C.J. Clark: DL · Miami · #5.
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C.J. Clark
Wins the gap play after play. Played for two head coaches across six seasons and two programs. On tape: 2 tackles against Wake Forest, Week 13, 2024.
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
19 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 2 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 · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 41-17@ Florida | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 56-9vs Florida A&M | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 62-0vs Ball State | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Wk 4 | W 50-15@ South Florida | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 38-34vs Virginia Tech | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 39-38@ California | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 52-45@ Louisville | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 36-14vs Florida State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 53-31vs Duke | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 23-28@ Georgia Tech | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 42-14vs Wake Forest | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 38-42@ Syracuse | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | L 41-42vs No. 18 Iowa State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 19 | 7 | 2.0 | 0.5 | — | 0 |
Week 5 · 2024
W 38-34
0.5 sacks · 0.5 tackles for loss · 1 tackle
Edged out Virginia Tech at home in a shootout.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
11%2 TFLSack rate
3%0 sacksHurry rate
0%0 hurries19 tackles · 2 for loss · 0.5 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 1.5 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Road6g | 1.5 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 1.4 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mario Cristobal
Pass share
53.5%
489 pass / 425 run
Plays / game
70.3
13 games
Team sack rate
4.7%
513 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2024
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Former four-star. Now #117 at the position.
How it ended
Six seasons, at NC State and Miami, 4 sacks — the college career is complete.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
The role got bigger.
Coaching lineage · 2019–2024
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Dave Doeren and Mario Cristobal.
