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==College career== |
==College career== |
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[[File:Kenny Clark vs Virginia (cropped).jpg|150px|thumb|left|Catching a touchdown pass for UCLA]] |
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Clark appeared in all 13 games as a true freshman at UCLA in [[2013 UCLA Bruins football team|2013]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dailynews.com/sports/20140424/ucla-football-notes-kenny-clark-growing-into-anchor-for-bruins-defensive-line|title=UCLA football notes: Kenny Clark growing into anchor for Bruins’ defensive line|publisher=}}</ref> He started four games and had 31 tackles. As a sophomore in [[2014 UCLA Bruins football team|2014]], Clark was a second-team [[List of All-Pac-12 Conference football teams|All-Pac-12]] selection after starting all 13 games and making 58 tackles.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pe.com/articles/clark-778870-defensive-best.html|title=UCLA: Rialto Carter's Clark a defensive force up front|author=KYLE GLASER|date=1 September 2015|work=Press Enterprise}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/wire?id=13566648|title=UCLA DT Kenny Clark stands tall among Pac-12's best players|work=ESPN.com}}</ref><ref>[http://www.uclabruins.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=30500&ATCLID=209790849 18 Bruins Named to Football All-Conference Teams], UCLABruins.com, December 2, 2014</ref> Already established as a strong run defender, he improved as a pass rusher as a junior after entering [[2015 UCLA Bruins football team|2015]] with just one career [[quarterback sack|sack]]. He had a career-high three sacks against [[Washington State Cougars football|Washington State]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Terrill |first=Mark J. |title=UCLA nose tackle Kenny Clark expands his repertoire |date=November 18, 2015 |newspaper=The Orange County Register |url=http://www.ocregister.com/articles/sacks-692743-pac-ucla.html |archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/6dC3xxdEq?url=http://www.ocregister.com/articles/sacks-692743-pac-ucla.html |archivedate=November 21, 2015 |deadurl=no |df= }}</ref> He was named third-team [[College Football All-America Team|All-American]] by the [[Associated Press]] and was the lone Bruin named first-team All-Pac-12.<ref>{{cite news|last=Haney |first=Travis |title=Heisman winner Henry leads selections for Associated Press All-America Team |date=December 13, 2015 |website=ESPN.com |url=http://espn.go.com/blog/ncfnation/post/_/id/122688/heisman-winner-henry-leads-selections-for-associated-press-all-america-team |archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/6dlZsRn2h?url=http://espn.go.com/blog/ncfnation/post/_/id/122688/heisman-winner-henry-leads-selections-for-associated-press-all-america-team |archivedate=December 14, 2015 |deadurl=no |df= }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Kaufman |first=Joey |title=UCLA DT Kenny Clark on All-Pac-12 first team; eight Bruins on second team |date=December 1, 2015 |newspaper=Orange County Register |url=http://www.ocregister.com/ucla/team-694358-ucla-tackle.html |archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/6dSsyFziw?url=http://www.ocregister.com/ucla/team-694358-ucla-tackle.html |archivedate=December 2, 2015 |deadurl=no |df= }}</ref> Clark had a career-high 11 tackles in the [[2015 Foster Farms Bowl|Foster Farms Bowl]] against [[Nebraska Cornhuskers football|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]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Wang |first=Jack |title=UCLA nose tackle Kenny Clark declares for NFL draft |date=December 28, 2015 |newspaper=Los Angeles Daily News |url=http://www.dailynews.com/sports/20151228/ucla-nose-tackle-kenny-clark-declares-for-nfl-draft |archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/6eIkNPMdH?url=http://www.dailynews.com/sports/20151228/ucla-nose-tackle-kenny-clark-declares-for-nfl-draft |archivedate=January 5, 2016 |deadurl=no |df= }}</ref> |
