Dallas Clark was drafted by the Indianapolis Colts as the 24th pick overall in the 2003 NFL Draft. Dallas came to Iowa as an undersized walk-on linebacker and transformed himself into a First Team All-Big Ten TE, consensus First Team All-American TE and John Mackey award recipient. Clark has experienced tremendous success in his young NFL career with the Indianapolis Colts. He is already widely considered one the best pass catching TE’s in NFL history and he certainly has the stats to back it up. Dallas currently stands with 349 receptions, 41 touchdowns and 4136 receiving yards in just 7 NFL seasons. In 2009, Clark has 93 receptions for 1054 yards and 10 touchdowns and continues to make circus catches such as these.
Career Accolades:
On December 28, 2008, Clark broke the Colts' franchise record, held by Hall of Famer John Mackey, for yards in a season by a tight end (848). He continues to raise that number and has 1054 yards in 2009.
On September 21, 2009, Clark had career high 183 receiving yards and a touchdown in just seven receptions at the Monday Night Football match up against the Miami Dolphins, this is also the fourth highest receiving yards ever for a Tight End in NFL history.
On November 8th, 2009 against the Houston Texans, Clark caught 14 balls; a career high for him.
On November 22, 2009 Clark broke the Colts’ franchise record, held by Hall of Famer John Mackey, for career receptions by a tight end (321). This number continues to rise and stands at 349.
In 2007, Clark broke the Colts’ franchise record for touchdown receptions in a season by a tight end (11).
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