Norfolk State University Athletics

2014 (Senior)
Played in all 12 games and started 10 as a senior … was in on 18 tackles, 1. For loss, and one sack … made a season-high three stops twice, against both Morgan State and Hampton … had half a sack against HU and another half against S.C. State … made two tackles against Maine, Savannah State, Bethune-Cookman and N.C. Central.

2013 (Junior)
Played in 11 of the team’s 12 games and started seven times … missed the Morgan State game due to injury … tallied 26 tackles, 21 of them solo, on the season … matched his career high with six tackles, including half a tackle for loss, at Rutgers … made four assisted stops against Charleston Southern … recovered a fumble against Hampton … had three tackles, one for loss, in the loss to Florida A&M … also had three tackles and made his first career sack, at N.C. Central.

2012 (Sophomore)
Played in all 11 games as a backup defensive lineman … recorded 16 tackles on the season, seven solos and nine assists … recovered a Virginia State fumble in the end zone for an NSU touchdown in the season-opener … made four stops, including three of the solo variety, at Ohio … had a career-best six tackles, including 1.5 tackles for loss, at Bethune-Cookman … member of the NSU AD Honor Roll for the spring of 2013.

2010-11
Attended NSU but did not play.

High School
Three-year letterwinner in football … tallied 35 tackles, eight tackles for loss, four sacks and three forced fumbles as a senior … part of an August Martin defense that had five shutouts … started at defensive end in the Fugazzi Bowl, the all-star game between players from Staten Island and Queens … named first-team All-Queens as a junior, when he had 40 tackles, 12 tackles for loss and eight sacks … also played one year of baseball and threw the shot put for one season on the track team.

Personal
Noel Fredrick Clarke Jr. was born on April 1, 1990 … son of Noel Clarke Sr. and Arlene Clarke … majoring in sociology.

Clarke’s Career Highs
Tackles: 6 (2x, last vs. Rutgers, 9-7-13)
TFL:  1.5 (vs. Bethune-Cookman, 10-20-12)
Sack: 1.0 (vs. N.C. Central, 11-16-13)
FR: 1 (2x, last vs. Hampton, 10-19-13)