Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | L 7-36@ Rutgers | 5 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 5 | L 26-48@ Tulsa | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 14-45@ North Texas | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 8 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#20
Elijah Clark
Senior cornerback on Temple's 2023 roster.
6′3″ · 195 lb · Sayreville, NJ
CFB Index 23 · #276 of 322 cornersLow confidenceTemple 2023 alumnus
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
Recruiting
3★
CB recruit
No. 1923 nationally · Signed with Temple
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 cornerback on Temple's roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Temple in 2018.
Elijah Clark
Jams receivers off their route at the line. Elijah Clark has played for two head coaches in four seasons at Temple. One game to point at: 5 tackles, 0.5 TFL against Rutgers — Week 2, 2023.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
How it ended
Four seasons at Temple, 39 tackles — his college career is complete.
His career
2018
- Signed with Temple3-star out of Sayreville War Memorial
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Temple
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2020–2023
2 coaches2020–2021
Temple
Coaching transition mid-career: Rod Carey → Stan Drayton. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2023 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2020Temple1-6HC: Rod Carey · Run-leaning
2021Temple3-9HC: Rod Carey · Balanced, slow tempo
2022Temple3-9HC: Stan Drayton · Pass-leaning
2023Temple3-9HC: Stan Drayton · Pass-leaning
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Low confidence
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits & context
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Road3g | 2.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 2.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
K.C. Keeler
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2022
Rotational
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
23 · #276 of 322 corners
Three-star recruit. Now #276 at the position.
Career stats
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Long and physical; jams receivers off their route at the line.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Press Corner
Long and physical; jams receivers off their route at the line.
CB
His 2022 production profile sits closest to Lance Boykin’s 2021 season.
Matches Lance on
Class year
Height
PD rate
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Khyree Jackson's junior season at Oregon (2023).
93%match
All-Pac-12NFL Rd 4
Matches Khyree on
Class year
Height
Weight
Player DNA
Players who play like Elijah Clark
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology