Macon Clark

Photo by: Parker Waters

Position:
Safety
Height:
6-0
Weight:
185
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
St. Rose, La.
High School:
Destrehan HS

2021: Started in all 12 games for the Green Wave… Was the team-leading tackler with a total of 74 on the season… Named Phil Steele All-American Athletic Conference Third Team… Averaged 6.1 tackles per game and picked off four passes for a total of 78 yards this season, ranking third in the AAC… Opened the season with five tackles, 1.0 tackles for a loss of four yards and an interception at Oklahoma (Sept. 4)… Had a career-high 12 tackles on the road at Ole Miss (Sept. 18)… Made 10 tackles, 2.0 tackles for a loss of 14 yards and 1.0 sacks for a loss of 12 yards at home versus Houston (Oct.7)… Grabbed his second interception of the year versus Cincinnati (Oct. 30)… Had a team-high nine tackles and one interception versus Tulsa (Nov. 13)… Accumulated six tackles, 1.0 tackles for a loss of two yards and grabbed one interception versus USF (Nov. 19)… Finished the season with six tackles and 1.0 tackles for a loss of four yards at Memphis (Nov. 27).

2020: Appeared in all 12 of Tulane’s games this season, starting eight…Totaled 43 tackles, 6.5 tackles for a loss of 26 yards, four sacks for a loss of 17 yards, one forced fumble, one fumble recovery, two interceptions and four pass breakups…Made one tackle to open the season at South Alabama (Sept. 12)…Added two tackles and one tackle for a loss of six yards at home against Navy (Sept. 19)…Totaled five tackles and a pass breakup at Southern Miss (Sept. 26)…Had a breakout game against Houston, totaling four tackles, one sack for a loss of two yards and two interceptions for 73 yards (Oct. 8)…Recorded five tackles and one pass breakup at home against SMU (Oct. 16)…Added three tackles at UCF (Oct. 24)…Made two tackles at home against Temple (Oct. 31)…Totaled four tackles at ECU, adding one sack for a loss of one yard (Nov. 7)…Notched a season-high six tackles at home against Army (Nov. 14)…Made two tackles at Tulsa, adding one forced fumble, one fumble recovery and one pass breakup (Nov. 19)…Totaled five tackles, 1.5 tackles for a loss of seven yards, one sack for a loss of six yards and one pass breakup to wrap up the regular season against Memphis (Dec. 5)...Logged a career-high 2.0 tackles for loss and tied his career-high with 1.0 sacks against Nevada in the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl (Dec. 22).

2019: Appeared in eight games… Made three tackles against FIU (Aug. 29)…Recorded three solo tackles against No. 10 Auburn (Sep. 7)…Had two tackles and an interception against UConn (Oct. 12)…Logged three tackles against UCF (Nov. 23).

2018: Made appearances in 12 of Tulane’s 13 games as a true freshman...Tallied two solo tackles in the Green Wave’s home win over Memphis (Sept. 28) to total five this year.

High School: Was a three-year letterwinner at Destrehan High School in Destrehan, La....Rated a three-star prospect by 247Sports.com...Earned Louisiana Class 5A All-State First Team honors by the Louisiana Sportswriters Association and the Louisiana Football Coaches Association...Also earned Class 5A Composite All-State honors by the LFCA...Named First Team All-District MVP.

Personal: Has one younger brother and one younger sister...Major is Health & Wellness.

Clark’s Career Defensive Statistics
Year        GP-GS   UT-AT-TT   TFL-Yd   Sks-Yd   FF   FR   PBU   Int-Yd   Bk
2018        12-0        5-0-5 0-0 0-0 0 0        0 0 0
2019 9-0 9-5-14 0-0 0-0 0 0        1        1-20 0
2020 12-8 30-13-43 6.5-26 4.0-17 1 1 4 2-73 0
Career 33-8 44-18-62 6.5-26 4.0-17 1 1 5 3-93 0

Clark’s Career Highs
Tackles 6 vs. Army, 11/14/20
Interceptions 2 at Houston, 10/8/20
Tackles for Loss 2.0 vs. Nevada, 12/22/20
Sacks                    1.0, 3X, last vs. Nevada, 12/22/20

MASON'S NOLA STORY
How do you define what it means to be NOLA Built?
To be savage

What drew you to New Orleans?
This is my hometown

Favorite spot to hang out in New Orleans?
Downtown

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