Kei'Trel Clark (born March 19, 2001) is an American professional

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for the

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of the

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(NFL). He played

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for the

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and

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Early life

Clark attended Manchester High School in

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. He committed to

Liberty University Liberty University (LU), known simply as Liberty, is a Private university, private Evangelicalism in the United States, evangelical Christian university in Lynchburg, Virginia, United States. It is affiliated with the Southern Baptist Conservativ ...

to play

College career

Clark appeared in 13 games and made seven starts as a true freshman at Liberty in 2019. He recorded 38 tackles and one sack. After the season, he entered the transfer portal citing "racial insensitivity" within the program as the reason. He transferred to the

University of Louisville The University of Louisville (UofL) is a public university, public research university in Louisville, Kentucky, United States. It is part of the Kentucky state university system. Chartered in 1798 as the Jefferson Seminary, it became in the 19t ...

and was granted immediate eligibility. In 2021, he played in eight games before suffering a season-ending torn ACL. During his three years at Louisville, he had 127 tackles, five

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, one touchdown and one sack. After the 2022 season, he declared for the

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Professional career

Clark was selected by the

in the sixth round, 180th overall, of the 2023 NFL draft.

References

External links

Arizona Cardinals bioLouisville Cardinals bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Clark, Kei'Trel 2001 births Living people Players of American football from Richmond, Virginia American football cornerbacks Manchester High School (Virginia) alumni Liberty Flames football players Louisville Cardinals football players Arizona Cardinals players