Education
Clark attended Wilmer Amina Carter High School in Rialto, California.
Clark attended Wilmer Amina Carter High School in Rialto, California.
Playing college football for the University of California, Los Angeles Bruins, he was named a third-team All-American as a junior in 2015, when he also earned his second all-conference selection in the Pac-12. As a senior he had 71 tackles and 11 sacks. He was rated by Rivals.com as a four-star recruit and committed to the University of California, Los Angeles (University of California, Los Angeles) to play college football.
Clark also wrestled in high school.
Clark appeared in all 13 games as a true freshman at University of California, Los Angeles in 2013. He started four games and had 31 tackles.
As a sophomore in 2014, Clark was a second-team All-Pac-12 selection after starting all 13 games and making 58 tackles. Already established as a strong run defender, he improved as a pass rusher as a junior after entering 2015 with just one career sack.
He had a career-high three sacks against Washington State.
He was named third-team All-American by the Associated Press and was the lone Bruin named first-team All-Pac-12. Clark had a career-high 11 tackles in the Foster Farms Bowl against Nebraska, and ranked second on the team with 75 tackles and six sacks. After the season, he declared for the 2016 NFL draft.