A two-year starter at right offensive tackle, Devin Clark left New Mexico regarded as the premier offensive lineman in the Mountain West Conference ranks.

He struggled early in his final season with the Lobos while recovering from preseason right ankle surgery. One of the strongest blockers in the country, he also performed nationally in Olympic-style weightlifting competitions. He placed fourth in the super heavyweight division at the National Junior Weightlifting Championships in March of 2006.

Clark has also displayed his strength off the field while at New Mexico. He won the team's Beefmaster Award in 2007 for players 275 pounds or heavier, as he led all offensive linemen in every weight lifting category. He boasts the squad's top bench press of 405 pounds, an offensive line record 374 pounds in the power clean and 600 pounds in the squat.

Clark was an All-State offensive tackle at Mountain View High School during his senior year in 2003. Due to academic issues, he enrolled at Scottsdale Community College, where he started twice at offensive tackle. He earned first-team All-Conference and honorable mention All-American in 2005, leading the Artichokes to a 9-2 record.

He transferred to New Mexico in 2006, but was not cleared academically until mid-August. He worked hard to get himself in position to contribute as a junior, staying late after every practice to work on his technique and putting in extra time in the film room. He would produce 80 key blocks/knockdowns, including nine that resulted in touchdowns for an offense that averaged 316.9 yards per game.

Clark was again playing catch up in the fall of 2007. He spent that camp recovering from right ankle surgery, after suffering the injury the first week of spring drills. He started 12 games for the Lobos at right tackle but sat out the first quarter of the Sacramento State game due to a violation of team rules. He registered 94 knockdowns and posted 10 touchdown-resulting blocks. The first-team All-Mountain West Conference pick guided an offensive line that reduced their sacks allowed to 25 from the previous season total of 43.

Positives: Has a thick frame with broad shoulders, strong, thick legs, wide hips and good arm length … Plays with adequate balance at the line of scrimmage, but bends at the waist too much to generate good quickness on the move … Avid performer in the weight room (but needs to translate that strength to the football field) … Good battler who shows urgency and works hard to sustain and finish … Best when widening holes at the line of scrimmage than he is blocking in the second level … Needs to show more aggression and power making contact, but will use his size adequately to gain a stalemate at the point of attack … Gets into run blocks quicker than he sets up in pass protection, but has just adequate quickness to gain advantage … Lacks a consistent surge and explosion, but somehow manages to stall the bull rusher … When he extends his arms properly, he covers the opponent up on drive blocks (more of a one-shot blocker, but uses his body well to push and shove) … When he keeps his pads down (waist bending prevents him from doing this often), he gets decent movement on drive blocks … Falls behind blocks at the point of attack and lacks good angle concept working into the second level, but has the reach to cover up and when he dies use it … Shows the punch to shock and jolt but must become more consistent generating power behind his hands … Could us his lower-body strength better and sink his hips, but is decent in his pass protection setup … Showed later in the 2007 season that he is getting an adequate feel for using his hands to grab for control and get away with it (was not flagged at all in 2007) … When he gets good position with his hands, he is capable of sustaining and walling off … Best when operating in closed quarters, where he seems to be much quicker reacting to movement and adjusting to counter moves.

Negatives: Lacks explosion coming off the snap … Has very good weight-room strength, but he needs to show better hand technique (does not extend properly on reach blocks) and be more forceful with his punch in attempts to shock and jolt the defender … Has had academic issues and needs more than a few reps to retain plays … Needs to become more accountable on and off the field … Not a good practice player and needs to be monitored (does what is asked, not much more in practice -- does like the weight room) … For all of his size and strength, he plays with more of a finesse style than that of a mauler … Slow at times to get out of his stance and in position to make the block and is best served on the right side of the line, as he does struggle moving laterally, showing a slow kick slide when isolated with speedy edge rushers … Has poor hip snap and bends at the waist too often, struggling when he has to redirect … Will probably have to shift inside to guard, as he lacks the change-of-direction skills or foot speed to be alone on the corner … Battles too high and this negates his weight-room strength … Tends to get his hands outside his frame, causing him to slowly recoil vs. counter moves … More of a catcher than a blocker who will attack his opponent … His lack of leg drive and hip roll prevent him from getting leverage on run blocks (can stalemate, but does not generate consistent movement) … Looked like more as a guard prospect, but he is a marginal trap blocker who fails to keep his feet under him on the move and has a poor feel for taking angles … Must shoot his hands more rather than catch and let defenders get into his body … Has smaller than ideal hands (8 7/8) and that causes him some problems when trying to grab and jerk down the defensive lineman.

Compares To: CHRIS CHESTER-Baltimore … Clark has excellent weight-room strength, but that strength doesn't translate to the football field. He struggles to recognize coverage and is a liability at tackle due to his inability to slide and mirror vs. speedy edge rushers, but lacks the trap-blocking skills you look for in an offensive guard. He needs to become more of a mauler. His hand usage is adequate and seems to disappear in pressure situations. Based on brute strength, he is an interesting late-round project, but must become more accountable and improve his work ethic.

2007: Suffered a severely sprained right ankle on April 21 in practice, undergoing surgery on April 26 to stabilize the joint.

Campus: Won the team's Beefmaster award in 2007 for players 275 pounds or heavier … Led all offensive linemen in every weight lifting category … Had a top bench of 405 pounds, an offensive line record 374 pounds in the power clean and 600 pounds in the squat … 33-inch arm length … 8 7/8-inch hands … Right-handed … Wears contacts … 11/29 Wonderlic score.

Attended Mountain View (Mesa, Az.) High School, earning first-team All-State honors as an offensive tackle during his senior year while playing for head coach Tom Joseph.

University Studies major … Son of Janet and Herbert Clark … Born Devin Lane Clark on 5/22/86 in Austin, Texas … Resides in Mesa, Arizona.