Alijah Clark

Alijah Clark (born July 11, 2003) is an American professional football safety for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Rutgers Scarlet Knights and Syracuse Orange.

Alijah Clark

Clark at Syracuse University in 2024
No. 38 – Dallas Cowboys
Position	Safety
Roster status	Active
Personal information
Born	(2003-07-11) July 11, 2003 (age 22) Camden, New Jersey, U.S.
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight	187 lb (85 kg)
Career information
High school	Camden (NJ)
College	Rutgers (2021) Syracuse (2022–2024)
NFL draft	2025: undrafted
Career history
Dallas Cowboys (2025–present)
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Early life and high school

Clark attended Camden High School in Camden, New Jersey. As a sophomore, he put up 285 receiving yards, five receiving touchdowns, 174 rushing yards and two rushing scores, along with 35 tackles, five interceptions, seven pass deflections, and a fumble recovery for a touchdown on defense.^[1] Coming out of high school he was rated as a four-star recruit and committed to play college football for the Rutgers Scarlet Knights over held offers from schools such as Temple, N.C. State, West Virginia, UMass, Maryland, Kentucky, Purdue, Miami, Ohio state, Florida, and Florida State.^[2][3]

College career

Rutgers

As a freshman in 2021, Clark appeared in seven games, where he notched six tackles and an interception; he entered his name into the NCAA transfer portal after the season.^[4]

Syracuse

Clark transferred to play for the Syracuse Orange.^[5] In 2022, he tallied 55 tackles in 12 starts.^[6] In the 2023 season opener, Clark notched seven tackles and a fumble recovery in a win over Colgate.^[7] In week 4 of the 2023 season, he notched a game-high eight tackles in a win over Army.^[8] During the 2023 season, Clark notched 65 tackles, three pass deflections, two fumble recoveries, and a forced fumble.^[9] In 2024, he recorded 61 tackles with three being for a loss, four pass deflections, and an interception in 12 games.^[10] After the season, Clark declared for the 2025 NFL draft, while also accepting an invite to participate in the 2025 East-West Shrine Bowl.^[11]

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables

Height	Weight	Arm length	Hand span	40-yard dash	10-yard split	20-yard split	20-yard shuttle	Three-cone drill	Vertical jump	Broad jump
6 ft 0+3⁄4 in (1.85 m)	188 lb (85 kg)	30+7⁄8 in (0.78 m)	9+1⁄2 in (0.24 m)	4.50 s	1.53 s	2.61 s	4.21 s	6.79 s	33.0 in (0.84 m)	10 ft 2 in (3.10 m)
All values from NFL Combine/Pro Day[12][13]

Clark signed with the Dallas Cowboys as an undrafted free agent on May 2, 2025.^[14] He was waived on August 26 as part of final roster cuts and was re-signed to the practice squad the next day.^[15][16] On October 4, Clark was signed to the active roster.^[17]