Frank Clark (American football)
.jpg) Clark with the Seattle Seahawks in 2015 | |||||||||
| No. 55 Seattle Seahawks | |||||||||
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| Position: | Defensive end | ||||||||
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| Date of birth: | June 14, 1993 | ||||||||
| Place of birth: | Bakersfield, California | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 260 lb (118 kg) | ||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||
| High school: | Cleveland (OH) Glenville | ||||||||
| College: | Michigan | ||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 2015 / Round: 2 / Pick: 63 | ||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||
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| Career NFL statistics as of Week 4, 2016 | |||||||||
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Frank Clark (born June 14, 1993) is an American football defensive end for the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League (NFL). Clark was drafted by the Seahawks in the second round, 63rd overall pick of the 2015 NFL draft. He played in college for the Michigan Wolverines football team until his senior season. As a junior, he was a 2013 All-Big Ten second team selection by the coaches and honorable mention selection by the media for the 2013 team.
High school
In high school, Clark played numerous positions for head coach Ted Ginn, Sr. at Glenville High School, but he was least interested in playing the position that Ginn felt he was most naturally suited to play (outside linebacker/rush defensive end).[1] The position he was most interested in playing was safety.[2] As a senior, he recorded 70 tackles and 19 sacks on defense, and caught 12 passes, including three for touchdowns on offense.
In track & field, Clark competed in events ranging from sprints, hurdles and jumps. He had bests of 23.5 seconds in the 200-meter dash, 15.53 seconds in the 110m hurdles, 39.55 seconds in the 300m hurdles, 1.88 meters (or 6-2) in the high jump, 6.37 meters (20-5) in the long jump and 13.07 meters (42-7.75) in the triple jump.[3][4] He also ran the 40-yard dash in 4.53 seconds.
Clark was a three-star nationally rated player at outside linebacker,[5] tight end,[6] and defensive end.[7] He signed his National Letter of Intent to attend Michigan on February 2, 2011.[8]
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | 40‡ | Commit date |
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| Frank Clark TE/OLB/DE |
Cleveland, Ohio | Glenville High School (OH) | 6 ft 2.5 in (1.89 m) | 207.5 lb (94.1 kg) | 4.53 | Feb 2, 2011 |
Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 77
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| Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 33 (TE) Rivals: 52 (OLB) ESPN: 83 (DE), 46 (OH) | ||||||
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College career
As a freshman for the 2011 Wolverines, Clark had an interception that set up one of Michigan's two touchdowns in the January 3, 2012 Sugar Bowl.[9] In the following offseason leading up to the season opener for the 2012 team against Alabama, Clark was suspended from the team for felony second-degree home invasion, for alleged theft of a MacBook Air.[10] He was allowed to return to practice a few weeks later.[11] He eventually pleaded guilty to the felony charge after missing one week. He was subject to punishment not more than 15 years in prison and $3,000 fine, but was eligible for sentencing under the Holmes Youthful Trainee Act, which would expunge the record upon satisfaction of probation requirements.[12] Clark had quarterback sacks in each of the team's two final regular season games against Iowa and Ohio State.[13]
In Clark's first two years at Michigan he added over 60 pounds (27.22 kg), without losing any speed.[2] On September 21, he had 1.5 sacks against Connecticut,[14] including one on third down during Connecticut's final possession as the 2013 Wolverines clung to a 24–21 lead.[15] He also had two sacks against Penn State on October 12 and ran back a fumble recovery for a touchdown, although it was not enough to help Michigan avert its first loss of the season.[14][16] Following the regular season, he was recognized as a second team All-Big Ten selection by the coaches and an honorable mention selection by the media.[17][18] On Sunday November 16, 2014, Clark was arrested for domestic violence and dismissed from the football team.[19]
Professional career
| Ht | Wt | Arm length | Hand size | 40-yd dash | 10-yd split | 20-yd split | 20-ss | 3-cone | Vert | Broad | BP | ||||||||
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| 6 ft 2 in | 271 lb | 34 3⁄8 in | 10 1⁄8 in | 4.64 s | 4.05 s | 7.08 s | 39.11 in | 9 ft 10 in | 19 reps | ||||||||||
| Values from NFL Combine and Michigan Pro Day[20][21] | |||||||||||||||||||
Clark was drafted in the second round of the 2015 NFL Draft with the 63rd overall selection by the Seattle Seahawks.[22][23] Clark spent the 2015 season as a backup to Michael Bennett and Cliff Avril at defensive end.[24] Clark had 2 tackles in week 3 against the Chicago Bears on September 27.[25] On November 29, Clark had a sack against the Pittsburgh Steelers.[26] On December 6 against the Minnesota Vikings, Clark had 2 sacks.[27] In the divisional round of the 2015–16 NFL playoffs against the Carolina Panthers Clark had 1 sack.[28]
Notes
- ↑ Snyder, Mark (2013-08-11). "Michigan football: Frank Clark's prep coach could see future was at DE before he could". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved 2013-12-03.
