 Clark with theLSU Tigers in 2019 | |||||||||||||
| No. 31 – Houston Texans | |||||||||||||
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| Position | Linebacker | ||||||||||||
| Roster status | Active | ||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||
| Born | (2000-06-28)June 28, 2000 (age 25) New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. | ||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 240 lb (109 kg) | ||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||
| High school | Southern University Laboratory(Baton Rouge, Louisiana) | ||||||||||||
| College | LSU (2018–2021) | ||||||||||||
| NFL draft | 2022: 5th round, 176th overall pick | ||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||
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| Career NFL statistics as of 2025 | |||||||||||||
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Damone Clark (/dəˈmoʊn/duh-MONE;[1] born June 28, 2000) is an American professionalfootballlinebacker for theHouston Texans of theNational Football League (NFL). He playedcollege football for theLSU Tigers.
Clark was born and lived inNew Orleans until his family was displaced byHurricane Katrina in 2005, after which they moved toBaton Rouge.[2] He attendedSouthern University Laboratory School in Baton Rouge.[3] During his junior season, Clark recorded 48 tackles, five tackles for loss, and four sacks, and four interceptions.[4]
Clark played in 12 games during his freshman season on special teams and as a reserve linebacker behind starterDevin 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 the2020 College Football Playoff National Championship.[6] Clark was chosen to wear theNo. 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]
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 ft2+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 fromNFL Combine[9][10] | ||||||||||||
Clark was selected by theDallas Cowboys in the fifth round, 176th overall, of the2022 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 ofinjured reserve on October 5.[13]
On November 18, 2025, Clark was waived by the Cowboys.[14]
On November 19, 2025, Clark was claimed off waivers by theHouston Texans.[15]
| Legend | |
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| 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 | ||
| 2022 | DAL | 10 | 5 | 47 | 29 | 18 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | DAL | 17 | 17 | 109 | 70 | 39 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2024 | DAL | 14 | 2 | 28 | 16 | 12 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025 | DAL | 7 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 48 | 26 | 198 | 122 | 76 | 0.5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Fumbles | Interceptions | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | Sck | FF | FR | Yds | TD | Int | Yds | TD | PD | ||
| 2022 | DAL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | DAL | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Career | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
