Damone Clark
Damone Clark (/dəˈmoʊn/ duh-MOWN;[1] born June 28, 2000) is an American football linebacker for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at LSU.
![]() Clark with the LSU Tigers in 2019 | |||||||||||
No. 33 – Dallas Cowboys | |||||||||||
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Position: | Linebacker | ||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||
Born: | New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. | June 28, 2000||||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||||
Weight: | 245 lb (111 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 | ||||||||||
Career highlights and awards | |||||||||||
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Career NFL statistics as of 2022 | |||||||||||
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Player stats at NFL.com · PFR |
Early life and high school
Clark was born and lived in New Orleans until his family was displaced by Hurricane Katrina in 2005 and moved to Baton Rouge, Louisiana.[2] He attended Southern University Laboratory School.[3] Clark had 48 tackles, five tackles for loss, and four sacks with four interceptions in his junior season.[4]
College career
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
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]
References
- "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.
- "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.
- Mike Fisher (July 27, 2022). "Cowboys Camp: How 'Fate' - And Spine Surgery - Brought Rookie LB Damone Clark to Dallas". SI. Retrieved May 14, 2023.
- "Minor NFL Transactions: 10/5/22". profootballrumors.com. Retrieved June 29, 2023.