Usage / Role
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Major offensive role
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Player Dossier
2018-2022Penn State
Sean Clifford
QB • 6'2" • 212 lbs • Cincinnati, OH, USA
Balanced quarterback profileVolume operator
Sean Clifford is a balanced quarterback profile with 16.8 usage in the latest tracked season.
Impact Production
64
Solid production for a quarterback
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
58
Useful peak profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2021 Postseason · Penn State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Penn State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Buffalo
Player Story
Sean Clifford built his college career from 2018 through 2022 as a quarterback from Cincinnati, OH wearing No. 14, spending time with Penn State. The clearest part of Sean Clifford's career was his passing role:...
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- Committed To
- Penn State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2017
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2023
- Selection
- Round 5 · Pick 15
- Overall
- No. 149
- NFL Team
- Green Bay Packers
Sean Clifford, QB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2021 Postseason · Penn State. Sean Clifford is a balanced quarterback profile with 16.8 usage in the latest tracked season.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Total offense
- 11,761
- Passing yards
- 10,679
- Rushing yards
- 1,082
- Touchdowns
- 101
Quick Answers
Sean Clifford quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Penn State · QB
- Career Total Offense
- 11,761
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 9 entries · 51 games
- Best season
- 2021 Postseason · Penn State
- Top game
- Buffalo
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · St. Xavier · Penn State
- High school pipeline
- St. Xavier · 36 FBS recruits · 5 drafted players
- NFL Draft
- 2023 · Round 5 · Pick 15 · Green Bay Packers
- Latest roster
- No. 14 · Senior
- 2022 Total offense rank
- 3,007 total offense · QB 50th (top 14%) · Big Ten 5th (top 3%) · National 50th (top 4%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Total Offense | Pass Yds | Rush Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Postseason | Penn State | 4 | -4 | 0 | -4 | 0 | 29 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Penn State | 4 | 220 | 219 | 1 | 2 | 29 |
| 2019 Postseason | Penn State | 12 | 161 | 133 | 28 | 1 | 71 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Penn State | 12 | 2,895 | 2,521 | 374 | 27 | 71 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Penn State | 9 | 2,212 | 1,877 | 335 | 19 | 66.3 |
| 2021 Postseason | Penn State | 13 | 241 | 195 | 46 | 1 | 72.5 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Penn State | 13 | 3,029 | 2,912 | 117 | 22 | 72.5 |
| 2022 Postseason | Penn State | 13 | 278 | 279 | -1 | 2 | 69.8 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Penn State | 13 | 2,729 | 2,543 | 186 | 27 | 69.8 |
Related Context
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Sean Clifford played QB for Penn State. Across 5 tracked seasons, Sean Clifford recorded 10,679 passing yards, 1,082 rushing yards, and 24 receiving yards. His top tracked season came in 2021 with Penn State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2021 Postseason
Penn State paired 3,270 primary output with 58.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
2022 Postseason role shape
pass-led usage with 64 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2022 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Minnesota
Win with 295 yards of offense and 80.2 efficiency. It landed in the 92.3th percentile of the selected season.
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2022 Postseason · Penn State
Games
13
Primary Metric / G
231.3
Efficiency
64
Usage
16.8
Consistency
85.8
Best Game by takeover score
Minnesota
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Utah: 278. Purdue: 293. Ohio: 227. Auburn: 193. Central Michigan: 240. Northwestern: 153. Michigan: 194. Minnesota: 295. Ohio State: 361. Indiana: 227. Maryland: 152. Rutgers: 192. Michigan State: 202
