Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 38-16vs Akron | 7 | 105 | 15.0 | 0 | 57 | Season-high 105 yds |
| Wk 2 | W 38-36@ Purdue | 12 | 36 | 3.0 | 1 | 9 | |
| Total | 19 | 141 | 9.0 | 1 | 57 |
#4
Ty Clark III
Junior running back for Wake Forest. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′0″ · 207 lb · Nashville, TN · Franklin Road Academy
CFB Index 47 · #150 of 326 RBsHigh confidenceReturning to Wake Forest 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.
The numbers
141
rushing yards · 2026
1 TD · 7.4 per carry
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 36 rush yds, 1 TD, at Purdue
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 running back for Wake Forest. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Wake Forest in 2024.
Ty Clark III
Wins in space out of the backfield. Ty Clark III has been at Wake Forest through two head coaches in three seasons. One game to point at: 105 rush yds against Akron — Week 1, 2026.
141 RUSH YDS · 1 RUSH TD · 19 CARRIES
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
20243 games
- Signed with Wake Forest3-star out of Franklin Road Academy
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Wake Forest
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
2 coaches2024
Wake Forest
Coaching transition mid-career: Dave Clawson → Jake Dickert. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2024Wake Forest4-8HC: Dave Clawson · Balanced
2025Wake Forest9-4HC: Jake Dickert · Balanced
2026Wake Forest2-0HC: Jake Dickert · Run-leaning
Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort
Box-score percentiles
High confidence
Elite: yards / carry (93rd percentile). Strength: long run (80th percentile). Concern: rush yards (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (5)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 70.5 YDS/g, 9.0 YPC, 0.5 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jake Dickert
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.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-ACC
Based on 2025: #22 of 38 ACC RBs
How the All-ACC estimate is computed
15% estimated, 95% confidence interval 13–17%. Base rate measured from players who finished at a comparable rank in their conference and came back the next season. It is an estimate from a small sample, not a forecast of this player.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Wake Forest | 19 | 141 | 7.4 | 1 | -- |
| 2025 | Wake Forest | 75 | 323 | 4.3 | 3 | -- |
| 2024 | Wake Forest | 13 | 57 | 4.4 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 107 | 521 | 4.9 | 4 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Wake Forest | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Wake Forest | 17 | 209 | 12.3 | 1 | -- |
| 2024 | Wake Forest | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 18 | 210 | 11.7 | 1 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 38–36
at Purdue
Signature plays
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
- Week 1 · Akron · 2&10 · Q3 · EPA +3.97(12:26) No Huddle-Shotgun #4 T.Clark rush left for 57 yards gain to the AKR12 (#29 T.Davis; #32 D.Johnson), 1ST DOWN
- Week 2 · Purdue · 2&4 · Q1 · EPA +2.33(04:59) Shotgun #4 T.Clark rush left for 4 yards gain to the PUR00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 04:58 #90 C.Calvert kick attempt good (H: #6 S.Pizzella, LS: #49 E.Gilmour)
- Week 2 · Purdue · 1&1 · Q1 · EPA -1.40(05:40) #4 T.Clark rush left for 3 yards loss to the PUR04 (#11 K.Burgos)
- Week 2 · Purdue · 1&10 · Q1 · EPA +1.30(10:36) No Huddle-Shotgun #4 T.Clark rush middle for 9 yards gain to the WFU36 (#21 J.Denson Jr.; #11 K.Burgos)
- Week 2 · Purdue · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA +0.84(14:59) No Huddle-Shotgun #4 T.Clark rush middle for 8 yards gain to the PUR42 (#11 K.Burgos; #92 C.Neal)
- Week 2 · Purdue · 1&10 · Q1 · EPA -0.67(09:42) No Huddle-Shotgun #4 T.Clark rush left for 2 yards gain to the WFU40 (#21 J.Denson Jr.; #5 C.Correa)
- Week 1 · Akron · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA +0.59(10:35) No Huddle-Shotgun #4 T.Clark rush left for 15 yards gain to the AKR28 (#29 T.Davis), 1ST DOWN
- Week 2 · Purdue · 2&5 · Q2 · EPA -0.55(12:36) No Huddle-Shotgun #4 T.Clark rush left for 3 yards loss to the PUR11 (#33 J.Lewis; #0 J.Hayden)
- Week 1 · Akron · 2&10 · Q2 · EPA +0.42(09:56) Shotgun #4 T.Clark rush right for 8 yards gain to the AKR20 (#21 C.White)
- Week 2 · Purdue · 1&10 · Q5 · EPA -0.35(00:00) No Huddle-Shotgun #4 T.Clark rush middle for 1 yard gain to the PUR24 (#40 I.Jeffries)
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Deployed as a receiver as much as a runner. Value is in space, not between the tackles.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Wake Forest
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Running back · Wake Forest
Returning around him
- 14% of 2024 offensive production back (Heavy turnover)
- 2 Wake Forest players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: +1 net (24 in / 23 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Wake Forest · Last season: 9-4 · Talent rank #63 · 2026 recruiting class #39
DNA match
Player DNA
Satellite Back
Deployed as a receiver as much as a runner. Value is in space, not between the tackles.
RB
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Dylan Carson’s 2024 season.
Matches Dylan on
Yards / carry
Rush TD rate
Weight
Differs from Dylan on
Class year (lower)
EPA / carry (adj) (higher)
Through 3 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Lorenzo Lingard’s path through Akron.
95%match
Matches Lorenzo on
Height
Yards per carry
Weight
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Justin Lynch's sophomore season at Northern Illinois (2022).
Matches Justin on
Yards / carry
Rush TD rate
Total rush EPA (college ability)
Differs from Justin on
Class year (lower)
Heisman trajectory
Heisman Trajectory · 2026
Peak #247
Peaked at #247 this season.
Background
2025 (Sophomore) Appeared in all 13 games while making two starts for the Demon Deacons… Recorded 326 rushing yards and three touchdowns on the ground… Also totaled 17 catches for 209 receiving yards and a touchdown… Helped the Demon Deacons earn a Duke’s Mayo Bowl victory as he rushed for a care...
The backfield · Wake Forest
- #4Ty Clark III323 rushing yards · 2025
- #1KD Daniels120 rushing yards · 2025
- #29Jamar Searcy39 rushing yards · 2025
- #24Sawyer Seidl1 game · 2025
- #27Ryan Henley1 game · 2025
3 more on the roster · Wake Forest team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology