Jeremiah Clarke

Position:
Defensive Tackle
Height:
6-5
Weight:
315
Class:
Redshirt Freshman
Hometown:
Alexandra, Va.
High School:
T.C. Williams

2018 - Senior Season

Appeared in nine games, starting seven, along the defensive line • Tallied 31 tackles, a sack, 2.5 TFL, two pressures, a fumble recovery and a blocked kick • Posted two tackles and blocked a field goal at Cal • Recorded six stops, including a TFL, and a pressure at ECU • Made two tackles versus Pitt • Notched four tackles and a fumble recovery at Miami • Registered five tackles, a sack and a 1.5 TFL at Virginia • Added six tackles against Georgia Tech • Posted five stops versus NC State.

2017 - Junior Season

Saw action in all 12 games at defensive tackle • Had 32 tackles, 0.5 sacks and 4.5 tackles for loss • Also had five QB hurries • Notched six tackles and 1.0 TFL in the NC State game • Had three solo stops and a TFL in the win over WCU • Had a solo TFL and a QB hurry in the win at Pitt • Registered three tackles and a QB hurry and combined for a sack against Miami • Finished with one tackle at Virginia Tech • Had one solo stop against Virginia • Had one tackle and a QB hurry against Notre Dame • Tallied three solo tackles, including a tackle for loss, at Georgia Tech • Finished with three tackles, a pass breakup and a quarterback hurry against Duke • Had four tackles and a QB hurry in the win at ODU • Finished with four tackles (two solo) against Louisville • Had a pair of solo stops against Cal.

2016 - Sophomore Season

Played in all 13 games and started two • Had 42 tackles, four for loss, two sacks, two fumble recoveries, two pass breakups and one blocked field goal on the season • Recorded seven tackles, including one for a loss of four yards, and broke up two passes against NC State • Had four tackles and assisted on a tackle for loss vs. The Citadel • Made six tackles and had an 11-yard sack at Duke • Recovered a fumble and had a solo tackle in a 48-20 win over Georgia Tech • Made three tackles and assisted on a tackle for loss in the win at Virginia • Recovered a fumble on Miami’s last offensive possession to seal a 20-13 win over the 16th-ranked Hurricanes • Also had two tackles at Miami • Matched his season-high with six tackles against Virginia Tech • Had one tackle and blocked a field goal attempt in the win at No. 12 Florida State • Made one stop in the win over JMU • Had a sack and four tackles in the win at Illinois • Started in the season opener vs. No. 18 Georgia and had six tackles, the second-highest total of his career.

2015 - Redshirt Freshman Season

Appeared in all 14 games at defensive tackle, tallying 44 tackles, two tackles for loss and a sack • Recorded a career-high 10 tackles in the Russell Athletic Bowl vs. Baylor • Had three stops in the ACC Championship Game against Clemson • Finished with three tackles in road wins over Virginia Tech and NC State • Registered his first career sack in the win over Miami • Had three tackles each in wins over Duke, Pitt and Virginia • Posted five stops against Wake Forest • Finished with three tackles and a quarterback hurry in the win over Illinois • Had five stops (two solo) and a tackle for loss in the win over NC A&T • Got the start at defensive tackle in his first career game and finished with a solo tackle against South Carolina • Redshirted in 2014.

T.C. Williams High School

Ranked the No. 11 defensive tackle in the country by Scout.com • Listed as the No. 16 strong-side defensive end and No. 11 player in Virginia by 247sports.com • Considered the No. 34 defensive tackle nationally and the No. 22 player in Virginia by Rivals.com • Listed as the No. 48 defensive tackle and No. 16 player in Virginia by ESPN.com • Played in the Offense-Defense Bowl, a postseason all-star game in Orlando, Fla. • Recorded 79 tackles and 11.5 sacks as a junior • Was on the winning team at UNC’s 7-on-7 team camp in the summer of 2013 • Coached by Dennis Randolph.

Personal
Son of James and Tiffany Lee-Clarke • Majoring in exercise and sport science with a concentration in sport administration.