Jermane Clark

Position:
Defensive Back
Height:
6-2
Weight:
195
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Winston-Salem, N.C.
High School:
Oak Ridge Military Academy

AT COLORADO: This Season (Fr.)-He is projected as a defensive back, safety in particular, his true freshman year in college. Recruited as an athlete, he possibly figured to get looks at wide receiver and running back.

HIGH SCHOOL-ESPN ranked him as the No. 93 player from North Carolina (the No. 10 outside linebacker). He played running back, linebacker, defensive end, safety, wide receiver and saw action as a kick returner and on other special teams units throughout high school. He spent the 2010 season at Oak Ridge Military Academy after attending R.J. Reynolds High School in Winston-Salem, N.C., the previous two years. He spent his freshman season at E.C. Glass High School in his native Lynchburg, Va., and graduated from R.J. Reynolds by the end of his junior year before enrolling at the Oak Ridge Military Academy. He played running back, safety and outside linebacker in helping independent Oak Ridge to a 10-0 record. Because of ORMA's independent status, there were few opportunities to be named to any honors teams and the coaches didn't track many statistics. As a junior at Reynolds, he was named to the first-team All-Central Piedmont 4A team as a defensive lineman. He racked up 110 tackles, including 22 for losses with 12 quarterback sacks to go with eight forced fumbles; he totaled 1,243 all-purpose yards and 13 touchdowns on offense. His top high school game came his junior season when R.J. Reynolds defeated West Forsyth, 14-9, in a battle of 9-0 teams: he had a sack, a forced fumble and a recovery in front of a sellout crowd. Oak Ridge compiled its 10-0 record under coach Otis Yelverton; R.J. Reynolds was 12-1 record his junior season and 9-4 mark his sophomore campaign, losing in the second round of the playoffs each season.

ACADEMICS-He is interested in majoring in business or early childhood education at Colorado.

PERSONAL-He was born July 13, 1991 in Lynchburg, Va. His hobbies include playing football and video games. During high school, he served as a volunteer at a children's center for multi-capable kids with special needs.