A sixth-round Louisville cornerback who overcame a torn ACL to become a reliable nickel option for the Cardinals secondary.
Kei'Trel Clark is a cornerback for the Arizona Cardinals, drafted in the sixth round out of Louisville after a college career that once looked headed toward first-round consideration before a serious knee injury. He has developed into a dependable rotational corner in Arizona.
Path to the league
A Richmond, Virginia native, Clark was a three-year All-ACC performer at Louisville, earning second-team honors in both 2020 and 2021. He was on track for a first-team selection and potential first-round draft stock in 2021 before tearing his ACL. He finished his college career with 127 tackles, 9.5 tackles for loss, one sack, 23 pass breakups and five interceptions over 31 appearances. The Cardinals selected him in the sixth round (No. 180 overall) of the 2023 NFL Draft.
Career highlights
Clark has carved out a role as a nickel and depth cornerback for Arizona, appearing in 43 games with nine starts across his first three NFL seasons, recording 69 tackles, seven passes defensed, an interception and a sack.
2025 season recap
Clark continued in his familiar depth and rotational cornerback role for Arizona's secondary in 2025, contributing to the team's coverage packages after building on his early-career tackle and pass-breakup production.
Sources
- Arizona Cardinals: Kei'Trel Clark
- ESPN: Kei'Trel Clark
Statistics
2025 season and career2025 Season · Defense
14 games played▶Defense · career
| Year | Team | GP | TOT | SOLO | SACK | INT | FF | FR | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | cardinals | 14 | 25 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 2024 | cardinals | 15 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | cardinals | 14 | 43 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Player Profile
Background
- Position
- Cornerback
- Group
- defense
- College
- Louisville
- Hometown
- Richmond, VA, USA
- Age
- 25
- Status
- active