No. 72 – Los Angeles Chargers | |
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Position: | Nose tackle |
Personal information | |
Born: | Dorchester, Massachusetts, U.S. | November 16, 1999
Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
Weight: | 334 lb (151 kg) |
Career information | |
High school: | Brighton (Brighton, Massachusetts) |
College: | Coastal Carolina (2018–2022) |
Undrafted: | 2023 |
Career history | |
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* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
Roster status: | Active |
Career highlights and awards | |
Player stats at PFR |
Jerrod Clark (born November 16, 1999) is an American professional football nose tackle for the Los Angeles Chargers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Coastal Carolina.
Clark grew up in Dorchester, Massachusetts and attended Brighton High School. He led the Bengals football team to the Division 7 state semi-finals as a junior, where they lost to powerhouse Mashpee. He won the Massachusetts Division II State Basketball Championship in 2017 with the Brighton High Bengals. He committed to play football at Coastal Carolina. [1] [2]
In his collegiate career he totaled 105 tackles, 18 being for a loss, 7.5 sacks, and 3 pass deflections. [3] [4] His best collegiate year occurred during the 2022 season where he put up 41 tackles, 10 going for a loss, and 3.5 sacks. For his performance on the year he was named to the Third Team All-Sun Belt. [5] [6]
Clark was projected to be a 5th to 6th round selection in the 2023 NFL draft. [7] [8]
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 | ||
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6 ft 3+5⁄8 in (1.92 m) | 334 lb (151 kg) | 33+3⁄4 in (0.86 m) | 9+3⁄4 in (0.25 m) | 5.25 s | 1.82 s | 3.02 s | 4.83 s | 7.60 s | 27.5 in (0.70 m) | 8 ft 6 in (2.59 m) | ||
All values from the NFL Combine [9] [10] |
Following the conclusion of the 2023 NFL draft, the Chargers signed Clark as an undrafted rookie free agent. [11] He was waived on August 29, 2023 and re-signed to the practice squad. [12] [13] He signed a reserve/future contract on January 11, 2024. [14]
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