Last confirmed: NC State, 2016. No 2026 box-score games on record.
5′11″ · Marietta, GA
Niles Clark: DB · NC State · #6.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Niles Clark
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Second year in the NC State secondary. A game that shows it: 4 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against Clemson — Week 7, 2016.
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
27 tackles. 3 passes defended. 1 interception. 2 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2016 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 48-14vs William & Mary | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 30-33@ East Carolina | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 49-22vs Old Dominion | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 33-16vs Wake Forest | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 6 | W 10-3vs Notre Dame | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 7 | L 17-24@ No. 3 Clemson | 4 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 13-54@ No. 7 Louisville | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 14-21vs Boston College | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 20-24vs No. 19 Florida State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 35-20@ Syracuse | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 13-27vs Miami | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 28-21@ North Carolina | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | W 41-17@ Vanderbilt | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 27 | 20 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 3 |
Bowl · 2016
W 41-17
vs Vanderbilt · neutral site
1 interception · 4 tackles · 1 pass breakup
Dominant 24-point win at a neutral site against Vanderbilt.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
11%3 pass breakupsInterceptions
1interceptionsTackle volume
27tackles this seasonTFL rate
7%2 TFL27 tackles · 2 for loss · 3 pass breakups · 1 interception.
2 seasons under Dave Doeren, all run-leaning offenses — 14-12 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2016 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 1.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Road5g | 2.2 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 2.9 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 1.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Dave Doeren
Pass share
46.8%
438 pass / 498 run
Plays / game
72.0
13 games
Team sack rate
3.7%
456 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2016
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
How it ended
Two seasons at NC State, 27 tackles — his college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2012–2016
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Tom O'Brien → Dave Doeren. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
