2025 Football Roster

Jersey Number 91
Markus Clark
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Position:
- DL
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 295
- Prev School:
- Appalachian State
- Hometown:
- Hoover, Ala.
2025 (R-Jr.):
Student-Athlete Q&A
What made Liberty University the right place for you to attend college/compete at the collegiate level?
Great resources and people to help me get to where I need to be.
Who in your life inspires you and why are they such an inspiration?
My parents because they’ve worked hard for everything they’ve earned.
What is your most memorable athletic moment/accomplishment?
Senior night of high school.
Do you have any relatives who are playing or have played college or professional sports? (Names, relation to you, what/where they played)?
Markell, my older brother, played at App State.
Favorite meal (breakfast/lunch/dinner) and what is that special meal?
Chicken rice and green beans made by my mom.
What is the first app you check on your phone each day?
Messages app.
What is your favorite hobby outside of athletics?
Video games.
Who was your favorite athlete growing up?
Lebron James
What is your favorite possession and why?
My car because it’s nice.
What is your Go-To karaoke song?
Turned Your Back - Gunna
What is your dream vacation spot and why?
Turks and Caicos because it looks really nice.
- Athlon Sports CUSA Preseason All-Conference Fourth-Team
- Transferred to Liberty from Appalachian State
- Saw playing time in 22 games during the 2022-24 seasons
- Finished his time at Appalachian State with 28 tackles (nine solo, 19 assisted), 3.5 tackles for a loss (12 yards), 1.0 sacks (7 yards) and a forced fumble
- Saw playing time in 11 games during the 2023 season, including eight starts
- Finished the 2023 season with 21 tackles (four solo, 17 assisted), including 2.5 tackles for a loss (11 yards)
- Graduated from Hoover High School in Hoover, Ala.
- Three-star recruit as ranked by Rivals.com
- Three-star recruit as ranked by 247Sports.com
- Three-star recruit as ranked by On3.com
- Stopped playing football as a freshman to join the junior varsity basketball team
- Moved back to football as a sophomore and joined the varsity football roster
- Helped Hoover go 33-6 with three state semifinal appearances during his final three years of high school, including 12-1 during his senior year
- Second-team all-region honoree as a senior
- Finished his junior senior with 31 tackles, including five sacks, three forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries
- Son of Kimberly and Marvin Clark
- Health and Physical Education major
- Birthday is August 4
Student-Athlete Q&A
What made Liberty University the right place for you to attend college/compete at the collegiate level?
Great resources and people to help me get to where I need to be.
Who in your life inspires you and why are they such an inspiration?
My parents because they’ve worked hard for everything they’ve earned.
What is your most memorable athletic moment/accomplishment?
Senior night of high school.
Do you have any relatives who are playing or have played college or professional sports? (Names, relation to you, what/where they played)?
Markell, my older brother, played at App State.
Favorite meal (breakfast/lunch/dinner) and what is that special meal?
Chicken rice and green beans made by my mom.
What is the first app you check on your phone each day?
Messages app.
What is your favorite hobby outside of athletics?
Video games.
Who was your favorite athlete growing up?
Lebron James
What is your favorite possession and why?
My car because it’s nice.
What is your Go-To karaoke song?
Turned Your Back - Gunna
What is your dream vacation spot and why?
Turks and Caicos because it looks really nice.
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