Week 4 Stats: 18.0 tackles (8 solo)
Clark ascended to the top of the NEC single-game rankings on Saturday after he posted a career-high18 tackles in Central Connecticut’s hard-fought 35-31 defeat at FBS opponent UMass. Racking up eight solo stops, the junior defensive back delivered 10 of his tackles in the first half to help the Blue Devils claw back from a 14-0 deficit and force a 21-21 deadlock at the break. Just one other player in the FCS has registered more tackles in a contest this season, as Northwestern linebacker Blake Gotcher set the nation’s single-game standard with 23 against Prairie View. On the season, Clark, an All-NEC Preseason team selection, is the league’s leader in total tackles (46 and solo tackles (22), while his 11.5 tackles per game rank fourth in the FCS. He is the third Blue Devil to garner Defensive Player of the Week distinction from the NEC in as many weeks, joining fellow teammates Malachi Wright (Sept. 9) and Jalen Howard (Sept. 16).