Alijah Clark

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Alijah Clark
File:Alijah Clark at Syracuse Orange football quad walk (2024) 03.jpg
Clark at Syracuse University in 2024
No. 38 – Dallas Cowboys
PositionSafety
Roster statusActive
Personal information
Born (2003-07-11) July 11, 2003 (age 22)
Camden, New Jersey, U.S.
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight187 lb (85 kg)
Career information
High schoolCamden (NJ)
CollegeRutgers (2021)
Syracuse (2022–2024)
NFL draft2025: undrafted
Career history
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Stats at Pro Football Reference

Alijah Clark (born July 11, 2003) is an American professional football safety for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Rutgers Scarlet Knights and Syracuse Orange.

Early life and high school

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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

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Rutgers

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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

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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]

College statistics

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Season Team GP Tackles Interceptions Fumbles
Cmb Solo Ast TfL Sck PD Int Yds TD FF FR
2021 Rutgers 7 6 2 4 0.5 0.0 0 1 0 0 0 0
2022 Syracuse 12 56 31 25 2.5 0.0 2 0 0 0 0 0
2023 Syracuse 13 66 38 28 4.5 0.0 3 0 0 0 1 0
2024 Syracuse 12 61 35 26 2.5 0.0 4 1 -2 0 0 0
Career 44 189 106 83 10.0 0.0 9 2 -2 0 1 0

Professional career

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Pre-draft measurables
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] He was waived on August 26 as part of final roster cuts and was re-signed to the practice squad the next day.[15][16] On October 4, Clark was signed to the active roster.[17] On November 23, against the Philadelphia Eagles, Clark forced a fumble on a key punt return during the Cowboys' 24-21 comeback victory.[18]

NFL career statistics

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Legend
Bold Career high

Regular season

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Year Team Games Tackles Fumbles Interceptions
GP GS Cmb Solo Ast Sck FF FR Yds TD Int Yds TD PD
2025 DAL 6 1 15 8 7 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Career 6 1 15 8 7 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

References

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