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7 Matt Clarke

Year Senior
Position Wide Receiver
Height 6-3
Hometown Long Branch, N.J.
High School Long Branch

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CAREER
Honors

A three-time all-conference honoree

Statistics

Has started 25 of 27 appearances, hauling in 90 passes for 1,519 yards and 10 touchdowns
Owns four 100-yard receiving games

On the WP Charts

Ranks third in yards/reception (16.9), fifth in receiving yards and eighth in receptions

2022 SEASON
Honors

Named to the All-NJAC Honorable Mention

Statistics

Started all nine games he appeared in, logging 17 receptions for 238 yards and a touchdown

In the NJAC Statistics

Was eighth in yards/reception (14.0)

Game Highlights

Reeled in season bests of five receptions and 64 yards, scoring a touchdown during a 22-15 win at Kean (10/1/22)
Had four catches for 50 yards versus Rowan (10/15/22)
Notched 38 receiving yards on three receptions in a 17-14 road win against Montclair State (11/12/22)

2021 SEASON
Honors

Earned second-team all-ECAC and first-team all-NJAC offensive recognition
Named to the Oct. 12 D3football.com National Team of the Week
Was the College Football Network’s Oct. 12 Division III Offensive Player of the Week
The Oct. 10 NJAC Offensive Player of the Week

Statistics

Started all 10 games, amassing 48 receptions for 973 yards and nine touchdowns
Had four 100-yard receiving games

On the WP Charts

Broke the single-game receiving yards (318) and all-purpose yards (335) records Oct. 9 against Christopher Newport
Ranked first in receiving yards, second in yards/reception (20.2), sixth in receptions and tied-10^th in total offensive touchdowns

In the NCAA Statistics

Rated 25^th in yards/catch, 26^th in receiving yards/game (97.3) and 30^th in receiving yards

In the NJAC Statistics

Was first in receiving yards and receiving touchdowns, second in receiving yards/game and yards/catch, and fourth in receptions, receptions/game (4.8) and points/game (5.4)

Game Highlights

Broke the WP single-game record for receiving yards (318), posting 11 receptions and four touchdowns during a 48-28 Homecoming victory against Christopher Newport (10/9/21)
Hauled in five passes for 139 yards, including a career-long 85-yard touchdown, against FDU-Florham (9/11/21)
Brought in five passes for 107 yards and two touchdowns during a 42-14 triumph at Keystone (9/18/21)
Scored a 37-yard TD as part of an eight-reception, 108-yard day at No. 11/11 Salisbury (11/13/21)

2020-21 SEASON (COVID BLANKET WAIVER)
Honors

Earned a spot on the All-NJAC North Division Team

Statistics

Started one contest, catching one ball for 16 yards

2019 SEASON
Honors

The Sept. 29 NJAC Offensive Rookie of the Week

Statistics

Started five of seven appearances, catching 24 passes for 292 yards

Game Highlights

Had a season-best 92 receiving yards on four catches during a 35-0 victory at Maritime (9/28/19)
Hauled in a season-high seven balls during a 28-23 triumph at FDU-Florham (9/12/19)
Posted 70 yards, including a 67-yarder, on two catches against The College of New Jersey (10/5/19)
Caught two passes for 14 yards Sept. 7 during his collegiate debut against Western Connecticut

PRIOR TO WILLIAM PATERSON

Hauled in 37 passes for 550 yards and seven touchdowns as a senior at Long Branch H.S., garnering first-team all-league honors
Helped lead the Green Wave to back-to-back state championships in 2017 and 2018
Also lettered in basketball, track, baseball and lacrosse

ACADEMICS

Double majoring in sociology and criminology and criminal justice

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2019Freshman

Wide Receiver

6'2"

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2020Sophomore

Wide Receiver

6'2"

9
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2021Sophomore

Wide Receiver

6'2"

9
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2022Junior

Wide Receiver

6'2"

7
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2023Senior

Wide Receiver

6'3"

7

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