2012 Football Roster
Roster

Jersey Number 19
Arceto Clark
- Position:
- WR
- Height:
- 5-10
- Weight:
- 180
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Tupelo, MS
- High School/Previous School:
- Shannon HS
- Career & Game-By-Game Statistics
CAREER: State’s leading receiver in 2011 after emerging as one of the most consistent offensive weapons in the Bulldogs’ offense . . . Came to MSU as an athlete who excelled on both sides of the ball in high school, but eventually moved from defensive back to wide receiver once in Starkville . . . . . . Was selected to play in the Mississippi-Alabama High School All-Star game.
2011: Started all 13 games for the Maroon and White, grabbing 30 passes for a team-high 442 yards and a team-best four touchdowns . . . Started the season with two catches for 72 yards and a touchdown at Memphis, including a career-long 37-yard reception . . . Pulled in five catches for 57 yards at Georgia . . . Grabbed four balls for 33 yards at UAB and four more again vs. No. 13 South Carolina for 54 yards . . . Had a career day in the homecoming win against UT Martin, tallying single-game career highs in receptions (5), receiving yards (96) and touchdowns (2).
2010: Played in all 13 games, earning starts in each of the final 12 contests . . . The Bulldogs’ second-leading receiver throughout the season . . . Caught 25 passes for 362 yards and three touchdowns on the year . . . Caught at least one pass in 12 different games . . . Hauled in a 33-yard touchdown in the fourth quarter against Georgia . . . Also pulled in a touchdown catch against Kentucky . . . Caught at least two passes on 10 different occasions during the 2010 campaign . . . Closed out the year with a three-reception, 45-yard day against Michigan in the Gator Bowl . . . Hauled in State’s first score of the day, a four-yard TD catch.
2009: Sat out the season as a redshirt.
2008: Played five games during his true freshman season . . . After not seeing action in the season’s first seven weeks, he saw game work in the final five . . . Rushed three times for 21 yards, a 7.0-yard average . . . Also caught three passes for 11 yards, a 3.7-yard average.
HIGH SCHOOL: Ranked as the No. 36 cornerback prospect in the country by ESPN.com in its postseason listing . . . Selected to play in the Mississippi-Alabama High School All-Star game as a wide receiver . . Credited with running a 4.5 in the 40-yard dash by recruiting website Scout.com . . . Rated No. 9 on SuperPrep’s postseason All-America listing of the state of Mississippi’s top players, the state’s second-ranked cornerback . . . Rated among the top 25 recruits in the state of Mississippi by the Jackson Clarion-Ledger following his senior season . . . That newspaper selected him second-team, all-state as a defensive back following his senior season for head coach Porter Casey at Shannon (Miss.) High School . . . Registered four pass interceptions during his senior campaign . . . On the offensive side of the football, caught 56 passes for 1,090 yards, a 19.7-yard per catch average, and 10 touchdowns, as a junior . . . The yardage total topped the state’s juniors . . . That production resulted in his selection as the Class 4A Division 4 Offensive Most Valuable Player . . . Also made 30 tackles and three pass interceptions during that junior campaign . . . Solid student in the high school classroom with a 3.17 grade point average . . . Other top scholarship offers: Ole Miss and Clemson . . . Committed to MSU in July 2007.
PERSONAL: Born Arceto Martinez Clark on Sept. 29, 1989 . . . Son of Mr. and Mrs. David Vaughn . . . His cousin, Louis Clark, lettered as a wide receiver for Mississippi State, 1983-86.
CLARK’S CAREER HIGHS
Receptions – 5, (2x) last vs. UT Martin (11-6-11)
Receiving Yards – 96, vs. UT Martin (11-6-11)
Longest Reception – 37, at Memphis (9-1-11)
Receiving Touchdowns – 2, vs. UT Martin (11-6-11)
FOOTBALL | Jeff Lebby Postgame vs. Wake Forest
Friday, January 02
FOOTBALL | Jeff Lebby Bowl Practice
Sunday, December 28
FOOTBALL | Fluff Bothwell Bowl Practice
Wednesday, December 17
FOOTBALL | Nic Mitchell Bowl Practice
Wednesday, December 17


























































































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