Clark appeared in all 13 games as a true freshman at UCLA in [[2013 UCLA Bruins football team|2013]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dailynews.com/sports/20140424/ucla-football-notes-kenny-clark-growing-into-anchor-for-bruins-defensive-line|title=UCLA football notes: Kenny Clark growing into anchor for Bruins’ defensive line|publisher=}}</ref> He started four games and had 31 tackles. As a sophomore in [[2014 UCLA Bruins football team|2014]], Clark was a second-team [[List of All-Pac-12 Conference football teams|All-Pac-12]] selection after starting all 13 games and making 58 tackles.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pe.com/articles/clark-778870-defensive-best.html|title=UCLA: Rialto Carter's Clark a defensive force up front|author=KYLE GLASER|date=1 September 2015|work=Press Enterprise}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/wire?id=13566648|title=UCLA DT Kenny Clark stands tall among Pac-12's best players|work=ESPN.com}}</ref><ref>[http://www.uclabruins.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=30500&ATCLID=209790849 18 Bruins Named to Football All-Conference Teams] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208104340/http://www.uclabruins.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=30500&ATCLID=209790849 |date=2015-12-08 }}, UCLABruins.com, December 2, 2014</ref> Already established as a strong run defender, he improved as a pass rusher as a junior after entering [[2015 UCLA Bruins football team|2015]] with just one career [[quarterback sack|sack]]. He had a career-high three sacks against [[Washington State Cougars football|Washington State]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Terrill |first=Mark J. |title=UCLA nose tackle Kenny Clark expands his repertoire |date=November 18, 2015 |newspaper=The Orange County Register |url=http://www.ocregister.com/articles/sacks-692743-pac-ucla.html |archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/6dC3xxdEq?url=http://www.ocregister.com/articles/sacks-692743-pac-ucla.html |archivedate=November 21, 2015 |deadurl=no |df= }}</ref> He was named third-team [[College Football All-America Team|All-American]] by the [[Associated Press]] and was the lone Bruin named first-team All-Pac-12.<ref>{{cite news|last=Haney |first=Travis |title=Heisman winner Henry leads selections for Associated Press All-America Team |date=December 13, 2015 |website=ESPN.com |url=http://espn.go.com/blog/ncfnation/post/_/id/122688/heisman-winner-henry-leads-selections-for-associated-press-all-america-team |archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/6dlZsRn2h?url=http://espn.go.com/blog/ncfnation/post/_/id/122688/heisman-winner-henry-leads-selections-for-associated-press-all-america-team |archivedate=December 14, 2015 |deadurl=no |df= }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Kaufman |first=Joey |title=UCLA DT Kenny Clark on All-Pac-12 first team; eight Bruins on second team |date=December 1, 2015 |newspaper=Orange County Register |url=http://www.ocregister.com/ucla/team-694358-ucla-tackle.html |archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/6dSsyFziw?url=http://www.ocregister.com/ucla/team-694358-ucla-tackle.html |archivedate=December 2, 2015 |deadurl=no |df= }}</ref> Clark had a career-high 11 tackles in the [[2015 Foster Farms Bowl|Foster Farms Bowl]] against [[Nebraska Cornhuskers football|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]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Wang |first=Jack |title=UCLA nose tackle Kenny Clark declares for NFL draft |date=December 28, 2015 |newspaper=Los Angeles Daily News |url=http://www.dailynews.com/sports/20151228/ucla-nose-tackle-kenny-clark-declares-for-nfl-draft |archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/6eIkNPMdH?url=http://www.dailynews.com/sports/20151228/ucla-nose-tackle-kenny-clark-declares-for-nfl-draft |archivedate=January 5, 2016 |deadurl=no |df= }}</ref> |
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==Professional career== |
==Professional career== |
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.JPG) Clark in the 2017 NFL preseason. | |||||||||
| No. 97 – Green Bay Packers | |||||||||
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| Position: | Nose Tackle | ||||||||
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| Born: | October 4, 1995 San Bernardino, California | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 314 lb (142 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Rialto (CA) Carter | ||||||||
| College: | UCLA | ||||||||
| NFL draft: | 2016 / Round: 1 / Pick: 27 | ||||||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||
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Kenneth Duane "Kenny" Clark, Jr. (born October 4, 1995) is an American football nose tackle 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.
