Bud Clark: S · TCU · #21.
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Bud Clark
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away. Played for two head coaches in six seasons at TCU. That makes two straight seasons on the honors list: All-Big 12 again in 2025. One game to point at: 13 tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss against West Virginia — Week 9, 2025.
Play style
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
56 tackles. 7 passes defended. 4 interceptions. 1.5 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
2025 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 48-14@ North Carolina | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 42-21vs Abilene Christian | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 35-24vs SMU | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 5 | L 24-27@ Arizona State | 9 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 6 | W 35-21vs Colorado | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | |
| Wk 7 | L 28-41@ Kansas State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 42-36vs Baylor | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 23-17@ West Virginia | 13 | 5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 13 tackles |
| Wk 11 | L 17-20vs Iowa State | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 13-44@ No. 12 BYU | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | W 30-27vs No. 16 USC | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Total | 56 | 31 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 4 | 7 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
12%7 pass breakupsInterceptions
4interceptionsTackle volume
56tackles this seasonTFL rate
3%2 TFL56 tackles · 1.5 for loss · 1 sack · 7 pass breakups · 4 interceptions.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 4.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.8 |
| Road5g | 6.6 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 4.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 6.2 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Sonny Dykes
Pass share
51.9%
460 pass / 426 run
Plays / game
68.2
13 games
Team sack rate
4.2%
453 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2025
Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Former four-star. Now #17 at the position.
How it ended
Six seasons at TCU, 194 tackles — drafted at #64 overall by the Seattle Seahawks.
A blue-chip recruit with honors.
The role got bigger.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-BIG 12 · 2ND TEAM
All-Big 12 2nd team (2025)
Weekly recognition
1 weekly honor (2025)
Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week
Coaching lineage · 2020–2025
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Gary Patterson, Jerry Kill, and Sonny Dykes. Multi-era developmental context.
Next stop · NFL
Seattle Seahawks2026 NFL rookie season
Seattle Seahawks2026 NFL rookie season
