Range-Plus-Click Free Safety

Projected
Round 3-4

Drafted · Round 2 · Pick 64 · 2nd round · 64th overall
Clark suits up at /p/bud-clark
Scouting report · The One Analytics
Day 2Projected · Round 3-4Bud Clark projects as a range-plus-click free safety. A SAF out of TCU who tested with a clearly above-average athletic profile (77th composite). Combine line reads 6'1" · 188 lb, 4.41s 40, 38″ vertical, 127″ broad. College defensive line: 215 tackles · 1 sacks · 15 INT · 20 PD across 6 seasons. Dominance score 72 (matched the cohort when adjusted for age of production).
Dominance score · college production
Above-average producer
Blends 35% age-weighted career volume, 40% peak single-season production, 15% breakout, and 10% position-specific efficiency.
Elite
Career volume
35% wtage-weighted
Above avg
Peak season
40% wt2025
Weak
Breakout
15% wtearly-career + jump year
Above avg
Efficiency
10% wtPlays/G · 0.49
Scouting Combine · 2026
Y · PERCENTILE vs SAF CLASS · 2000–2026 baseline
Athletic composite
5 of 5 metrics graded
40-Yard
4.41s·86th of 659
Vertical
38.0″·70th of 592
Broad
127.0″·71st of 582
Arm
31.5″·47th of 229
Hand
9.0″·20th of 229
40-Yard
vs. 659
Vertical
vs. 592
Broad
vs. 582
Arm
vs. 229
Hand
vs. 229
Trait grades
Speed
86th percentile · 4.41s 40-yard
Burst
71th percentile · 38" vert · 127" broad
Lateral Agility
No combine number on file — no 3-cone · no shuttle
Vertical Pop
70th percentile · 38" vertical
Frame
35th percentile · 6'1" · 188 lb
Power
No combine number on file — no bench on file
NFL comparisons
Greg Newsome
Starter2021 R1 · #26 · Northwestern · 6-0/192lb · 4.39s 40
76
sim
Tyson Campbell
Rotational2021 R2 · #33 · Georgia · 6-1/193lb · 4.4s 40
73
sim
Gervarrius Owens
2023 R7 · #254 · Houston · 6-0/195lb
71
sim
X-Factor
Speed grades in the 86th percentile. 4.41s 40-yard.
Primary risk
Frame sits in the 35th percentile (6'1"). That's the headline weakness scouts will key on.
Scheme fit
Single-high MOFC defense — center-field free safety with elite range to the post.
College career · ESPN
| Season | Team | TOT | SOLO | AST | PD | SACK | FF | INT | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | TCU | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | TCU | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | TCU | 45 | 35 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 83 | 1 |
| 2023 | TCU | 33 | 21 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024 | TCU | 68 | 44 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 2025 | TCU | 56 | 31 | 25 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 25 | 1 |
| Career | 215 | 139 | 76 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 112 | 2 | |
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