Player Profiles



Will                               Clarke
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Will
Clarke
Class: r-Sr.
Hometown: Pittsburgh, Pa.
Height: 6-7
Weight: 273
Sport: Football
Position: DL

Biography


- Moved to defensive tackle during the spring

2011 (r-So.)
- Played defensive end, starting 11 of 13 contests
- Tied game high with one sack against Clemson in the Orange Bowl
- Recorded a career-high nine total tackles at USF, including eight unassisted and one tackle for loss
- Finished with four total tackles vs. Pitt, including two solo stops
- Registered first career sack and had two tackles at Rutgers; also tied for a team high with one tackle for loss
- Recorded three tackles against UConn; had team-high one pass breakup (first of his career)
- Recorded three total tackles and assisted on a tackle for loss against LSU
- Had three tackles against Maryland
- Recorded two solo tackles in start against Norfolk State
- Made first career start against Marshall, registering four tackles

2010 (r-Fr.)
- Played in four games
- Sustained an ankle injury in the Marshall game that hampered his performance most of the 2010 season
- Finished with an assisted tackle, including an assisted tackle for loss against Coastal Carolina Solo tackle against NC State in the Champs Sports Bowl

2009 (Fr.)
- Redshirted

High School
- Coached by Don Schmidt at Taylor Allderdice High
- Pittsburgh North-South All-Star
- Two-time Tribune Review All-City League as tight end and linebacker
- Pennsylvania Top 40 lineman

Personal
- Birthday is May 4
- Son of William and Beverly Clarke
- Father starred in basketball at Duquesne
- One of three children
- Majoring in criminology and investigations

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