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2019 Football Roster

2 OJ Clark

  • Position
    WR
  • Ht./Wt.
    5-7 / 160
  • Class
    Redshirt Senior
  • Hometown
    Wichita Falls, Texas
  • High School
    Wichita Falls HS

Biography

Career Notes: 2019 Phil Steele All-Independent Second Team ... 2017 All-Sun Belt Conference Honorable Mention ... Finished career third on the Aggies' all-time receptions list with 201 and eighth on the all-time receiving yards leaderboard with 1,804 ... One of just three NM State receivers to eclipse 200 career receptions (A.J. Harris - 269, Chris Williams - 246).

2019 (Redshirt Senior)
Played in all 12 games with 11 starts ... Ranked second on the Aggies in receptions (58) and receiving yards (457) ... Caught one touchdown pass on the year ... Had at least one reception in all 12 games ... Made seven catches for 47 yards in season opener at #23 Washington State (8/31) ... Hauled in four passes for 26 yards at #2 Alabama (9/7) ... Caught six balls for 52 yards against San Diego State (9/14) ... Five receptions for 33 yards at New Mexico (9/21) ... Eight catches for 44 yards at home against Fresno State (9/28) ... Five grabs for 76 yards vs. Liberty (10/5) ... Carded his lone receiving score of the year at Central Michigan (10/12), finishing the contest with two receptions for 16 yards ... Made one catch for two yards in a rain-soaked affair at Georgia Southern (10/26) ... Caught four balls for 29 yards at Ole Miss (11/9) ... Five catches for 47 yards and a season-high nine receptions for 72 yards in the back-to-back wins over UIW (11/16) and UTEP (11/23), respectively ... Closed out the season with two grabs for 13 yards at Liberty (11/30) ... Returned 14 punts of 146 yards (10.4 avg.), including his first career punt return touchdown of 77 yards against UIW ... Third on the team in all-purpose yards with 603, averaging 50.2 yards per game.

2018 (Redshirt Junior)
Played in all 12 games with 11 starts … Second on the team in receptions with 52 and third on the team in receiving yards with 512 … Career-best game in a home win against Liberty (10/6), posting a season-high 145 receiving yards on a season-high ten catches with his lone touchdown of the campaign … Season-high 27 punt return yards vs New Mexico (9/15) … Accumulated 18 catches over the final three weeks of the season.   

2017 (Redshirt Sophomore)
Appeared in 11 games with seven starts … Third on the team in receptions with 47 and finished third on the team with 500 receiving yards … Caught six passes for 59 yards and a touchdown at SEC foe Arkansas (9/30) … Career-high 113 yards receiving on seven catches in a home game against Arkansas State (10/28) … Three catches or more in all but one game he played in … Only punt return of the season came in the opener at Arizona State (8/31).

2016 (Redshirt Freshman)
Appeared in all 12 games and made two starts ... Led the team in receptions with 43 and finished fourth on the team with 338 receiving yards ... Lone touchdown catch came against Georgia Southern (10/22) at home ... Had a season high in catches and receiving yards against Arkansas State (11/12) with nine grabs for 70 yards ... Had three receptions or more in nine of the 12 games he played in ... Only punt return of the season was for five yards at #9 Texas A&M (10/29).

2015 (Freshman)
Played in three games before being sidelined due to injury … Totaled 13 rushing yards on two carries… Had one reception against Georgia State (9/12) for seven yards … Racked up 36 kick return yards on two attempts. 

High School
Played at Wichita Falls High School under Danny Russell … Played wide receiver and cornerback … Helped team rack up a 12-2 record in 2013 … Earned all-state honors on both offense and defense.

Personal
Full name is Orryn J Clark, but goes by OJ … Mother is Shaniqua Newton … Majoring in individualized studies.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 7

    2015Freshman

    Wide Receiver
    5'7" 147 lbs
    7
  • 2

    2016Redshirt Freshman

    Wide Receiver
    5'7" 160 lbs
    2
  • 2

    2017Redshirt Sophomore

    Wide Receiver
    5'7" 163 lbs
    2
  • 2

    2018Redshirt Junior

    Wide Receiver
    5'7" 165 lbs
    2
  • 2

    2019Redshirt Senior

    Wide Receiver
    5'7" 160 lbs
    2