#6
Illinois · 2026

Juice Clarke

DBSenior6' 1", 185 lbsFort Myers, FL
Illinois Fighting Illini3-3 · TDC #49
Snap share
78%
5 of 6 started · likely 59–86%
Tackles
26
605th of 5406 in FBS
Solo
17
Tackles for loss
0
Sacks
0
Interceptions
0

Advanced

Computed from every play, garbage time excluded. FBS rank among players with enough volume

DefenseValueFBS rank
Havoc plays5269th / 2573
Tackles for loss0—
Run stops51336th / 3262
Sacks0—
Pass breakups5—
Interceptions0—
Forced fumbles0—
Tackles21—

Charting

Where Clarke's plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play

Passes defended
5
5 broken up · 0 intercepted
QB hurries
0
as the play text names the rusher
Tackles after a catch
16
12.9 yds per catch on those
YAC on those catches
4.6
yds after the catch before his tackle
Coverage plays
21
PBUs + INTs + tackles after a catch

The play-by-play names the defender on breakups, interceptions and tackles, but not the man in coverage on every throw, so true times-targeted isn't in the text. Coverage plays is the closest stand-in; exact targets come from hand charting.

Career

4 seasons since 2014 · box-score totals, snap share estimated from play-by-play

SeasonTeamGSnapsTklTFLSacksINTPDHavoc
2026 so farIllinois#49 · 3-3678%2600055
2025Illinois#27 · 9-4851%3010076
2024Illinois#37 · 10-3837%3410050
2023Illinois#75 · 5-736%400000

Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. Juice Clarke's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded.

Game Log

Juice Clarke's box score, game by game, from ESPN, with a 0–10 game score for each (hover it for how it works). Click a result for the full game

6.1 avg. game scoreBest: 7.9 vs Southern Illinois (Week 3)0 of 6 games at 8.0+
Defense
WkOpponentResultGame scoreTklSoloTFLSacksHurPDINTTD
1UABW 42–234.0110000··
2DukeL 27–316.0630000··
3Southern IllinoisW 48–107.9750002··
4@Ohio StateL 19–427.9760002··
5PurdueL 17–246.0300001··
6@Michigan StateW 38–375.0220000··
2026 · 6 games6.126170005··

2026 Season Stats

FBS rank among qualifying players

Defense2026FBS rank
Tackles26605th / 5406
Solo17—
Tackles for loss0—
Sacks0—
QB hurries0—
Passes defended530th / 1588
Defensive TD0—

Snaps by Game

Estimated snaps from a model trained on real NFL snap counts. Ranges in brackets are where the real number lands 80% of the time: wide for a single game, tighter over the season. How it works

GameStartOpp. playsEst. snapsPlays madePenaltiesSnap share
Wk 1 · UAB✓ DB77~10 (0–31)1·13%
Wk 2 · Duke✓ DB56~55 (22–56)5198%
Wk 3 · Southern Illinois✓ DB69~69 (28–69)91100%
Wk 4 · Ohio State✓ DB68~64 (26–68)7·94%
Wk 5 · Purdue✓ DB60~60 (24–60)4·100%
Wk 6 · Michigan State—55~41 (17–43)2·75%
Season5 GS385299 (227–332)28278%

Position Room

18 DBs on the Illinois roster, ordered by tkl

#PlayerPosClassTklTFLSacksINTPD
7Matthew BaileyDBSR411011
6Juice ClarkeDBSR2600—5
0Mac ResetichDBSR2500—2
1Xavier ScottDBSR190.50—3
16Tanner HeckelDBJR1520—1
32Tywan CoxDBSO1200—1
5Jakwon MorrisDBJR1000—1
22Deuce FillmoreDBSR500—0
3Nick Hankins Jr.DBFR400—0
21Ben ClawsonDBSR300—0
13Xanai ScottDBSO100—0
25Des StraughtonDBSO100—0
29James Finley IVDBSO100—0
Almirian ThomasDB100—0
9RJ Jones IIIDBSO—————
14Andre Lovett Jr.DBSO—————
35Kaedyn CobbsDBFR—————
37Caden ConsidineDBFR—————

Stats, EPA and usage come from CollegeFootballData.com and refresh daily. FBS ranks only count players with enough volume for the stat to mean something. Qualifying for EPA takes —+ plays per team game. Illinois depth chart →