Linebacker, LSU, 2018–21
Damone Clark
- Number
- No. 18
- Height
- 6′3″
- Weight
- 245 lb
- Class (2021)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Baton Rouge, LA
- Born
- Jun 28, 2000
Damone Clark played linebacker at LSU (2018–21). The Dallas Cowboys took Clark in round 5, No. 176 overall in the 2022 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
19tackles, career highat Ole Miss, 20212.5sacks, career highvs. Texas A&M, 2021Honors
Defense
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
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
2021 LSU 12 games, 136 tackles, 5.5 sacks, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | at UCLA | L 27–38 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 11 | vs. McNeese | W 34–7 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 18 | vs. Central Michigan | W 49–21 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 25 | at Mississippi State | W 28–25 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 2 | vs. Auburn | L 19–24 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 9 | at Kentucky | L 21–42 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 16 | vs. Florida | W 49–42 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 23 | at Ole Miss | L 17–31 | 19 | 7 | 2.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 6 | at Alabama | L 14–20 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 13 | vs. Arkansas | L 13–16 | 12 | 7 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 20 | vs. UL Monroe | W 27–14 | 7 | 4 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 27 | vs. Texas A&M | W 27–24 | 10 | 7 | 3.5 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 |
2020 LSU 9 games, 63 tackles, 1 sack
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 26 | vs.Mississippi State | L 34–44 | 11 | 5 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 3 | at Vanderbilt | W 41–7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 10 | vs. Missouri | L 41–45 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 24 | vs. South Carolina | W 52–24 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 31 | atAuburn | L 11–48 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 28 | atTexas A&M | L 7–20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 5 | vs.Alabama | L 17–55 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 12 | atFlorida | W 37–34 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dec 19 | vs.Ole Miss | W 53–48 | 4 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2019 LSU 14 games, 49 tackles, 3.5 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. Georgia Southern | W 55–3 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 7 | at Texas | W 45–38 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 14 | vs. Northwestern State | W 65–14 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 21 | atVanderbilt | W 66–38 | 4 | 2 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 5 | vs. Utah State | W 42–6 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 12 | vs.Florida | W 42–28 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 19 | atMississippi State | W 36–13 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 26 | vs.Auburn | W 23–20 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 9 | atAlabama | W 46–41 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 16 | atOle Miss | W 58–37 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 23 | vs.Arkansas | W 56–20 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 30 | vs.Texas A&M | W 50–7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 7 | vs. Georgia | W 37–10 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 28 ✦ | vs. Oklahoma | W 63–28 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2018 LSU 1 game, 1 tackle
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 8 | vs. SE Louisiana | W 31–0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
Played in the 2022 Senior Bowl (American team, lost 10–20).
| Drill | Combine 2022 |
|---|---|
| Height | 6′2½″ |
| Weight | 239 lb |
| Arm length | 33″ |
| Hand size | 9¾″ |
| Wingspan | 78½″W |
| 40-yard dash | 4.57 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.55 sW |
| Vertical jump | 36½″ |
| Broad jump | 10′7″ |
| 3-cone drill | 7.12 s |
Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
4 seasons, 45 games with a stat; latest team: Detroit Lions.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Dallas Cowboys | 10 | 43 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | Dallas Cowboys | 17 | 89 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | Dallas Cowboys | 9 | 25 | 0.5 | 0 |
| 2025 | Houston Texans | 9 | 28 | 0 | 0 |
| NFL career | 45 | 185 | 0.5 | 0 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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