Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 26-42@ USC | 6 | 74 | 12.3 | 0 | 42 | |
| Wk 1 | W 27-21@ Eastern Michigan | 5 | 58 | 11.6 | 0 | 18 | |
| Wk 2 | W 30-20vs Cal Poly | 8 | 81 | 10.1 | 2 | 41 | Season-high 81 yds |
| Total | 19 | 213 | 11.3 | 2 | 42 |
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Carson Clark
Carson Clark is holding a job somebody else made famous at San José State, with the comparison running every week.
5′9″ · 170 lb · Los Angeles, CA · St. John Bosco HS
Returning to San José State for 2026
The numbers
213
receiving yards · 2026
19 catches · 2 TD · 11.2 per catch
3 games into 2026 so far
Swing playSwung San José State from 54% to 79% to win.Cal Poly at San José State · 30-20
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
1 wide receiver for San José State. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to San José State in 2026.
How he plays
Wins underneath on volume and route precision.
Catch rate: 67th percentile.
The full scouting readCarson Clark
Filling the Shoesas of 2026-09-15
Carson Clark steps into Danny Scudero's shoes — the gap is the story.
213REC YDS19REC2REC TD
Read the story so far
AI-generated narrative · may contain errors · not journalism · updated 2026-09-15
His career
20263 games
- Signed with San José State3-star out of St. John Bosco
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
San José State
NFL
NFL Draft
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2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2026San José State2-1HC: Ken Niumatalolo · Balanced
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles
Elite: receptions (97th percentile). Concern: yards / catch (28th percentile).
Real play-by-play efficiency
Box-score rates (5)
Season trend
EPA / target— first qualifying season
Explosive rate— first qualifying season
Catch rate— first qualifying season
TD rate— first qualifying season
Yards / catch— first qualifying season
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).
Splits & context
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home1g | 8.0 | 81.0 | 10.1 | 2.0 |
| Road2g | 5.5 | 66.0 | 11.9 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 6.3 | 71.0 | 11.3 | 0.7 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Ken Niumatalolo
Pass share
51.0%
106 pass / 102 run
Plays / game
69.3
3 games
Team sack rate
1.8%
110 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | San José State | 19 | 213 | 11.2 | 2 | -- |
| Career | 19 | 213 | 11.2 | 2 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 30–20
vs Cal Poly
Signature plays
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
- Week 2 · Cal Poly · 2&6 · Q4 · EPA +3.59(07:25) No Huddle-Shotgun #3 L.Weaver pass complete deep left to #1 C.Clark caught at SLO02, for 41 yards to the SLO00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 07:20, 1ST DOWN #36 T.Sinatra kick attempt good (H: #49 T.Carrizosa, LS: #44 D.Aguilera)
- Week 1 · USC · 1&10 · Q3 · EPA +3.17(10:32) Shotgun #3 L.Weaver pass complete deep middle to #1 C.Clark caught at USC33, for 42 yards to the USC33, End Of Play, 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · Eastern Michigan · 3&7 · Q4 · EPA +2.69(09:40) No Huddle-Shotgun #3 L.Weaver pass complete short right to #1 C.Clark caught at SJSU45, for 18 yards to the SJSU45 (#13 J.Marshall), 1ST DOWN
- Week 2 · Cal Poly · 1&5 · Q2 · EPA +1.88(11:46) No Huddle-Shotgun #3 L.Weaver pass complete short right to #1 C.Clark caught at SLO00, for 5 yards to the SLO00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 11:43 #36 T.Sinatra kick attempt good (H: #49 T.Carrizosa, LS: #44 D.Aguilera)
- Week 1 · Eastern Michigan · 1&20 · Q2 · EPA +1.67(13:00) No Huddle-Shotgun #3 L.Weaver pass complete short left to #1 C.Clark caught at SJSU32, for 14 yards to the SJSU42 (#43 M.Eggleston)
- Week 1 · USC · 3&6 · Q2 · EPA +1.60(13:25) No Huddle-Shotgun #3 L.Weaver pass complete short left to #1 C.Clark caught at SJS35, for 6 yards to the SJS35 (#2 E.Hill IV), 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · Eastern Michigan · 3&10 · Q1 · EPA +0.91(03:05) No Huddle-Shotgun #3 L.Weaver pass complete short right to #1 C.Clark caught at EMU44, for 9 yards to the EMU42 (#29 D.Rogers), out of bounds
- Week 1 · USC · 3&2 · Q3 · EPA +0.64(09:06) No Huddle-Shotgun #3 L.Weaver pass complete short middle to #1 C.Clark caught at USC07, for 7 yards to the USC06 (#38 I.Rubin), 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · USC · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA +0.44(12:06) No Huddle-Shotgun #3 L.Weaver pass complete short right to #1 C.Clark caught at USC34, for 7 yards to the USC32, out of bounds at USC32
- Week 2 · Cal Poly · 1&10 · Q3 · EPA +0.37(07:06) No Huddle-Shotgun #3 L.Weaver pass complete short right to #1 C.Clark caught at SLO30, for 10 yards to the SLO30 (#7 J.East), 1ST DOWN
Game log
Game by game
Carson Clark's 2026 production
Point color shows the opponent's defensive strength that week (red = weaker defense, blue = stronger) — dashed line is this player's own season average.
How he plays
Play style
Wins underneath on volume and route precision.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
San José State
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Wide receiver · San José State
Returning around him
- 4% of 2024 offensive production back (Heavy turnover)
- Transfer portal: +1 net (17 in / 16 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
San José State · Last season: 3-9 · Talent rank #110 · 2026 recruiting class #129
DNA match
Player DNA
Slot Technician
Runs precise routes in tight quarters. Volume player who keeps chains moving.
WR
His 2026 production profile sits closest to Casey Martin’s 2015 season.
Matches Casey on
Yards / reception
TD rate
Height
Through 1 college season, his career arc tracks closest to Jalen McDonald’s path through Merrimack.
Matches Jalen on
Yards per reception
As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Dylan Collie's freshman season at BYU (2018).
Matches Dylan on
Total EPA (college ability)
TD rate
Height
Differs from Dylan on
Recruiting rating (higher)
The receiver room · San José State
- #13Cooper Hoch43 receiving yards · 2025
- #11Malachi Riley10 receiving yards · 2025
- #2Jerry McClure8 receiving yards · 2025
- #7Tama Amisone-8 receiving yards · 2025
- #1Carson Clark3 games · 2026
10 more on the roster · San José State team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology