Ty Clark III
Ty Clark III
Wins in space out of the backfield. Ty Clark III has been at Wake Forest through two head coaches in two seasons. One game to point at: 91 rush yds, 73 rec yds against Mississippi State — Bowl, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2024–2025
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Dave Clawson → Jake Dickert. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jake Dickert
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Wake Forest | 75 | 323 | 4.3 | 3 | -- |
| 2024 | Wake Forest | 13 | 57 | 4.4 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 88 | 380 | 4.3 | 3 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Wake Forest | 17 | 209 | 12.3 | 1 | -- |
| 2024 | Wake Forest | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 18 | 210 | 11.7 | 1 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 9 · 2025
W 13–12
vs SMU
12 rush yds (4 car)
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 1 at home.
How he plays
Play style
Deployed as a receiver as much as a runner. Value is in space, not between the tackles.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Wake Forest
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Running back · Wake Forest
Returning around him
- 26% of 2024 offensive production back (Heavy turnover)
- 2 Wake Forest players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: +1 net (24 in / 23 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Wake Forest · Last season: 9-4 · Talent rank #74 · 2026 recruiting class #39
DNA match
Player DNA
Satellite Back
Deployed as a receiver as much as a runner. Value is in space, not between the tackles.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Dylan Carson’s 2024 season.
Matches Dylan on
Differs from Dylan on
Through 2 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Lorenzo Lingard’s path through Akron.
Gerrid Doaks
Matches Lorenzo on
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Justin Lynch's sophomore season at Northern Illinois (2022).
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Differs from Justin on
Player DNA
Players who play like Ty Clark III
Development
Development Trajectory · rushing yards
2024–2025+467%
Up 467% from first season to most-recent.