2024 Football Roster
Roster
Clark, Bud

Jersey Number 21
Bud Clark
- Position:
- S
- Class:
- Junior
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 185
- Hometown:
- Alexandria, La.
- High School:
- Alexandria High School
Bio
CAREER HONORS
- 2024 Second-Team All-Big 12
- 2022 Honorable-Mention All-Big 12
2024 | JUNIOR
Served as a Team Captain for the second straight year ... his PFF season grade of 89.8 ranked third nationally among Power Four Conference safeties ... a team-best three interceptions gave him 11 for his career and ninth place on TCU's all-time list ... placed fourth on the team with a career-high 67 tackles ... started all 12 games he played ... his fourth-quarter interception helped seal a 13-7 win at Utah ... had an interception on the game's opening snap while adding six tackles in the 49-28 victory over Arizona ... had a pick to go with seven solo stops in a 38-13 win against Oklahoma State ... totaled a season-best eight tackles in the 35-34 victory over Texas Tech ... also reached eight stops while forcing a fumble in the snow in the 20-13 win at Cincinnati ... contributed on special teams by blocking a PAT against UCF.
2023 | SOPHOMORE
Team Captain ... played in all 12 games with 10 starts ... had three interceptions to lead TCU in that category for the second straight season ... tied for second on the team with five pass breakups and seventh with 33 tackles ... recorded picks in back-to-back victories over Houston and SMU ... also had an interception to go with three tackles in the season finale at Oklahoma ... totaled a career-best nine stops in the opener against Colorado ... had a tackle for loss as part of five stops at Texas Tech ... broke up two passes at Iowa State.
2022 | REDSHIRT FRESHMAN
His team-best five interceptions were the most by a Horned Frog since 2019 (Ar'Darius Washington, 5) ... the five picks were second in the Big 12 and tied for 11th nationally ... his fifth and final interception of the season was returned 41 yards for a touchdown for the first points of the game in the College Football Playoff Semifinal win over Michigan ... also recovered a Wolverines fumble in the end zone that resulted in a touchback ... totaled five tackles in the contest ... played in 12 games while starting the final eight ... sidelined by injury for the opening three games ... his interception in the 29-28 win at Baylor was in the TCU end zone to end a Bears’ scoring threat late in the first half ... the first three picks of his career came in consecutive games against Oklahoma State, Kansas State and West Virginia ... the streak of a pick in three straight contests was the longest by a Horned Frog since Chris Hackett had an interception in four straight in 2014 ... placed fifth on the team with five pass breakups and 10th with 45 tackles, including 35 solo ... totaled a season-best eight tackles in the Big 12 Championship Game against Kansas State ... recorded a tackle for loss among six stops in the 62-14 win over Iowa State ... recorded two pass breakups and his first career interception in the 43-40 double-overtime win over Oklahoma State ... also had two PBUs with four solo tackles as TCU held Texas to just 199 yards of total offense in a 17-10 win in Austin.
2021 | REDSHIRT
Started all four games he played which also marked his first four career starts ... that stretch came in the opening five games of the campaign ... did not play the final seven contests due to injury ... totaled 10 tackles on the season ... recorded a career-high four stops in the 34-32 win over Cal ... had three tackles against Duquesne and SMU.
2020 | COVID YEAR
Appeared in all 10 games ... his three tackles on the season came on special teams, tying him for third on TCU in that category ... had solo stops in late-season wins over Kansas and Oklahoma State as well as an assisted tackle versus Oklahoma.
HIGH SCHOOL
Four-star signee ... rated the No. 13 overall player in Louisiana and No. 31 safety in the country ... has a No. 325 overall prospect ranking nationally ... also a baseball lettermen at Alexandria ... chose TCU over LSU, Oklahoma and Ole Miss.
- 2024 Second-Team All-Big 12
- 2022 Honorable-Mention All-Big 12
2024 | JUNIOR
Served as a Team Captain for the second straight year ... his PFF season grade of 89.8 ranked third nationally among Power Four Conference safeties ... a team-best three interceptions gave him 11 for his career and ninth place on TCU's all-time list ... placed fourth on the team with a career-high 67 tackles ... started all 12 games he played ... his fourth-quarter interception helped seal a 13-7 win at Utah ... had an interception on the game's opening snap while adding six tackles in the 49-28 victory over Arizona ... had a pick to go with seven solo stops in a 38-13 win against Oklahoma State ... totaled a season-best eight tackles in the 35-34 victory over Texas Tech ... also reached eight stops while forcing a fumble in the snow in the 20-13 win at Cincinnati ... contributed on special teams by blocking a PAT against UCF.
2023 | SOPHOMORE
Team Captain ... played in all 12 games with 10 starts ... had three interceptions to lead TCU in that category for the second straight season ... tied for second on the team with five pass breakups and seventh with 33 tackles ... recorded picks in back-to-back victories over Houston and SMU ... also had an interception to go with three tackles in the season finale at Oklahoma ... totaled a career-best nine stops in the opener against Colorado ... had a tackle for loss as part of five stops at Texas Tech ... broke up two passes at Iowa State.
2022 | REDSHIRT FRESHMAN
His team-best five interceptions were the most by a Horned Frog since 2019 (Ar'Darius Washington, 5) ... the five picks were second in the Big 12 and tied for 11th nationally ... his fifth and final interception of the season was returned 41 yards for a touchdown for the first points of the game in the College Football Playoff Semifinal win over Michigan ... also recovered a Wolverines fumble in the end zone that resulted in a touchback ... totaled five tackles in the contest ... played in 12 games while starting the final eight ... sidelined by injury for the opening three games ... his interception in the 29-28 win at Baylor was in the TCU end zone to end a Bears’ scoring threat late in the first half ... the first three picks of his career came in consecutive games against Oklahoma State, Kansas State and West Virginia ... the streak of a pick in three straight contests was the longest by a Horned Frog since Chris Hackett had an interception in four straight in 2014 ... placed fifth on the team with five pass breakups and 10th with 45 tackles, including 35 solo ... totaled a season-best eight tackles in the Big 12 Championship Game against Kansas State ... recorded a tackle for loss among six stops in the 62-14 win over Iowa State ... recorded two pass breakups and his first career interception in the 43-40 double-overtime win over Oklahoma State ... also had two PBUs with four solo tackles as TCU held Texas to just 199 yards of total offense in a 17-10 win in Austin.
2021 | REDSHIRT
Started all four games he played which also marked his first four career starts ... that stretch came in the opening five games of the campaign ... did not play the final seven contests due to injury ... totaled 10 tackles on the season ... recorded a career-high four stops in the 34-32 win over Cal ... had three tackles against Duquesne and SMU.
2020 | COVID YEAR
Appeared in all 10 games ... his three tackles on the season came on special teams, tying him for third on TCU in that category ... had solo stops in late-season wins over Kansas and Oklahoma State as well as an assisted tackle versus Oklahoma.
HIGH SCHOOL
Four-star signee ... rated the No. 13 overall player in Louisiana and No. 31 safety in the country ... has a No. 325 overall prospect ranking nationally ... also a baseball lettermen at Alexandria ... chose TCU over LSU, Oklahoma and Ole Miss.
TCU Football | Sonny Dykes and Players Weekly Press Conference (vs. Abilene Christian)
Tuesday, September 09
TCU Football | Sonny Dykes and Players Weekly Press Conference (vs. Abilene Christian)
Tuesday, September 09
Head Coach Sonny Dykes and Players - Weekly Press Conference (Bye Week 1)
Thursday, September 04
Football: Postgame at North Carolina
Tuesday, September 02