6. KENNY CLARK | UCLA 6025|314 lbs|3JR San Bernardino, Calif. (Carter) 10/4/1995 (age 20) #97
YEAR (GP/GS) TKLS TFL SACK FF GRADE 1st-2nd Round 2013: (13/4) 31 4.0 1.0 1 MEASUREABLES Arm: 32 1/8 | Hand: 10 1/2 | Wingspan: 79 2014: (13/13) 58 5.5 0.0 0 COMBINE 40-YD: 5.06 | 10-YD: 1.72 | 20-YD: 2.90 | BP: 29 | VJ: 28.5 | BJ: 08’06” | SS: 4.62 2015: (13/13) 75 11.0 6.0 0 PRO DAY N/A (positional drills only) Total: (39/30) 164 20.5 7.0 1

BACKGROUND: A four-star defensive tackle recruit out of high school, Kenneth “Kenny” Clark received offers from almost every West Coast program, committing to UCLA – also won a heavyweight division wrestling title in high school. He worked his way into the starting line-up as a true freshman (four starts), recording 31 tackles, 4.0 tackles for loss and 1.0 sack. Clark started all 13 games as a sophomore in 2014, finishing with 58 tackles and 5.5 tackles for loss, earning Second Team AllPac 12 honors. He again started all 13 games as a junior in 2015 and finished second on the team with 75 tackles, setting career-highs in tackles for loss (11.0) and sacks (6.0) to earn First Team All-Pac 12 honors. Clark elected to forego his senior season and enter the 2016 NFL Draft.

STRENGTHS: Plays with low hips, leverage and several wrestling maneuvers that translate from the mat to the football field…flexible athlete with body control and redirection skills to pursue and break down in short spaces…strong upper body with a powerful rip-and-club move to swat at the point of attack…initial quickness off the snap to stack-and-shed the initial blocks, drive his feet and break through the line of scrimmage…understands hand placement and works hard to gain inside positioning – quick punch, shooting his reach to engage blockers…balanced feet through congestion with range to make stops away from the line of scrimmage…quick to recognize screens and make plays in pursuit – impressive tackle total as a junior, finishing second on the team with 75 stops…maintains technique and backfield vision through contact to generate movement and attract double-teams…aggressive demeanor and determined individual…excellent work habits and treats practice like a game – well respected team captain, who is more mature than his age suggests (father went to prison when Kenny was nine years old, taking on a ‘man of the house’ role)…experience on offense in red zone situations as a lead blocker and tight end – three-yard touchdown reception in the 2015 season opener.

WEAKNESSES: Lacks elite size and growth potential for the position with only average length…tends to stop his feet at the point of attack, relying on his upper body to shed blocks – caught up hand-fighting…inconsistent locating skills with a bad habit of ducking his head at contact – late to plays outside the hashes, lacking closing burst to finish…moved from his spot and beat by angle blocks, cutting him off from run lanes…struggles to string together moves as a pass rusher…doesn’t come off the field much, which will cause him to take plays off, loafing at times when the play isn’t run at him.

SUMMARY: A two-year starter, Clark lined up primarily as a nose tackle and one-technique in UCLA’s 4-3 base defense, often in a frog stance with both hands in the dirt – was a high school wrestling champ and translates a lot of those techniques to the football field. He is powerful at the point of attack to overwhelm blockers and re-establish the line of scrimmage, shutting down the middle of the field vs. the run – a lot of “almost” plays, beating blockers, but just a step away from the ballcarrier. While still developing his pass rush catalogue, Clark flashes the violence, agility and motor to twist and drive blockers backwards, projecting as a threedown interior lineman in an even or odd front, similar to San Diego Chargers defensive lineman Corey Liuget – stout run defender with potential to be more, deserving of top-35 consideration.