Player Dossier

2016-2018

App State

Clifton Duck

DB • 5'10" • 175 lbs • Matthews, NC, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Clifton Duck shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 21 disruption score.

Usage Score

5

Efficiency

21

Consistency

51.3

Season Value

22.8

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2016 Postseason · App State

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
6
Program Path
App State
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: New Mexico State

Scouting Read

Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.

Clifton Duck, DB. Best season Best season by value score: 2016 Postseason · App State. Clifton Duck shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 21 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2016 Postseason

App State paired 15.5 primary output with 29.9 efficiency.

Supporting note

2018 Postseason role shape

impact-led usage with 21 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2018 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Georgia State

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

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2018 Postseason · App State

Games

13

Havoc Plays / G

0.6

Efficiency

21

Usage

5

Consistency

51.3

Best Game by takeover score

Middle Tennessee

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Middle Tennessee: 0. Penn State: 1. Charlotte: 1. Unknown: 0. South Alabama: 1. Arkansas State: 0. Louisiana: 0. Georgia Southern: 0. Coastal Carolina: 1. Texas State: 0. Georgia State: 2. Troy: 1. Louisiana: 1

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. Penn State: 7 by 39.2. Charlotte: 3 by 22.5. Unknown: 5 by 20.8. South Alabama: 2 by 18.3. Arkansas State: 5 by 20.8. Louisiana: 4 by 16.7. Coastal Carolina: 2 by 18.3. Texas State: 5 by 20.8. Georgia State: 7 by 49.2. Louisiana: 4 by 26.7

Split Comparison

Wins0.7 · n=10 · +0.2 vs Losses
Losses0.5 · n=2 · -0.2 vs Wins
First Half0.4 · n=7 · -0.4 vs Second Half
Second Half0.8 · n=6 · +0.4 vs First Half

Game Log

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

13 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Georgia State

Best efficiency game

49.2 vs Georgia State

Result
Sun 12/16vs Middle TennesseeW 45-13
Sat 12/1vs LouisianaW 30-1941001
Sat 11/24vs TroyW 21-101
Sat 11/17vs Georgia StateW 45-1774101
Sat 11/10@ Texas StateW 38-751000
Sat 11/3@ Coastal CarolinaW 23-721001
Thu 10/25@ Georgia SouthernL 14-34
Sat 10/20vs LouisianaW 27-1743000
Wed 10/10@ Arkansas StateW 35-954000
Sat 9/29vs South AlabamaW 52-721100
Sat 9/22vs Unknown53000
Sat 9/8@ CharlotteW 45-931001
Sat 9/1@ Penn StateL 38-4575001

Career Arc

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

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    App State

    2016-2018

    Opening stop

Season Progression

201620162017201720182018
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2016 PostseasonApp State15.529.97.9
2016 Regular SeasonApp State15.529.97.90
2017 PostseasonApp State1630.76.70.5
2017 Regular SeasonApp State1630.76.70
2018 PostseasonApp State8215-8
2018 Regular SeasonApp State82150

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

New Mexico State

Win with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

5

Primary metric

5 disruption/tackle impact with 68.1 takeover score.

#2

Akron

2

Primary metric

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 61.1 takeover score.

#3

Georgia State

2

Primary metric

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 57.2 takeover score.

#4

Tennessee

2

Primary metric

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 51.2 takeover score.

#5

Georgia Southern

2

Primary metric

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 50.5 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2016 Postseason · App State

15.5 primary output · 29.9 efficiency · 7.9 usage

32.9

#2

2016 Regular Season · App State

32.9

15.5 primary · 29.9 efficiency · 7.9 usage

#3

2017 Postseason · App State

25.2

16 primary · 30.7 efficiency · 6.7 usage

Milestones

2

Impact games

2

Splash games

1

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

2★

Class 2016 · Rating 0.7533

Butler · Matthews, NC

Committed To
App State
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2016

Career Facts

1

Career teams

6

Seasons tracked

151

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 6 tracked seasons, 38 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Clifton Duck quick answers

Recruiting profile

2-star recruit

Position
DB
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
6
Career tackles
151