Damone Clark (/dəˈmoʊn/ duh-MONE;[1] born June 28, 2000) is an American football linebacker for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League (NFL). He played college footballatLSU.
Damone Clark
No. 18 – Dallas Cowboys
Position:
Personal information
Born:
(2000-06-28) June 28, 2000 (age 24)
New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
Height:
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:
240 lb (109 kg)
Career information
High school:
Southern University Laboratory
(Baton Rouge, Louisiana)
College:
LSU (2018–2021)
NFL draft:
2022 / Round: 5 / Pick: 176
Career history
Roster status:
Active
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of 2023
1
Player stats at PFR
Clark was born and lived in New Orleans until his family was displaced by Hurricane Katrina in 2005 and moved to Baton Rouge.[2] He attended Southern University Laboratory School.[3] Clark had 48 tackles, five tackles for loss, and four sacks with four interceptions in his junior season.[4]
Clark played in 12 games during his freshman season on special teams and as a reserve linebacker behind starter Devin White.[5] He played in all 15 of LSU's games with three starts as a sophomore and had 49 tackles and 3.5 sacks as the Tigers won the 2020 College Football Playoff National Championship.[6] Clark was chosen to wear the No. 18 Jersey by the Tigers' coaching staff going into his junior season.[7] He finished the season tied for the team lead with 63 tackles.[8]
Pre-draft measurables
Height
Weight
Arm length
Hand span
10-yard split
20-yard split
6 ft 2+1⁄2 in
(1.89 m)
239 lb
(108 kg)
33 in
(0.84 m)
9+3⁄4 in
(0.25 m)
4.57 s
1.55 s
2.63 s
7.12 s
36.5 in
(0.93 m)
10 ft 7 in
(3.23 m)
All values from NFL Combine[9][10]
Clark was drafted by the Dallas Cowboys in the fifth round, 176th overall, of the 2022 NFL draft.[11] On June 23, 2022, it was announced that Clark had undergone spinal fusion surgery in March and would miss part of the 2022 season.[12] He was activated off of injured reserve on October 5.[13]
Legend
Led the league
Bold
Career high
Year
Team
Games
Tackles
Fumbles
Interceptions
GP
GS
Cmb
Solo
Ast
Sck
FF
FR
Yds
TD
Int
Yds
TD
PD
10
5
47
29
18
0.0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
17
17
109
70
39
0.0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
27
22
156
99
57
0.0
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
Year
Team
Games
Tackles
Fumbles
Interceptions
GP
GS
Cmb
Solo
Ast
Sck
FF
FR
Yds
TD
Int
Yds
TD
PD
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
8
5
3
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
