Honors
- Walter Payton Award: 2024 (14th Place Finisher)
- All-MVFC: 2024 (1st)
- MVFC Offensive Player of Week: 9/23/23, 9/14/24, 9/28/24, 10/12/24, 11/9/24
- FedEx Ground FCS National Player of the Week: 9/23/23 (hm), 9/14/24 (hm), 9/28/24 (hm), 10/12/24 (hm), 11/9/24 (hm)
- MVFC Commissioner's Academic Excellence Award:Â 2022
- Academic All-Big 10: 2020
- MVFC Honor Roll: 2022, 2023
- MSU Athletic Director's Honor Roll: Spring 2022, Fall 2022, Fall 2023, Spring 2024, Spring 2025
2024
Finished 14th in Walter Payton Award (FCS Offensive Player of the Year) voting ... First-team All-MVFC QB while finishing 3rd in MVFC Offensive Player of the Year voting ... Finished season 262-of-376 (.697) passing for 3,604 yards, 26 touchdowns, 6 interceptions, 169.8 efficiency and 3,608 yards of total offense, starting all 12 games ... In final FCS national stats, he ranked 2nd in the nation in yards per pass attempt (9.59), 4th in pass efficiency (169.8), 4th in passing yards per game (300.3), 6th in passing yards (3,604), 6th in completion percentage (.697), 6th in total offense (300.7), 11th in touchdown passes (26), 12th in completions per game (21.83), 15th in passing yards per completion (13.76), 16th in points responsible for (164) and 20th in points responsible for per game (13.7) ... Clark led the Missouri Valley Football Conference in completions per game, passing yards, passing yards per game and total offense; and was 2nd in completion percentage, pass efficiency, passing touchdowns, yards per completion ... Team co-captain ... Was a four-time MVFC Offensive Player of the Week after wins over Lindenwood (9/14/24), Youngstown State (9/28/24), Illinois State (10/12/24) and Murray State (11/9/24) ... Â Broke Missouri State single-season record for passing yards (3,604), completions (262) and touchdowns (26) ... Earned Offensive Showtime Award for wins vs. Lindenwood (9/14/24), at UT Martin (9/21/24), Youngstown State (9/28/24), at Illinois State (10/12/24), Indiana State (10/19/24) and at Murray State (11/9/24) ... Presented with Offensive Grinder laurels for win over Southern Illinois (11/2/24) and game at national champion North Dakota State (11/23/24) ... Passed for 200+ yards in 11 Â games and 300+ yards six times ... Passed for 3 or more TDs six times ... Logged career-high 431 yards passing with 4 TDs at Murray State ... Completed 28-of-33 (.848) passes in win over Lindenwood for 302 yards, 2 TDs ... Finished 22-for-27 (.815) for 379 yards and 3 TDs in home win over Indiana State ... Clutch performance in win at UT Martin featured 26-of-33 (.788) completions for 388 yards and 3 TDs ... Rushed for season-high 63 yards on 7 carries vs. Youngstown State while completing 21-of-29 passes (for 325 yards) ... Also named to Phil Steele MVFC second-team all-conference list ... Named to MVFC Honor Roll ... Also earned MSU Athletic Director's Honor Roll status for Fall 2024 and Spring 2025 semesters.
2023
Started first 4 games of the season before sustaining a season-ending injury in game vs. SIU (9/30/23) ... In limited outings, he completed 66-of-105 passes for 1,018 yards, 10 touchdowns and just 2 interceptions ... Despite playing in just 4 games, Clark ranked 12th in the MVFC and 81st nationally in TD passes (10) ... Threw for 414 yards on 19-of-26 passing with 5 touchdowns in home win over Utah Tech (9/23/23) to earn MVFC Offensive Player of the Week honors as well as FedEx Ground FCS National Player of the Week honorable mention distinction ... Was 23-for-42 for 332 yards and 3 TDs at UT Martin (9/9/23), in addition to season-high 9 carries for 34 yards ... Was 14-of-21 passing at Kansas (9/1/23) in season debut for 143 yards, a TD and his only 2 picks of the campaign ... Completed 10-of-16 passes for 129 yards and a TD at SIU before leaving game ... Earned MVFC Honor Roll status ... Named to MSU Athletic Director's Honor Roll for Fall 2023 and Spring 2024 semesters.
2022
In his first season at Missouri State, Clark was No. 2 on the depth chart all season ... Appeared in one game with a solid performance in homecoming win over Western Illinois (10/29/22) ... Completed 9-of-11 passes for 72 yards, including a long of 17 vs. Leathernecks ... Dressed out for all 11 games, including all 6 road contests ... Earned MVFC Commissioner's Academic Excellence Award and MVFC Honor Roll status ... Named to MSU Athletic Director's Honor Roll for Fall 2022 semester.
Minnesota
Spent three seasons at the University of Minnesota where he was an Academic All-Big 10 selection in 2020 ... Played in one game (vs. Maryland) in 2019, completing a 39-yard pass, but did not see any game action in 2020 or 2021 ... Was part of Minnesota team in 2019 that finished 11-2 and was 10th in the CFP rankings.
High School
Prepped at Rockwall (Texas) High where he threw for 6,232 yards and 60 touchdowns in 23 varsity games ... Was a four-star recruit and the No. 13 pro-style quarterback out of high school, according to Rivals.com ... Led Rockwall to an 8-3 record and completed 192-of-296 passes (64.9%) for 3,295 yards and 31 touchdowns as a senior, averaging 299.5 yards per game and accounting for 10 rushing touchdowns ... In his final high school game, he passed 428 yards ... Was named District 11 Offensive Player of the Year in 2018 ... As a junior in 2017, Clark completed 185-of-295 passes for 2,937 yards and 29 touchdowns, averaging 244.8 yards per game with 7 rushing TDs for coach Rodney Webb ... Had offers from California, Iowa, Purdue, Syracuse, TCU, Vanderbilt and Washington State out of high school.
Personal
Jacob Clark was born 11/1/00 in Kansas City, Mo. ... Son of Jason Clark and Andrea Hoeft of Rockwall, Texas ... Stepmother is Jessica Clark ... Stepfather is Aaron Hoeft ... Has a brother, Jackson, and a stepbrother, Hayden, as well as a sister, Ashley, and two stepsisters, Daley and Harley ... Graduated with a degree in Marketing Management in December 2023 ... Currently pursuing a Master's in Business Administration (MBA).
