Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 44-19vs Indiana State | 5 | 5 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Total | 5 | 5 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 |
#6
Mister Clark
Junior defensive back on Purdue's 2026 roster.
6′0″ · 190 lb · Opa Locka, FL
CFB Index 90 · #12 of 364 cornersLow confidenceTransferred Florida International → Purdue for 2026
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★
S recruit
No. 1915 nationally · Signed with Florida International
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 defensive back on Purdue's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Florida International in 2023.
- Transferred from Florida International to Purdue in 2026.
Mister Clark
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away. Two head coaches in two seasons, at two different programs. 2025 brought the first one: All-Conference USA. The receipt on tape: 5 tackles, 2 TFL against Indiana State, Week 1, 2026.
5 TACKLES · 1 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- recognition record
- game log
His career
He was winning awards before he was old enough to be a story.
2023
- Signed with Florida International3-star out of Miami Carol City
202512 games
- All-Conference USAfirst
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
—
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
🥈
ALL-CONFERENCE USA · 1ST TEAM
All-Conference USA 1st team (2025)
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Purdue
2025Florida International
2026Purdue
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2025Florida International7-6HC: Willie Simmons · Balanced
2026Purdue1-1HC: Barry Odom · Balanced, fast tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Low confidence
Elite: sacks (87th percentile). Strength: tackles for loss (85th percentile). 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 splits
Through 1 game: 5.0 TKL/g, 2.0 TFL/g, 1.0 SACK/g, 1.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Barry Odom
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Purdue | 5 | 5 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Florida International | 57 | 47 | 6.5 | 0.0 | 13 | 3 | -- |
| Career | 62 | 52 | 8.5 | 1.0 | 14 | 3 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 44–19
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Rover
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away.
S
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Josh Wallace’s 2021 season.
68%match
Matches Josh on
Tackle volume
PD rate
Weight
Differs from Josh on
Class year (lower)
TFL rate (higher)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Joshua Franklin's freshman season at Western Michigan (2025).
73%match
Matches Joshua on
TFL rate
Tackle volume
Weight
Differs from Joshua on
Class year (lower)
The secondary · Purdue
- #6Mister Clark57 tackles · 2025
- #4Hudauri Hines32 tackles · 2025
- #2Jaden Mangham30 tackles · 2025
- #1Smiley Bradford30 tackles · 2025
- #13John Slaughter24 tackles · 2025
20 more on the roster · Purdue team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology