Player Profile

Jake Clifton

LB • 6'2" • 222 lbs • Owasso, OK, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Jake Clifton shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 17.1 disruption score.

Usage Score

6.4

Efficiency

17.1

Consistency

9.5

Season Value

10.3

Career Arc

Season-by-season value trend

Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season · Kansas State

2223

Quick Facts

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
2
Primary stop by seasons
Kansas State
Best season by value score
Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season · Kansas State
Peak game by takeover score
Peak game by takeover score: Texas

Jake Clifton, LB. Best season Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season · Kansas State. Jake Clifton shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 17.1 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season

Kansas State paired 0 primary output with 10.4 efficiency.

Supporting note

2023 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 17.1 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value cooled off

2023 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Texas

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Season Explorer

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2023 Regular Season · Kansas State

Games

7

Havoc Plays / G

0.3

Efficiency

17.1

Usage

6.4

Consistency

9.5

Best Game by takeover score

Baylor

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. UCF: 0. Oklahoma State: 0. Texas Tech: 0. TCU: 0. Houston: 1. Texas: 1. Baylor: 0

Volume vs Efficiency

Low volume / high quality

High volume / high quality

Low volume / lower quality

High volume / lower quality

Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. UCF: 2 by 8.3. Oklahoma State: 4 by 16.7. Texas Tech: 3 by 12.5. TCU: 3 by 12.5. Houston: 3 by 22.5. Texas: 8 by 43.3. Baylor: 1 by 4.2

Split Comparison

Wins0.2 · n=5 · -0.3 vs Losses
Losses0.5 · n=2 · +0.3 vs Wins
First Half0 · n=4 · -0.7 vs Second Half
Second Half0.7 · n=3 · +0.7 vs First Half

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

7 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Texas

Best efficiency game

43.3 vs Texas

Result
Sat 11/11vs BaylorW 59-2511000
Sat 11/4@ TexasL 30-3385100
Sat 10/28vs HoustonW 41-033100
Sat 10/21vs TCUW 41-332000
Sat 10/14@ Texas TechW 38-2132000
Fri 10/6@ Oklahoma StateL 21-2942000
Sun 9/24vs UCFW 44-3122000

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    Kansas State

    2022-2023

    Opening stop

Season Progression

20222023
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2022 Regular SeasonKansas State010.42.4
2023 Regular SeasonKansas State217.16.42

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Texas

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1

Primary metric

1 disruption/tackle impact with 55.2 takeover score.

#2

Houston

1

Primary metric

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 44.7 takeover score.

#3

Unknown

0

Primary metric

Game with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0 disruption/tackle impact with 6.8 takeover score.

#4

Oklahoma State

0

Primary metric

Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0 disruption/tackle impact with 6.5 takeover score.

#5

Oklahoma State

0

Primary metric

Win with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0 disruption/tackle impact with 5.3 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2022 Regular Season · Kansas State

0 primary output · 10.4 efficiency · 2.4 usage

37.6

#2

2023 Regular Season · Kansas State

10.3

2 primary · 17.1 efficiency · 6.4 usage

Milestones

0

Impact games

0

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2022 · Rating 0.8522

Owasso · Owasso, OK

Committed To
Kansas State
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2022

Career Facts

1

Career teams

2

Seasons tracked

34

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 2 tracked seasons, 11 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

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Recruiting profile

3-star recruit

Position
LB
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
2
Career tackles
34