Early years
Clark attended Wilmer Amina Carter High School in Rialto, California. Before he won numerous AAU Football Titles with coaches such as coach Kamante Polk, and his outstanding staff of coaches. 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.[1] Clark also wrestled in high school.[2]
College career
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Clark appeared in all 13 games as a true freshman at UCLA in 2013.[3] 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.[4][5][6] 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.[7] He was named third-team All-American by the Associated Press and was the lone Bruin named first-team All-Pac-12.[8][9] 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.[10]
Professional career
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
314 lb (142 kg) |
32+1⁄8 in (0.82 m) |
10+1⁄2 in (0.27 m) |
5.06 s | 1.72 s | 2.90 s | 4.62 s | 28.5 in (0.72 m) |
8 ft 6 in (2.59 m) |
29 reps | ||
| All values are from NFL Combine[11][12] | ||||||||||||
Clark was selected in the first round (27th overall) by the Green Bay Packers in the 2016 NFL Draft.[13]
On July 17, 2016, the Green Bay Packers signed Clark to a four-year, $9.36 million contract with $7.18 million guaranteed and a signing bonus of $5.00 million.[14][15]
He began his rookie season as a starting defensive tackle alongside veteran Mike Daniels. He was also named a backup and rotational defensive end in the Packers' 3-4 defense.[16]
Clark made his professional debut in the Packers' season opener against the Jacksonville Jaguars and made one assisted tackle in the 23–27 victory. On September 25, 2016, he made his first career start against the Detroit Lions and racked up a total of four tackles in the Packer's win. In Week 14, Clark made four combined tackles during a 38–10 victory against the Seattle Seahawks.[17] As a rookie in 2016, Clark finished with 21 tackles and two passes defended in 16 games.
NFL career statistics
Regular season
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | |||||
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| GP | GS | Total | Solo | Ast | Sck | Int | ||
| 2016 | GB | 16 | 2 | 21 | 13 | 8 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Total | 16 | 2 | 21 | 13 | 8 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Source: NFL.com | ||||||||
Postseason
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | |||||
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| GP | GS | Total | Solo | Ast | Sck | Int | ||
| 2016 | GB | 3 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Total | 3 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Source: pro-football-reference.com | ||||||||
References
- ^ "Rivals".
- ^ "High School Wrestling: UCLA football commit Kenny Clark competing in state meet".
- ^ "UCLA football notes: Kenny Clark growing into anchor for Bruins' defensive line".
- ^ KYLE GLASER (1 September 2015). "UCLA: Rialto Carter's Clark a defensive force up front". Press Enterprise.
- ^ "UCLA DT Kenny Clark stands tall among Pac-12's best players". ESPN.com.
- ^ 18 Bruins Named to Football All-Conference Teams Archived 2015-12-08 at the Wayback Machine, UCLABruins.com, December 2, 2014
- ^ Terrill, Mark J. (November 18, 2015). "UCLA nose tackle Kenny Clark expands his repertoire". The Orange County Register. Archived from the original on November 21, 2015.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Haney, Travis (December 13, 2015). "Heisman winner Henry leads selections for Associated Press All-America Team". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on December 14, 2015.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Kaufman, Joey (December 1, 2015). "UCLA DT Kenny Clark on All-Pac-12 first team; eight Bruins on second team". Orange County Register. Archived from the original on December 2, 2015.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Wang, Jack (December 28, 2015). "UCLA nose tackle Kenny Clark declares for NFL draft". Los Angeles Daily News. Archived from the original on January 5, 2016.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "NFL Events: Combine Player Profiles - Kenny Clark". NFL.com. Retrieved July 26, 2016.
- ^ "Kenny Clark - UCLA, DT : 2016 NFL Draft Scout Player Profile". NFLDraftScout.com. Retrieved July 26, 2016.
- ^ "Kenny Clark NFL Draft Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved July 26, 2016.
- ^ "Sportrac.com: Kenny Clark contract". sportrac.com. Retrieved December 21, 2016.
- ^ "Packers sign first-round draft pick Kenny Clark". Packers.com. July 17, 2016. Retrieved July 26, 2016.
- ^ "Ourlads.com: Green Bay Packer's Depth Chart". ourlads.com. Retrieved December 21, 2016.
- ^ "NFL Player Profile: Kenny Clark". NFL.com. Retrieved December 21, 2016.
External links
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