#17

Hudson Clark

Former defensive back at Arkansas. 2024: 1 interception, 5 pass breakups, 37 tackles.

DB · Arkansas · Sr. · #17

6′2″ · 191 lb · Dallas, TX

CFB Index 45 · #186 of 327 cornersLow confidenceArkansas 2024 — college career complete

The story

Former defensive back at Arkansas. 2024: 1 interception, 5 pass breakups, 37 tackles.

The record fills in as he plays.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Five seasons at Arkansas, 219 tackles — his college career is complete.

Career arc

Recruit

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No recruit profile

CFB

College

Arkansas

2020–2024

NFL

NFL Draft

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Not drafted

Trophy case · Confirmed honors

What the selectors said

1 honor

🎓

FRESHMAN HONORS

Freshman recognition (2020)

1 mention(s)

Coaching lineage · 2020–2024

1 coach

2020–2024

Sam Pittman

Arkansas

Played his entire career under Sam Pittman.

2024 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

5 seasons under Sam Pittman — 30-31 over that span.

2020Arkansas3-7HC: Sam Pittman · Run-leaning

2021Arkansas9-4HC: Sam Pittman · Run-heavy

2022Arkansas7-6HC: Sam Pittman · Run-heavy

2023Arkansas4-8HC: Sam Pittman · Run-leaning

2024Arkansas7-6HC: Sam Pittman · Run-leaning

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

45Rotational starter #186 of 327?

Low confidence8 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: passes defended (90th percentile). Concern: qb hurries (23rd percentile).

Box-score production (8)

Passes defended#225 / 2892 · 90th pct

Tackles#1043 / 2892 · 63rd pct

Solo tackles#1261 / 2892 · 55th pct

Forced fumbles#55 / 700 · 46th pct

Tackles for loss#1667 / 2892 · 38th pct

1.5

Interceptions#314 / 862 · 32nd pct

Sacks#1455 / 2892 · 25th pct

0.0

QB hurries#1536 / 2892 · 23rd pct

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

2024 season · 9 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home6g	4.5	0.2	0.0	0.7
Road3g	3.3	0.0	0.0	0.3

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-73g	2.3	0.0	0.0	0.7
Weeks 8+6g	5.0	0.2	0.0	0.5

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Ryan Silverfield

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2024

Rotational

Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

45 · #186 of 327 corners

Career stats

Season	Team
2024	Arkansas	37	17	1.5	0.0	5	1	--
2023	Arkansas	50	31	4.5	0.5	4	1	--
2022	Arkansas	63	30	4.0	0.0	11	1	--
2021	Arkansas	22	9	1.0	0.0	1	--	--
2020	Arkansas	47	32	1.0	0.0	3	3	--
Career		219	119	12.0	0.5	24	6	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 6 · 2024

W 19–14

vs Tennessee

1 TOT

A wire-to-wire battle — won by 5 at home.

With T. Green — 266 yds · 0 TD · 0 INT · QBR 79.7 · -5 rush yds (9 car) · D. Bale — 57 AVG · 66 LONG · 3 NO

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2024 season · 9 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	INT	PD	Note
Wk 2	L 31-39@ Oklahoma State	0	0	0.0	—	1
Wk 6	W 19-14vs Tennessee	1	0	0.0	—	0
Wk 8	L 10-34vs LSU	4	3	0.0	—	1
Wk 9	W 58-25@ Mississippi State	2	1	0.0	1	0
Wk 10	L 31-63vs Ole Miss	3	1	0.0	—	0
Wk 12	L 10-20vs Texas	8	5	1.5	—	1	Season-high 8 tackles
Wk 13	W 35-14vs Louisiana Tech	5	2	0.0	—	1
Wk 14	L 21-28@ Missouri	8	2	0.0	—	0
Bowl	W 39-26vs Texas Tech	6	3	0.0	—	1
Total		37	17	1.5	1	5

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology

Hudson Clark

2024 snapshot

Splits & context

Awards

Rotational

Career stats

Signature game

Game log

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