Nevelle Clarke
{{Short description|American football player (born 1996)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2023}}
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| caption = Clarke with the Birmingham Stallions in 2024
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| position = Cornerback
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1996|11|16|mf=y}}
| birth_place = Miami, Florida, U.S.
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| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 1
| weight_lb = 187
| high_school = J. P. Taravella (Miami)
| college = UCF
| undraftedyear = 2020
| pastteams =
- Minnesota Vikings ({{NFL Year|2020}})*
- New Orleans Breakers ({{USFL Year|2022}}–{{USFL Year|2023}})
- Pittsburgh Steelers ({{NFL Year|2023}})*
- Birmingham Stallions ({{UFL Year|2024}})
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- UFL champion (2024)
- Colley Matrix national champion (2017)
- First-team All-AAC (2018)
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Nevelle Clarke (born November 16, 1996) is an American professional football cornerback. He played college football at UCF. He signed with the Minnesota Vikings as an undrafted free agent in 2020.
Early life
College career
As a redshirt freshman, Clarke was named to the 2016–17 American All-Academic Team after recording fifteen tackles and two pass breakups.
In his redshirt junior season, he was named to the All-ACC First-team after recording forty-six total tackles, thirteen pass breakups, and two interceptions.
On January 9, 2019, Clark announced he would stay at UCF for his senior season.{{Cite web|url=https://www.blackandgoldbanneret.com/2019/1/9/18176053/ucf-knights-cb-nevelle-clarke-is-coming-back-for-his-senior-season-football|title=CB Nevelle Clarke is Coming Back for His Senior Season|last=Murphy|first=Brian|date=January 9, 2019|website=Black & Gold Banneret|access-date=May 17, 2019}}
Clarke played in the 2020 East–West Shrine Bowl on January 18, 2020.{{Cite web|url=https://www.mcall.com/os-sp-ucf-east-west-shrine-game-0118-20200118-2nhstfsh2jg45kbakflvljjxm4-story.html|title=UCF players Adrian Killins, Nevelle Clarke proud to represent Knights at East-West Shrine Bowl|last=Hays|first=Chris|website=mcall.com|language=en-US|access-date=March 4, 2020}}{{Dead link|date=August 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
Professional career
{{NFL predraft
| height ft = 6
| height in = 0 7/8
| weight = 190
| shuttle = 4.31
| cone drill = 6.88
| vertical = 35.0
| broad ft = 10
| broad in = 6
| bench = 10
| arm span = 31 5/8
| hand span = 9 1/8
| note = All values from NFL Combine{{Cite web |url=https://www.nfl.com/prospects/nevelle-clarke/3200434c-4165-1847-9815-7ce911bc796a |title=Nevelle Clarke Draft and Combine Prospect Profile |website=NFL.com |access-date=December 6, 2024}}{{Cite web |url=https://draftscout.com/dsprofile.php?PlayerId=1027766&DraftYear=2020 |title=Nevelle Clarke College Football Profile |website=DraftScout.com |access-date=December 6, 2024}}
}}
=Minnesota Vikings=
Clarke signed with the Minnesota Vikings as an undrafted free agent on April 27, 2020.{{Cite web |date=April 27, 2020 |title=Vikings Agreed to Terms with 12 Undrafted Free Agents |url=https://www.vikings.com/news/vikings-agreed-to-terms-with-12-undrafted-free-agents |access-date=November 9, 2023 |website=Vikings.com}} He was placed on the active/non-football injury list at the start of training camp on July 28, 2020, and moved back to the active roster three days later.{{cite news |title=Vikings Announce Roster Moves |url=https://www.vikings.com/news/michael-pierce-opt-out-2020-nfl-season |website=Vikings.com |date=July 28, 2020 |accessdate=July 29, 2020 |archive-date=July 30, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200730061438/https://www.vikings.com/news/michael-pierce-opt-out-2020-nfl-season |url-status=dead }}{{cite news |title=Minnesota Vikings Player Updates On Reserve/COVID-19 List |url=https://www.vikings.com/news/covid-19-players-reserve-opt-out-nfl-2020 |website=Vikings.com |date=July 31, 2020 |accessdate=August 1, 2020}} He was waived by the Vikings during final roster cuts on September 5, 2020.{{cite web |last1=Peters |first1=Craig |last2=Smith |first2=Eric |title=Vikings Announce Roster Moves, Set Initial 53-Man Roster |url=https://www.vikings.com/news/2020-roster-53-man-announced |website=Minnesota Vikings |accessdate=September 5, 2020 |date=September 5, 2020}}
=New Orleans Breakers=
Clarke signed with the New Orleans Breakers of the United States Football League on April 1, 2022.{{cite tweet |user=USFLBreakers |title=Roster updates for the Breakers |number=1509866289799462920 |date=April 1, 2022 |access-date=May 14, 2022}} He was transferred to the team's inactive roster on May 12 with a hamstring injury.{{cite tweet |user=USFLBreakers |title=Transferred to inactive roster |number=1524944498920304640 |date=May 12, 2022 |access-date=May 14, 2022}}{{cite tweet |user=USFLBreakers |title=Game Status Report |number=1524943048777404416 |date=May 12, 2022 |access-date=May 14, 2022}} He was released from his contract on August 14, 2023, to sign with an NFL team.{{cite tweet |user=USFLBreakers |title=Contract Terminated / Signing with NFL Team |number=1691211002187255809 |date=August 14, 2023 |access-date=August 15, 2023}}
=Pittsburgh Steelers=
Clarke signed with the Pittsburgh Steelers on August 15, 2023.{{Cite web |last=Varley |first=Teresa |date=August 15, 2023 |title=Steelers make camp roster moves |url=https://www.steelers.com/news/steelers-make-camp-roster-moves |access-date=August 15, 2023 |website=Steelers.com}} On August 26, 2023, Clarke was released.{{Cite web |last=Varley |first=Teresa |date=August 26, 2023 |title=Steelers make initial roster cuts |url=https://www.steelers.com/news/steelers-make-initial-roster-cuts |access-date=August 26, 2023 |website=Steelers.com |language=en-US}}
=Birmingham Stallions=
Clarke signed with the Birmingham Stallions of the USFL on November 2, 2023.{{cite tweet |user=USFLStallions |title=Free Agent Signings |number=1720238723756077549 |date=November 2, 2023 |access-date=November 2, 2023}} He re-signed with the team on August 27, 2024.{{Cite tweet |user=UFL_PR |title=The #UFL has announced the following transactions |number=1828183136485683452 |date=August 26, 2024 |access-date=August 27, 2024}} He was released on March 20, 2025.{{Cite web |title=UFL Teams Finalize Rosters After Successful Training Camp |url=https://www.theufl.com/news/ufl-teams-finalize-rosters-after-successful-training-camp |access-date=2025-03-21 |website=www.theufl.com |language=en}}
Personal life
Clarke was born in Miami, Florida, to Norman Clarke and Regina Boston.
References
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{{2017 UCF Knights football navbox}}
{{2024 Birmingham Stallions}}
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Category:Players of American football from Miami
Category:J. P. Taravella High School alumni
Category:UCF Knights football players
Category:Minnesota Vikings players
Category:New Orleans Breakers (2022) players