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Clark's Cal Career Game Highs
Rushes: 5 (at Washington, 2017)
Rushing Yards: 19 (at Washington, 2017)
Long Rush: 8 (at Washington, 2017)
Receptions: 1 (twice, last at BYU, 2018)
Receiving Yards: 4 (at Washington, 2017)
Long Reception: 4 (at Washington, 2017)
All-Purpose Yards: 19 (at Washington, 2017)
Cal Career (2016 – Present)
• Has played in 10 contests including his first career start against Washington State as a 2017 freshman and combined to rush 16 times for 52 yards while adding and adding two receptions for seven yards to total 59 all-purpose yards
• Registered most of his career highs as a freshman when he rushed 14 times for 46 yards while adding a career-high-tying one reception for a career-high four yards to total a career-high 50 all-purpose yards
• Had career highs and team game highs of five rushes and 19 yards rushing at Washington while recording a career-high-tying one reception for a career-high four yards as a freshman before equaling the one reception for three yards as a 2018 sophomore
• Changed to No. 33 beginning with 2018 spring practices after having been No. 22 since his arrival at Cal in the fall of 2016
Sophomore (2018)
• Rushed twice for six yards and added a career-high-tying one reception for three yards in the first two games of the season both off the bench for a total of nine all-purpose yards but will miss the remainder of the campaign with a lower body injury
• Rushed once for a single yard against North Carolina and once for five yards while adding a career-high-tying one reception for three yards at BYU
• Had a game-high 14 carries for 45 yards including the game's longest play of 25 yards on the first play of the contest, as well as a game-high six receptions for 15 yards in the spring game
Freshman (2017)
• Saw the first action of his collegiate career playing in seven contests including his first career start against Washington State
• Rushed a career-high 14 times for 46 yards while adding one reception for four yards to total 50 all-purpose yards
• Had career highs and team game highs of five rushes and 19 yards rushing at Washington while recording a career-high-tying one reception for a career-high four yards
• Rushed three times for 12 yards against Washington State including a career-long nine-yarder
• Also rushed three times for seven yards at Oregon, two times for seven yards in his collegiate debut against USC and once for one yard in the season finale at UCLA
• Named a Jonathan and Judy Hoff Scholar-Athlete of the Week
• Rushed five times for 26 yards in the spring game
Freshman (2016)
• Redshirted
• Did not play
• One of nine players who were mid-year enrollees in January and participated with the team during its spring practices along with then fellow freshmen Greyson Bankhead, Jake Curhan, Jordan Duncan, Max Gilliam and Melquise Stovall, as well as junior college transfers Rusty Becker, Jordan Veasy and Dwayne Wallace
Mission Bay HS (Class of 2016)
• A two-time first-team All-Western League selection that combined for 3,916 all-purpose yards and 39 total touchdowns along with three two-point conversions to total 240 points during his two varsity campaigns as a 2014 junior and 2015 senior
• Broke career all-purpose yards totals included rushing for 2,880 yards and 36 touchdowns on 319 carries while adding 258 yards on 11 receptions, 390 kick return yards and 388 punt return yards
• A CalHiSports.com All-State nominee as a senior who earned first-team All-Western League honors for the second consecutive season and added second-team All-San Diego Section recognition from the San Diego Hall of Champions by rushing for 1,361 yards and 13 touchdowns on 191 carries in his first campaign at running back, while adding nine receptions for 236 yards receiving and three touchdown catches to total 1,597 all-purpose yards and also throwing three scoring passes for a team that finished 10-3 overall record and reached the San Diego Section Division III Championship Game
• A first-team All-Western League selection for the first time as a junior when he totaled 2,319 all-purpose yards in several roles including primarily a running quarterback, rushing for 1,519 yards and 23 touchdowns on 128 carries from his signal-caller spot with four 200-plus yard rushing games and seven 100-plus yard rushing contests, as well as 390 kickoff return yards, 388 punt return yards and four receptions for 22 yards, in addition to 630 yards in the air on 34-of-57 passing with two scoring throws and one pick, as well as three rushing conversions to total 144 points, while also punting three times for a 36.0 yard average
• Single-game season highs as a junior included 445 all-purpose yards and 130 punt return yards against San Diego, 273 yards rushing and five touchdowns against Kearney with the five scores happening for the third and final time of his career, 170 passing yards against Point Loma, 140 kick return yards against Madison, three two-point rushing conversions against Kearny and all three of his career punts and 108 punt yards coming against Point Loma
• A second-team All-Western League selection in baseball as a 2015 junior, hitting .398 with five homers, 13 RBI and six stolen bases while scoring 33 runs over 28 contests for a team that reached a play-in game of the San Diego Section Open Division playoffs
• Wore No. 2 in both football and baseball
• Attended the same high school as Houston Texans’ running back Arian Foster
Recruiting Rankings and Notes (Class of 2016)
Stars: 247Sports (3), 247Sports Composite (3), ESPN (3), Rivals (3), Scout (3), Tom Lemming (3)
National Overall Player Ratings: 247Sports Composite (934), 247Sports Composite (1205)
National Running Back Ratings: Rivals (23), Scout (43), 247Sports Composite (56), 247Sports (79), ESPN (88)
Regional Overall Player Ratings: ESPN (153)
West Running Back Ratings: Scout (5)
California Overall Player Ratings: Rivals (88), 247Sports Composite (88), ESPN (101), 247Sports (116)
California Running Back Ratings: Scout (4)
Ratings/Scout Grades: 247Sports Composite (0.8463), 247Sports (84), ESPN (75), Rivals (5.6)
• Has a 4.46 time in the 40-yard dash according to Rivals, while Hudl has him at 4.47
• Had a game-winning single in a Little League Senior World Series contest when he was 14 years old
Other
• Full name is Derrick Ronnie Clark
• Born March 11, 1998
• Son of Eric and Sandra Clark
• Intended major is sociology
Last Updated
October 6, 2018
