by the Dallas Cowboys in the fifth round, 176th overall, of the 2022 NFL draft.[11] On June 23, 2022, it was announced that Clark had undergone spinal fusion surgery in March and would miss part of the 2022 season.[12] He was activated off of injured reserve on October 5.[13]
NFL career statistics
[edit]| Legend | |
|---|---|
| Led the league | |
| Bold | Career high |
Regular season
[edit]| Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Fumbles | Interceptions | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | Sck | FF | FR | Yds | TD | Int | Yds | TD | PD | ||
| 2022 | DAL | 10 | 5 | 47 | 29 | 18 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | DAL | 17 | 17 | 109 | 70 | 39 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Career | 27 | 22 | 156 | 99 | 57 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
Postseason
[edit]| Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Fumbles | Interceptions | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | Sck | FF | FR | Yds | TD | Int | Yds | TD | PD | ||
| 2022 | DAL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | DAL | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Career | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
References
[edit]- ^ "2022 Dallas Cowboys Media Guide" (PDF). NFL.com. National Football League. Retrieved October 3, 2022.
- ^ Dellenger, Ross (January 15, 2017). "A real pick-me-up: Southern Lab LB Damone Clark commits to LSU at midfield of Tiger Stadium". NOLA.com. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
- ^ Weathers, William (December 20, 2017). "LSU lands strong-willed linebacker in Damone Clark from Southern Lab". The Advocate. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
- ^ Scarborough, Mike (January 15, 2017). "Louisiana linebacker Damone Clark commits to LSU". Rivals.com. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
- ^ Miller, Brody (November 24, 2021). "From benched to Butkus: How LSU LB Damone Clark learned to trust himself and why those around him believed all along". The Athletic. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
- ^ Miller, Brody (August 7, 2020). "The weight (and the will) Damone Clark carries into his potential breakout year". The Athletic. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
- ^ Auzenne, Josh (September 18, 2020). "JaCoby Stevens set to wear No. 7; Curry and Clark will wear No. 18". WAFB9.com. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
- ^ Mickles, Sheldon (September 30, 2021). "Veteran Damone Clark establishes his link in chain of LSU linebacker standouts". The Advocate. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
- ^ Zierlein, Lance. "Damone Clark Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
- ^ "2022 Draft Scout Damone Clark, LSU NFL Draft Scout College Football Profile". draftscout.com. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
- ^ Phillips, Rob (April 30, 2022). "Clark, Ridgeway Highlight Four 5th-Round Picks". DallasCowboys.com. Retrieved February 15, 2023.
- ^ Fisher, Mike (July 27, 2022). "Cowboys Camp: How 'Fate' - And Spine Surgery - Brought Rookie LB Damone Clark to Dallas". SI.com. Retrieved May 14, 2023.
- ^ Levine, Ben (October 5, 2022). "Minor NFL Transactions: 10/5/22". Pro Football Rumors. Retrieved June 29, 2023.
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