- 1 2 Hogg, Dave (2013-08-19). "Frank Clark adds muscle, retains speed". FOX Sports. Retrieved 2013-12-03.
- ↑ http://oh.milesplit.com/meets/94476#.VRnlY2iUdU0
- ↑ http://www.athletic.net/TrackAndField/MeetResults.aspx?Meet=112488#8201
- ↑ "Frank Clark". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2013-12-03.
- ↑ "Frank Clark". Scout.com. Retrieved 2013-12-03.
- ↑ "Frank Clark". ESPN. Retrieved 2013-12-03.
- ↑ "Michigan Recruiting: Frank Clark of Glenville Commits to Brady Hoke's Wolverines". Bleacher Report. 2011-02-02. Retrieved 2013-12-03.
- ↑ "Brendan Gibbons' OT FG boots Michigan past Va. Tech, to Sugar Bowl title". ESPN. 2012-01-03. Retrieved 2013-12-03.
- ↑ Meinke, Kyle (2012-07-23). "Frank Clark, facing home invasion charge, is 2nd Michigan football player suspended". AnnArbor.com. Retrieved 2013-12-03.
- ↑ Snyder, Mark (2012-08-12). "Pair of suspended Michigan players to return to practice". USA Today. Retrieved 2013-12-03.
- ↑ Meinke, Kyle (2012-09-12). "Frank Clark's status with Michigan won't change after felony plea, Brady Hoke says". AnnArbor.com. Retrieved 2013-12-03.
- ↑ "Frank Clark Game By Game Stats (2012)". ESPN. Retrieved 2013-12-03.
- 1 2 "Frank Clark Game By Game Stats (2013)". ESPN. Retrieved 2013-12-03.
- ↑ "(15) Michigan 24 (4-0, 1-0 away); Connecticut 21 (0-3, 0-3 home) (Play-By-Play)". ESPN. 2013-09-21. Retrieved 2013-12-03.
- ↑ "Bill Belton's 2-yard TD run puts Penn St. by No. 18 Michigan in 4 OTs". ESPN. 2013-10-12. Retrieved 2013-12-03.
- ↑ "Lewan, Funchess Earn Top Big Ten Position Awards". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. 2013-12-02. Retrieved 2013-12-03.
- ↑ "2013 Big Ten Individual Award Winners" (PDF). CSTV.com. 2013-12-02. Retrieved 2013-12-03.
- ↑ "Wolverines dismiss DE Frank Clark". ESPN. 2014-11-17. Retrieved 2014-11-19.
- ↑ "DL098 Frank Clark DE Michigan", NFL.com, retrieved 2015-02-24.
- ↑ "Devin Funchess, Frank Clark shine at Michigan's pro day", NFL.com, retrieved 2015-12-12.
- ↑ "2015 NFL Draft Central". BigTen.org. CBS Interaction. 2015-05-02. Retrieved 2015-05-03.
- ↑ "Funchess Selected by Panthers; Clark Goes to Seahawks in Second Round". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. 2015-05-01. Retrieved 2015-05-05.
- ↑ "Seahawks Rookie Defensive End Frank Clark In Line For More Snaps vs San Francisco 49ers". Seahawks.com. 2015-11-19. Retrieved 2016-01-27.
- ↑ "Chicago Bears 0; 26 Seattle Seahawks". ESPN. 2014-09-27. Retrieved 2015-09-30.
- ↑ "Pittsburgh Steelers 30 6-5, 2-3 Away;Seattle Seahawks 39 6-5, 4-2 Home". ESPN. 2015-11-30. Retrieved 2015-12-10.
- ↑ "Seattle Seahawks 38 7-5, 3-3 Away; Minnesota Vikings 7, 8-4, 4-2 Home". ESPN. 2015-12-06. Retrieved 2015-12-10.
- ↑ "Seattle Seahawks 10-6, 5-3 Away 24; 31 Carolina Panthers 15-1, 8-0 Home". ESPN. 2016-01-17. Retrieved 2016-01-20.