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Chuck Clark Detroit Lions · #36

Safety · 6' 0", 210 lbs · Suffolk, VA · Age 31

Chuck Clark is a Safety for the Detroit Lions, drafted 186th overall, 2017. In 2026 he recorded 28 tackles, 1 sacks and 1 interceptions.

SafetyDrafted 186th overall9-yr veteran
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Detroit Lions · #36 · Safety
Chuck Clark
Season avg28 tkl · 1 sacks · 1 int
Career avg532 tkl · 5.5 sacks · 6 int
Live win probabilitySeason
No scheduled game — showing season pace. Illustrative.
Tonight's projectionmodel
28tkl
1sacks
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Scouting report

Chuck Clark — the report card

Read his whole game at a glance, then dive into any skill. Grades are percentiles vs every active player at his position.

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Safety · Rotation piece · Impact 50
Chuck Clark is a Safety for the Detroit Lions, drafted 186th overall, 2017. In 2026 he recorded 28 tackles, 1 sacks and 1 interceptions.
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Coverage
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Ball skills
A+
Run support
C+
Coverage
Strong · defense
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Ball skills
Elite · defense
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Tackling
Elite · defense
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Splash plays
Elite · defense
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Blitz
Elite · defense
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Act II

Where Chuck Clark stands

Live ladders from the Balladex models, and what he's chasing. Rankings recompute nightly from real production, accolades, and search demand.

The laddersmodel · recomputes nightly
1
Jared Goff Detroit Lions▬
29%
2
Bryce Young Carolina Panthers▬
23%
3
Brock Purdy San Francisco 49ers▬
22%
4
Tyler Shough New Orleans Saints▬
11%
5
Kirk Cousins Las Vegas Raiders▬
9%
✦ Balladex Consensus: #35 of 1982 — a blend of the Impact index, current production, career résumé and live search demand. Recomputes as the data does.
Futures & chases
—MVP odds
50Impact index
214Star score
Career scoring average0.0 ppg
Seasons in the index0
Accolades on file0
Stat explorer

Chuck Clark — every number, three levels deep

Headline → metric → the raw history behind it. Real career data; tracking-only metrics labeled.

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Tackling
28 TKL
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Pass rush
1.0 SACK
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Coverage
1 PD
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Splash
1 FF
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The engine

How the model sees Chuck Clark

Projection = recency-weighted per-season production, nudged along a position aging curve, banded by his year-to-year volatility. No black box — every number shows its work.

Projected 2027  modeled
2
pd
1–2
0
int
0–1
37
tackles
21–54
1
ff
1–1
9
games
5–13
Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 9-season history below.
What moves the pd line vs last season
Last season 1 → projected 2 pd
Baseline (recency-weighted)
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Age curve
-0.2
Net vs last season+0.6 pd
Everything it reads
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9 seasons of real box production
every game line, verified
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Recency × games weight
recent, healthy years anchor the baseline
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Year-over-year trend
his own trajectory, season to season
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Position aging curve
age 31 — applied to the projection
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Role & usage context
target / carry share and snaps fold in
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Availability signal
games last 3: 12 / 15 / 4
health
The real history it trains onsource: Pro-Football-Reference / ESPN · verified

Chuck Clark career stats, season by season

Career stats by season
SeasonGTklPDINTFFSack
201715132000
201816211100
201916739121
202016964121.5
2021168012201
2022171014010
202412692011
202515513010
2026 in progress · 4 games4281111
Career12753238685.5
Source: Pro-Football-Reference. Backtested against completed player-seasons in the index. The same engine powers the report-card percentiles and the DNA radar — one model, asked different questions. Illustrative.
Act III

The Lab

Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.

Gold = award / milestone season · hover any bar. Real season totals.
Context

Are the Detroit Lions built to win?

Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.

12–5proj record
91off index
99def index
+56net
95%playoff odds
61roster
Roster delta · what changed
Offense grades A (91), defense A+ (99) by our position-percentile roster model. QB play indexes at 86, pass rush 99, coverage 99.
How his role moves
Projected 12–5 on a 17-game slate — modeled from the current roster's production percentiles, not a calibrated Vegas line. His snaps, target/carry share and usage move with roster health.
Balladex Impact
50 of 99
Rotation piece tier.
Rarity
◆ Rated
Collectible tier.
Résumé
0 accolades
Career honors on file.
Act IV

The Ballad of Chuck Clark

Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.

1995-04-19

The beginning

Chuck Clark is a Safety for the Detroit Lions, in his 10th NFL season.

Detroit Lions

Turning pro

Drafted 186th overall, 2017 as a Safety.

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Chuck Clark is a Detroit Lions safety, drafted 186th overall, 2017.

Chapter

Across 9 seasons (2017–2026) he has recorded 532 tackles, 6 sacks and 6 interceptions.

Chapter

Most recently he posted 28 tackles, 1 sack and 1 interception in 2026.

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Clark's story
The documentary, narrated
Highlights
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Off the field

Measurables
Active
Height
6' 0"
Weight
210 lbs
Draft
186th overall, 2017
Born
Suffolk, VA
Age
31
Jersey
#36
Background

Chuck Clark is from Suffolk, VA and is 31 years old. He was drafted 186th overall, 2017 and plays safety at 6' 0", 210 lbs.

Over 9 seasons (2017–2026) he has recorded 532 tackles, 5.5 sacks and 6 interceptions. Clark is currently on the Detroit Lions roster.

The person

Chuck Clark is a long-time starting defensive back who has recorded 532 tackles with 6 interceptions and 38 passes defensed across 9 seasons (2017–2026).

Coverage production6 career interceptions and 38 passes defensed.
Tackling532 career tackles from the secondary.
Playmaking8 forced fumbles and 5.5 sacks on the blitz.
Draft pedigree186th overall, 2017.
Durability127 career games played.
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FAQ

Chuck Clark — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Chuck Clark, answered.

What position does Chuck Clark play?
Chuck Clark is a Safety for the Detroit Lions.
When was Chuck Clark drafted?
Chuck Clark was drafted 186th overall, 2017.
How many seasons has Chuck Clark played?
9 (2017–2026).
What are Chuck Clark's career stats?
He has recorded 532 tackles, 6 sacks and 6 interceptions.
Chuck Clark career stats & accolades are real, and team projections and recent-game home/away splits are computed from real production. DNA ratings, grades, tonight's projection, ladders, live win probability and simulator outputs are Balladex model output. Not affiliated with the NBA.
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Current role & opportunity

Usage last season · depth chart current · nflverse
Target share
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WOPR 0.00

This role & opportunity data feeds the model's competition-aware projection — snap and target share from last season, depth-chart rank from the current roster.

Injury history

Weekly injury reports · nflverse
Injury episodes
6
since 2017
Games missed
1
listed Out
Lower-body
4
ankle / knee / soft-tissue
Concussions
0
head, reported
Most recent reports
2025 Wk10 · Illness2025 Wk9 · Illness (Questionable)2024 Wk13 · Shin (Questionable)2024 Wk11 · Ankle2021 Wk4 · Hip (Questionable)2020 Wk13 · Knee (Questionable)

Home surface: fieldturf (artificial turf). Artificial turf is associated with higher rates of non-contact lower-body injuries — ankle, foot and knee — in NFL studies. It is not linked to concussion risk, which is contact-driven.

Real weekly injury-report history (game-status designations, most recent 5 seasons). Rest days and load-management designations are excluded.

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