Alijah Clark: DB · Syracuse · #5.
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Alijah Clark
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line. Played for four head coaches across four seasons and two programs. One game to point at: 9 tackles against Boston College — Week 11, 2024.
Play style
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
59 tackles. 4 passes defended. 1 interception. 3.5 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 38-22vs Ohio | 9 | 8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 31-28vs No. 23 Georgia Tech | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | L 24-26vs Stanford | 6 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 42-14vs Holy Cross | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 44-41@ No. 25 UNLV | 6 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 24-17@ NC State | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 13-41@ No. 19 Pittsburgh | 4 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 10 | W 38-31vs Virginia Tech | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 31-37@ Boston College | 9 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 12 | W 33-25@ California | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 42-38vs No. 8 Miami | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
 Bowl | W 52-35vs Washington State | 6 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 59 | 36 | 3.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 4 |
Bowl · 2024
W 52-35
vs Washington State · neutral site
1 interception · 0.5 tackles for loss · 6 tackles
Edged out Washington State at a neutral site in a shootout.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
7%4 pass breakupsInterceptions
1interceptionsTackle volume
59tackles this seasonTFL rate
6%4 TFL59 tackles · 3.5 for loss · 4 pass breakups · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 4.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Road5g | 5.4 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 5.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 4.4 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.6 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Fran Brown
Pass share
60.5%
596 pass / 389 run
Plays / game
75.8
13 games
Team sack rate
4.8%
626 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-leaning, fast tempo.
Player standing · 2024
59 tackles in 12 games, about as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Former four-star. Now #171 at the position.
How it ended
Four seasons, at Rutgers and Syracuse, 172 tackles — the college career is complete.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
The role got bigger.
Coaching lineage · 2021–2024
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 2 schools: Greg Schiano, Dino Babers and Fran Brown.
