| Macon Clark | |
| Position: | Safety |
| Birth Date: | 21 July 1999[1] |
| Birth Place: | Saint Rose, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Height Ft: | 5 |
| Height In: | 11 |
| Weight Lbs: | 203 |
| High School: | Destrehan (Destrehan, Louisiana) |
| College: | Tulane (2018–2022) |
| Undraftedyear: | 2023 |
| Pastteams: | |
| Highlights: | |
| Statlabel1: | Total tackles |
| Statlabel2: | Sacks |
| Statlabel3: | Forced fumbles |
| Statlabel4: | Pass deflections |
| Statlabel5: | Interceptions |
| Pfr: | ClarMa00 |
Macon Clark (born July 21, 1999) is an American football safety who is a free agent. He played college football at Tulane.
Clark grew up in St. Rose, Louisiana and attended Destrehan High School. He was rated a three-star recruit and committed to play college football at Tulane over offers from Louisiana, Nicholls State, Texas State and Troy.[2]
During Clark's true freshman season in 2018, he made appearances in 12 games and finished the season by completing five solo tackles.[3] During the 2019 season, he appeared in eight games and finished the season with 14 total tackles, nine solo tackles and a touchdown.[4] During the 2020 season, he appeared in all 12 games and started eight of them. He finished the season with 43 total tackles, 6.5 tackles for a loss of 26 yards, four sacks for a loss of 17 yards, one forced fumble, one fumble recovery, two interceptions and four pass breakups. During the 2020 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl against Nevada, he made a career high 2.0 tackles for loss and 1.0 sacks.[5] During the 2021 season, he played and started in all 12 games and finished the season with 56 solo tackles, 74 total tackles, 4.0 tackles for loss of 24 yards, and one sack for a loss of 12 yards.[6] By the end of the season, he was named on the Phil Steele All-American Athletic Conference Third Team.[7] During the 2022 season, he made appearances in all 14 games and finished the season with 54 solo tackles, 68 total tackles, eight tackles for a loss of 19 yards, two interceptions, three forced fumbles and one fumble recovery.[8] [9]
On April 29, 2023, Clark was signed to the Chicago Bears as an undrafted free agent after going unselected in the 2023 NFL draft.[10] He was waived on August 29, 2023 and later re-signed to the practice squad. He was released on October 4.[11]