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Defensive back, Syracuse (from Rutgers), 2021–24
Alijah Clark
- Number
- No. 5
- Height
- 6′1″
- Weight
- 187 lb
- Class (2024)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Camden, NJ
- Born
- Jul 11, 2003
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Alijah Clark played defensive back at Rutgers (2021) and Syracuse (2022–24).
Career highs
11tackles, career highat Wake Forest, 2022Defense
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Rutgers | 5 | DB | Fr. | ||
| 2022 | Syracuse | 5 | DB | So. | ||
| 2023 | Syracuse | 5 | DB | Jr. | ||
| 2024 | Syracuse | 5 | DB | Sr. | 6′1″ | 187 |
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Game by game
2024 Syracuse 12 games, 59 tackles, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. Ohio | W 38–22 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 7 | vs. Georgia Tech | W 31–28 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 20 | vs. Stanford | L 24–26 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 28 | vs. Holy Cross | W 42–14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 4 | at UNLV | W 44–41 | 6 | 4 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 12 | at NC State | W 24–17 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 24 | at Pittsburgh | L 13–41 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 2 | vs. Virginia Tech | W 38–31 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 9 | at Boston College | L 31–37 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 16 | at California | W 33–25 | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 30 | vs. Miami | W 42–38 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dec 27 ✦ | vs. Washington State | W 52–35 | 6 | 4 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
2023 Syracuse 12 games, 62 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. Colgate | W 65–0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 9 | vs. Western Michigan | W 48–7 | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 16 | at Purdue | W 35–20 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 23 | vs. Army | W 29–16 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 30 | vs. Clemson | L 14–31 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Oct 7 | at North Carolina | L 7–40 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 14 | at Florida State | L 3–41 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 26 | atVirginia Tech | L 10–38 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 11 | vs.Pittsburgh | W 28–13 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 18 | atGeorgia Tech | L 22–31 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 25 | vs. Wake Forest | W 35–31 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 21 ✦ | vs. South Florida | L 0–45 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2022 Syracuse 11 games, 48 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs. Louisville | W 31–7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 10 | at UConn | W 48–14 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 17 | vs.Purdue | W 32–29 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 23 | vs. Virginia | W 22–20 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 1 | vs. Wagner | W 59–0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 15 | vs.NC State | W 24–9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 22 | atClemson | L 21–27 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 29 | vs. Notre Dame | L 24–41 | 6 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 12 | vs.Florida State | L 3–38 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 19 | atWake Forest | L 35–45 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 26 | atBoston College | W 32–23 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2021 Rutgers 3 games, 3 tackles, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2 | vs. Ohio State | L 13–52 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 9 | vs. Michigan State | L 13–31 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 16 | at Northwestern | L 7–21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2025 | Combine or pro day 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 6′0¾″ | |
| Weight | 188 lb | |
| Arm length | 30⅞″ | |
| Hand size | 9½″ | |
| Wingspan | 77¾″ | |
| 40-yard dash | 4.50 s | |
| 10-yard split | 1.53 s | |
| Vertical jump | 33″ | |
| Broad jump | 10′2″ | |
| 3-cone drill | 6.79 sW | |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.21 sW |
Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
2 seasons, 13 games with a stat; latest team: Dallas Cowboys.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Dallas Cowboys | 9 | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 (so far) | Dallas Cowboys | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| NFL career | 13 | 24 | 0 | 0 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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