Braxton Clark: CB · South Florida · #18.
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Braxton Clark
Jams receivers off their route at the line. Played for three head coaches across five seasons and two programs. A game that shows it: 5 tackles against Rice — Week 4, 2023.
Play style
Long and physical; jams receivers off their route at the line.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
26 tackles. 5 passes defended. 1 interception. 1 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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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | South Florida | 26 | 23 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 5 | 1 |
| 2022 | Nebraska | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- |
| 2021 | Nebraska | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | -- |
| 2019 | Nebraska | 11 | 9 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- | 1 |
| 2018 | Nebraska | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| Career | 48 | 41 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 8 | 2 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 10 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 24-41@ Western Kentucky | 4 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 38-24vs Florida A&M | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 3-17vs No. 10 Alabama | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | W 42-29vs Rice | 5 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 5 | W 44-30@ Navy | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 6 | L 35-56@ UAB | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 14-56vs Florida Atlantic | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 24-21@ UConn | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 50-59@ Memphis | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 13 | W 48-14vs Charlotte | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 26 | 23 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 5 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
19%5 pass breakupsInterceptions
1interceptionsTackle volume
26tackles this season26 tackles · 1 for loss · 5 pass breakups · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 2.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.6 |
| Road5g | 2.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 3.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
| Weeks 8+3g | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Alex Golesh
Pass share
43.8%
447 pass / 573 run
Plays / game
78.5
13 games
Team sack rate
8.8%
491 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, fast tempo.
Player standing · 2023
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #192 at the position.
How it ended
Five seasons, at Nebraska and South Florida, 48 tackles — the college career is complete.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
The role got bigger.
Coaching lineage · 2018–2023
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 2 schools: Scott Frost, Mickey Joseph and Alex Golesh.
