Alijah Clark
_03.jpg) Clark at Syracuse University in 2024. | |
| Dallas Cowboys | |
|---|---|
| Position: | Safety |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | July 11, 2003 |
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Weight: | 187 lb (85 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Camden High School |
| College: | Rutgers (2021) Syracuse (2022–2024) |
| Undrafted: | 2025 |
| Career history | |
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| Roster status: | Active |
| Stats at Pro Football Reference | |
Alijah Clark (born July 11, 2003) is an American football safety for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Syracuse and Rutgers.
Early life and high school
[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]
Professional career
[edit]| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 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) |
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]
References
[edit]- ^ Hunt, Todderick. "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.