Juice Clarke - 2026 Football Roster
Jersey Number 6
Juice Clarke
- Position:
- DB
- Class:
- Senior
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 185
- Major:
- Recreation, Sport & Tourism
- Hometown:
- Ft. Myers, Fla.
- High School:
- Riverdale
 2025 All-Big Ten |
2026 - Illinois
- Enters Week 9 at Maryland tied for the Big Ten lead with eight PBUs (tied for ninth nationally), and ranks fourth on the team with 36 total tackles and second on the squad with 17 solo stops
- Team-leading 10 tackles (seven solo), with a TFL and 2 PBUs, while allowing just one reception on three targets in 42 coverage snaps (per PFF) in Illini win vs. #25 Oregon (10/24/26)
2025 - Illinois
- All-Big Ten Honorable Mention (media)
- Academic All-Big Ten
- Played and started in final eight regular-season games
- Missed first four contests due to injury
- 29 tackles (21 solo), 1.0 tackles for loss, seven pass breakups, and a fumble recovery
- Career-high three pass breakups to go with five tackles in rivalry win vs. Northwestern (11/29/25)
- Four tackles (three solo) with two pass breakups in win vs. Maryland (11/15/25)
- Four solo stops and a pass breakup in win vs. Rutgers (11/1/25)
- Season-high seven tackles (six solo), with one tackle for loss in win at Purdue (10/4/25)
- Three solo tackles, a fumble recovery, and one PBU in season debut in win vs. #21 USC (9/27/25)
2024 - Illinois
- Academic All-Big Ten
- Played in 12 games with one start
- 34 total tackles (26 solo), 1.0 tackles for loss, one fumble recovery, and five pass breakups on the season
- First-career fumble recovery in the Cheez-It Citrus Bowl against South Carolina (12/31/24)
- Career-high 12 tackles (eight solo) in first-career start against Northwestern (11/30/24)
2023 - Illinois
- Played in all 12 games
- Made Illinois debut in season-opening win vs. Toledo (9/2/23)
High School
- Three-star recruit by 247Sports, ESPN, On3, and Rivals
- Position ranks: #84 (247), #100 (On3), #126 (ESPN)
- State ranks: #128 (247), #167 (On3), #220 (ESPN)
- Played for head coach Frank Hepler at Riverdale High School
- Four-year letterwinner
- Three-time all-area
- Academic all-conference
- Offers included Iowa State, Arkansas State, Marshall, Navy, Tulane, and USF
Personal
- Born on July 30, 2004
- First name is Jaheim, but goes by his nickname “Juice”
- Son of Miguel Sr. and Chanelle Clarke
- Three brothers, Orville, Jackson and Isaac, and one sister, Micoya
- Chose Illinois because, “It was the best opportunity for me academically.”
- Majoring in recreation, sport & tourism
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