Kenneth Duane Clark Jr., a nose tackle for the National Football League’s Green Bay Packers, was born on Wednesday, October 4, 1995. He is commonly called Kenny Clark.
As a junior in 2015 while playing college football for the UCLA Bruins, he was selected as a third-team All-American and received his second Pac-12 all-conference selection.
The Packers selected him with the 27th overall pick in the first round of the 2016 NFL Draft.
College
As a true freshman at UCLA in 2013, Clark participated in each of the 13 games.
He made 31 tackles while making four starts.
After starting all 13 games as a sophomore in 2014 and recording 58 tackles, Clark was named to the second team of the Pac-12.
He is well known for being a strong run defender.
The Associated Press named him a third-team All-American, and he was the only Bruin to be named first-team All-Pac-12.
Clark had a career-high 11 tackles in the Foster Farms Bowl against Nebraska, and he finished second on the team with 75 tackles and six sacks.
After the season, he decided to forego his senior year and enter the 2016 NFL Draft.
