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#11 Damone Clark

Exp  4 yrs NFLAge  26Ht / Wt  6'2" · 239 lbCollege  LSU

Depth-chart placement

Current role

MLB2

Placement

Backup

Room

Linebacker

Experience

YR 5

Last change

Updated 2026-07-29

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LB room context

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Damone Clark holds the MLB · Backup spot in Detroit Lions’s linebacker room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

WLB · StarterMalcolm RodriguezStarter

MLB · StarterJack CampbellStarter

SLB · StarterDerrick BarnesStarter

WLB · BackupJimmy RolderBackup

MLB · BackupDamone ClarkBackup

SLB · BackupTrevor NowaskeBackup

Damone Clark played 16 games in 2025 with a 11% snap share.

Background & career

Damone Clark is a 6'2", 239-pound middle linebacker from Baton Rouge, Louisiana. He played college football at LSU before being selected by Dallas in the fifth round (176th overall) of the 2022 NFL Draft. Clark is entering his fifth season in the league and currently plays for the Detroit Lions.

LSU2018 – 2021

Cowboys2022 – 2024

Texans2025

Lionspresent

College

LSUDraftRound 5 · No. 176 overall · 2022 · DALAcquiredAcquired from Dallas Cowboys · drafted thereHometownBaton Rouge, LA