Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 0-57@ South Carolina | 2 | -3 | -1.5 | 0 | 4 | |
| Wk 2 | W 36-15vs Wofford | 5 | 90 | 18.0 | 0 | 40 | Season-high 90 yds |
| Total | 7 | 87 | 8.2 | 0 | 40 |
#8
Da'Realyst Clark
Senior wide receiver for Kent State. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
5′10″ · 160 lb · Lima, OH · Lima Senior
Returning to Kent State for 2026
The numbers
87
receiving yards · 2026
7 catches · 12.4 per catch
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 5 rec, 90 yds, vs Wofford
The play that turned itSwung Kent State from 56% to 87% to win.Bowling Green at Kent State · 24-21
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 wide receiver for Kent State. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Named MAC Special Teams Player of the Year in 2025.
Da'Realyst Clark
He has spent two seasons in the Kent State receiving corps. In 2025 the league put his name on paper for the first time: MAC Special Teams Player of the Year. One game to point at: 90 rec yds, 5 receptions against Wofford — Week 2, 2026.
87 REC YDS · 7 REC · 0 REC TD
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- seasons on the roster
- recognition record
- game log
His career
He was winning awards before he was old enough to be a story.
202510 games
- MAC Special Teams Player of the Yearwinner
- All-MACfirst
Career arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
Kent State
NFL
NFL Draft
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Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
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ALL-MAC · 1ST TEAM
All-MAC 1st team (2025)
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Mark Carney, all run-leaning, slow tempo offenses — 6-8 over that span.
2025Kent State5-7HC: Mark Carney · Run-leaning, slow tempo
2026Kent State1-1HC: Mark Carney · Run-leaning, slow tempo
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
Box-score percentiles
Concern: receptions (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (5)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 3.5 REC/g, 43.5 YDS/g, 8.2 YPR, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mark Carney
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Kent State | 7 | 87 | 12.4 | 0 | -- |
| 2025 | Kent State | 3 | 108 | 36.0 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 10 | 195 | 19.5 | 1 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Kent State | -- | -- | 73 | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Kent State | 4 | -1 | 452 | -- | -- |
| Career | 4 | -1 | 525 | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 36–15
vs Wofford
5 rec · 90 yds
Dominant 21-point win at home against Wofford.
With D. DeShields — 248 yds · 1 TD · 2 INT · QBR 67.4 · 74 rush yds (10 car) · 2 TD · W. Harris — 3 rec · 78 yds · 1 TD
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Kent State
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Wide receiver · Kent State
Returning around him
- 64% of 2024 offensive production back (Solid continuity)
- Transfer portal: -4 net (11 in / 15 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Kent State · Last season: 5-7 · Talent rank #130 · 2026 recruiting class #122
Background
2026 (Senior) Jet Award Preseason Watch List ESPN Preseason All-America First Team (KR) The Sporting News All-America First Team (KR) Athlon Sports Preseason All-America First Team (KR) Walter Camp Preseason All-America First Team (KR) Phil Steele Preseason All-MAC First Team (KR) Athlon Sports P...
The receiver room · Kent State
- #6Wayne Harris383 receiving yards · 2025
- #1Ardell Banks205 receiving yards · 2025
- #8Da'Realyst Clark108 receiving yards · 2025
- #3Jay Jay Etheridge30 receiving yards · 2025
- #86Matthew Maxey10 receiving yards · 2025
11 more on the roster · Kent State team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology