Rodrigues Clark

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Position:
Running Back
Height:
6-0
Weight:
200
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Starkville, Miss.
High School:
Starkville HS

Honors

• 2019 AAC All-Academic Team
• Tiger 3.0 Club for the fall 2019 semester

2021 (Junior)

• Appeared in 10 games for the Tigers, earning four starts
• Rushed 79 times for 387 yards and four touchdowns
• Totaled 11 receptions for 59 yards and one score
• Also threw a 40-yard touchdown to Sean Dykes in win over No. 23/24 SMU
• Had season-high 18 rushes for 92 yards and touchdown at Temple
• Rushed for 84 yards on just nine carries with a touchdown in win over Nicholls
• Totaled 48 yards with a touchdown in victory over Tulane

2020 (Sophomore)

• Member of the 8-3 Tigers who won the 2020 Montgomery Bowl
• Appeared in nine games, earning eight starts on the season
• Totaled 561 yards rushing on 136 carries to go with two scores
• Also made 10 receptions for 50 yards, making a season-high four grabs at SMU
• Had three 100-yard rushing games on the season, going for a season-high 112 yards in win over UCF
• Scored one touchdown each in victories over Arkansas State and Stephen F. Austin

2019 (Freshman)

• Appeared in eight games in his freshman campaign
• Finished with 26 rushes for 85 yards and a touchdown
• Scored his first collegiate touchdown with a 10-yard rush against Southern
• Carried the ball a season-high nine times in a road win at South Alabama, finishing with 23 yards rushing
• Blocked a punt as part of the punt cover unit in his first career game (vs Southern)
• Member of 2019 squad that finished with a 12-2 overall record, won the American Athletic Conference Championship and made an appearance in the 84th Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic

Prior to Memphis/Personal

• Member of the Starkville High School varsity squad from 2016-18
• Helped the Yellow Jackets to a combined 31-9 record and three-straight Mississippi High School Activities Association (MHSAA) Class 6A state playoff appearances
• His last two seasons, Starkville put together back-to-back double-digit win campaigns (13-3 in 2017; 11-2 in 2018)
• The 2017 squad lost in the MHSAA Class 6A state title game, and the 2018 team advanced to the state playoffs second round
• As a freshman, suffered a broken leg
• In his three seasons after his injury, rushed for 3,423 yards on 554 carries with 45 TDs
• Logged 21 games with 100 or more yards rushing
• Also had 37 catches for 249 yards and two scores
• In the middle of his sophomore season, suffered a meniscus tear after playing only five games (missed the remainder of the season)
• As a senior, rolled up 1,268 yards and eight 100-yard games despite not playing the second half of most games
• 2018 honors included: Columbus Dispatch Large Schools Offensive Player of the Year, Clarion Ledger All-State second team (RB), Mississippi Association of Coaches (MAC) Class 6A All-State first team, Starkville Daily News Player of the Year, Mississippi-Alabama Shrine Classic selection and Clarion Ledger preseason Dandy Dozen
• In his junior season in 2017, ran for 1,705 yards and 17 TDs
• Had 11 games with 100 or more yards rushing
• Rushed for 172 yards on 29 carries with two TDs in the MHSAA Class 6A state title game
• 2017 honors included: Clarion Ledger All-State second team (RB) and MAC Class 6A All-State first team
• Son of Ivory Gray and Rodrigues Clark
• Nickname is Dreke