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Alijah Clark

Safety, Dallas Cowboys · #11.

Player facts

Team: Dallas Cowboys
Position: Safety
Number: 11
Born: Jul 11, 2003 (age 23)
Birthplace: Camden, NJ, USA
Height: 6' 1"
Weight: 200 lbs
College: Syracuse
Experience: 2 seasons
Status: Active

Stats

2026 Defense

	TOT	SOLO	AST	FF	PD
Regular Season	6	4	2	0	1
Last 5 Games	6	4	2	0	1
Career	24	13	11	1	1

Recent games

			Tackles				Fumbles		Interceptions
Date	Opponent	Result	TOT	SOLO	AST	SACK	FF	FR	INT	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	PD	KB
Thu, Oct 8	vs TB	L 24-16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Oct 4	@ HOU	W 34-30	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Sep 27	vs BAL	L 34-31	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	1	0
Sun, Sep 20	vs WSH	W 37-20	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Sep 13	@ NYG	L 28-20	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0

Last 5 games. Click a game for its box score.

About

Alijah Clark (born July 11, 2003) is an American professional football safety for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Rutgers Scarlet Knights and Syracuse Orange.

From Wikipedia’s article on Alijah Clark, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.¹

Background

Early life

Clark attended Camden High School in Camden, New Jersey. As a sophomore, he put up 285 receiving yards, five receiving touchdowns, 174 rushing yards and two rushing scores, along with 35 tackles, five interceptions, seven pass deflections, and a fumble recovery for a touchdown on defense. Coming out of high school he was rated as a four-star recruit and committed to play college football for the Rutgers Scarlet Knights over held offers from schools such as Temple, N.C. State, West Virginia, UMass, Maryland, Kentucky, Purdue, Miami, Ohio state, Florida, and Florida State.

Rutgers

As a freshman in 2021, Clark appeared in seven games, where he notched six tackles and an interception; he entered his name into the NCAA transfer portal after the season.

Syracuse

Clark transferred to play for the Syracuse Orange. In 2022, he tallied 55 tackles in 12 starts. In the 2023 season opener, Clark notched seven tackles and a fumble recovery in a win over Colgate. In week 4 of the 2023 season, he notched a game-high eight tackles in a win over Army. During the 2023 season, Clark notched 65 tackles, three pass deflections, two fumble recoveries, and a forced fumble. In 2024, he recorded 61 tackles with three being for a loss, four pass deflections, and an interception in 12 games. After the season, Clark declared for the 2025 NFL draft, while also accepting an invite to participate in the 2025 East-West Shrine Bowl.

From Wikipedia’s article on Alijah Clark, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the full article.¹