Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | L 9-27vs Penn State | 6 | 31 | 5.2 | 0 | 13 | Season-high 31 yds |
| Total | 6 | 31 | 5.2 | 0 | 13 |
#88
Peter Clarke
Senior tight end for Temple. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
6′6″ · 265 lb · London · NFL Academy
CFB Index 68 · #17 of 156 TEsMedium-low confidenceReturning to Temple for 2026
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The numbers
31
receiving yards · 2026
6 catches · 5.2 per catch
1 game into 2026 so far -- Best game: 6 rec, 31 yds, vs Penn State
Swing playSwung Temple from 28% to 51% to win.Tulane at Temple · 37-13
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 tight end for Temple. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Temple in 2023.
Peter Clarke
Creates mismatches lined up all over the formation. Peter Clarke has played for three head coaches in four seasons at Temple. In 2025 the league put his name on paper for the first time: All-AAC. One game to point at: 31 rec yds, 6 receptions against Penn State — Week 2, 2026.
31 REC YDS · 6 REC · 0 REC TD
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- recognition record
- game log
His career
Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.
The week the volume broke through — put up 85 yds at Massachusetts.Massachusetts · W 42-102025
2023
- Signed with Temple3-star out of NFL Academy
202511 games
The role got bigger.
- All-AACsecond
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Temple
NFL
NFL Draft
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Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
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ALL-AAC · 2ND TEAM
All-AAC 2nd team (2025)
Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Stan Drayton, Everett Withers, and K.C. Keeler. Multi-era developmental context.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2023Temple3-9HC: Stan Drayton · Pass-leaning
2024Temple3-9HC: Everett Withers · Balanced
2025Temple5-7HC: K.C. Keeler · Balanced, slow tempo
2026Temple1-1HC: K.C. Keeler · Run-heavy, slow tempo
Where this profile ranks vs the TE cohort
Box-score percentiles
Medium-low confidence
Concern: rec yards (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 1 game: 6.0 REC/g, 31.0 YDS/g, 5.2 YPR, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
K.C. Keeler
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.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
2026 outlook
In the mix to repeat All-AAC
Based on 2025: #2 of 15 American Athletic TEs
How the All-AAC estimate is computed
49% estimated, 95% confidence interval 43–54%. Base rate measured from players who finished at a comparable rank in their conference and came back the next season. It is an estimate from a small sample, not a forecast of this player.
Career stats
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Lined up out wide as often as inline. Creates mismatches downfield.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Temple
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Tight end · Temple
Returning around him
- 37% of 2024 offensive production back (Moderate turnover)
- Transfer portal: -3 net (23 in / 26 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Temple · Last season: 5-7 · Talent rank #80 · 2026 recruiting class #68
DNA match
Player DNA
Move TE
Lined up out wide as often as inline. Creates mismatches downfield.
TE
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Brody Foley’s 2025 season.
68%match
All-AAC
Matches Brody on
Total EPA (college ability)
Weight
Reception volume
Differs from Brody on
Yards / reception (higher)
EPA / play (adj) (higher)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Theo Johnson's junior season at Penn State (2022).
86%match
Matches Theo on
Weight
Total EPA (college ability)
EPA / play (adj)
Differs from Theo on
Recruiting rating (lower)
Player DNA
Players who play like Peter Clarke
Background
2026 (Senior, Temple): Earned preseason first-team All-American Conference recognition from Phil Steele and Athlon Sports. 2025 (Junior, Temple): Earned second-team All-American Conference honors (American, Phil Steele) ... selected to first team All-Group of 5 by HERO Sports ... named first team...
The tight end room · Temple
- #88Peter Clarke483 receiving yards · 2025
- #33Ryder Kusch60 receiving yards · 2025
- #18Joey Schlaffer19 receiving yards · 2025
- #84Daniel Evert15 receiving yards · 2025
- #44Patrick Kellerno box-score line yet
2 more on the roster · Temple team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology