Macon Clark: S · Tulane · #37.
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Macon Clark
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line. Fifth year in the Tulane secondary. First career honor, 2022: All-AAC. On tape: 8 tackles and 2 tackles for loss against UCF, Week 11, 2022.
Play style
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
57 tackles. 3 passes defended. 2 interceptions. 7 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
2022 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 42-10vs Massachusetts | 7 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 52-0vs Alcorn State | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 3 | W 17-10@ Kansas State | 6 | 6 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 24-27vs Southern Miss | 5 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 27-24@ Houston | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 24-9vs East Carolina | 9 | 8 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | Season-high 9 tackles |
| Wk 7 | W 45-31@ South Florida | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 38-28vs Memphis | 6 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 27-13@ Tulsa | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 31-38vs No. 22 UCF | 8 | 6 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 12 | W 59-24vs SMU | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 27-24@ No. 21 Cincinnati | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 57 | 46 | 7.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 3 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
5%3 pass breakupsInterceptions
2interceptionsTackle volume
57tackles this seasonTFL rate
12%7 TFL57 tackles · 7 for loss · 3 pass breakups · 2 interceptions.
5 seasons under Willie Fritz — 34-30 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2022 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 6.0 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
| Road5g | 3.0 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 5.0 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 4.4 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Willie Fritz
Pass share
41.0%
377 pass / 543 run
Plays / game
65.7
14 games
Team sack rate
7.3%
413 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2022
First team in his league at the position.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #135 at the position.
How it ended
Five seasons at Tulane, 192 tackles, a first-team All-Conference season (2022) — the college career is complete.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
The role got bigger.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-AAC · 1ST TEAM
All-AAC 1st team (2022)
Weekly recognition
2 weekly honors (2022)
AAC Defensive Player of the Week
Coaching lineage · 2018–2022
1 coachPlayed every college season under Willie Fritz.