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Utah: 29 by 69. Purdue: 42 by 57.2. Ohio: 35 by 63.4. Auburn: 25 by 69.2. Central Michigan: 39 by 66. Northwestern: 23 by 57.9. Michigan: 25 by 72.4. Minnesota: 31 by 80.2. Ohio State: 54 by 52.1. Indiana: 27 by 57.7. Maryland: 27 by 58.8. Rutgers: 33 by 66.4. Michigan State: 31 by 62.3
Split Comparison
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Wins222.9 · Games = 11 · -54.6 vs Losses
Losses277.5 · Games = 2 · +54.6 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Total Offense
Top game by takeover score
Minnesota
Best efficiency game
80.2 vs Minnesota
| Result | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 1/2 | @ Utah | W 35-21 | 16 | 21 | 279 | 76.2 | 2 | 0 | 69 | 8 | -1 | -0.10 | 0 | 9 |
| Sat 11/26 | vs Michigan State3+ TD | W 35-16 | 19 | 24 | 202 | 79.2 | 4 | 0 | 62.3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| Sat 11/19 | @ Rutgers | W 55-10 | 17 | 26 | 157 | 65.4 | 1 | 0 | 66.4 | 7 | 35 | 5 | 1 | 14 |
| Sat 11/12 | vs Maryland | W 30-0 | 12 | 23 | 139 | 52.2 | 1 | 0 | 58.8 | 4 | 13 | 3.30 | 0 | 5 |
| Sat 11/5 | @ Indiana | W 45-14 | 15 | 23 | 229 | 65.2 | 0 | 1 | 57.7 | 4 | -2 | -0.50 | 0 | 4 |
| Sat 10/29 | vs Ohio State300-yard game · 3+ TD | L 31-44 | 32 | 47 | 371 | 68.1 | 3 | 3 | 52.1 | 7 | -10 | -1.40 | 0 | 4 |
| Sat 10/22 | vs Minnesota3+ TD | W 45-17 | 23 | 31 | 295 | 74.2 | 4 | 1 | 80.2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sat 10/15 | @ MichiganDual-threat | L 17-41 | 7 | 19 | 120 | 36.8 | 0 | 0 | 72.4 | 6 | 74 | 12.30 | 0 | 62 |
| Sat 10/1 | vs Northwestern | W 17-7 | 10 | 20 | 140 | 50.0 | 1 | 1 | 57.9 | 3 | 13 | 4.30 | 0 | 7 |
| Sat 9/24 | vs Central Michigan3+ TD | W 33-14 | 22 | 34 | 217 | 64.7 | 3 | 0 | 66 | 5 | 23 | 4.60 | 1 | 15 |
| Sat 9/17 | @ Auburn | W 41-12 | 14 | 19 | 178 | 73.7 | 0 | 0 | 69.2 | 6 | 15 | 2.50 | 1 | 8 |
| Sat 9/10 | vs Ohio | W 46-10 | 19 | 27 | 213 | 70.4 | 1 | 0 | 63.4 | 8 | 14 | 1.80 | 1 | 20 |
| Fri 9/2 | @ Purdue3+ TD | W 35-31 | 20 | 37 | 282 | 54.1 | 4 | 1 | 57.2 | 5 | 11 | 2.20 | 1 | 9 |
Player Story
Sean Clifford story
Sean Clifford built his college career from 2018 through 2022 as a quarterback from Cincinnati, OH wearing No. 14, spending time with Penn State. The clearest part of Sean Clifford's career was his passing role: 10,679 passing yards, 86 touchdown passes, 1,355 attempts, and 1,082 rushing yards across 51 career games in the available record. His career also includes 1,082 rushing yards, 24 receiving yards, and 1 tackle, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Sean Clifford's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Penn State
2018-2022
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Season Value Progression
201820182019201920202021202120222022
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Postseason | Penn State | 216 | 71.9 | 3.6 | — |
| 2018 Regular Season | Penn State | 216 | 71.9 | 3.6 | 0 |
| 2019 Postseason | Penn State | 3,056 | 63.6 | 25.8 | 2,840 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Penn State | 3,056 | 63.6 | 25.8 | 0 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Penn State | 2,212 | 60.6 | 27.4 | -844 |
| 2021 Postseason | Penn State | 3,270 | 58.4 | 23.4 | 1,058 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Penn State | 3,270 | 58.4 | 23.4 | 0 |
| 2022 Postseason | Penn State | 3,007 | 64 | 16.8 | -263 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Penn State | 3,007 | 64 | 16.8 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Buffalo
Week 2 · W 45-13
Win with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value.
330
Total Offense
84.3 takeover
330 total offense with 79.8 efficiency.
#2
vs Maryland
Week 10 · L 19-35 · Conference game
366
Total Offense
83.2 takeover
Loss shaped by high passing volume and turnover pressure.
366 total offense with 49.6 efficiency.
#3
vs Minnesota
Week 8 · W 45-17 · Conference game
295
Total Offense
81 takeover
Win with 295 yards of offense and 80.2 efficiency.
295 total offense with 80.2 efficiency.
#4
@ Indiana
Week 8 · L 35-36 · Conference game
357
Total Offense
79.4 takeover
Loss shaped by high passing volume and turnover pressure.
357 total offense with 68.1 efficiency.
#5
vs Ohio State
Week 9 · L 25-38 · Conference game
280
Total Offense
77.7 takeover
Loss with 280 yards of offense and 56.7 efficiency.
280 total offense with 56.7 efficiency.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2021 Postseason · Penn State
3,270 primary output · 58.4 efficiency · 23.4 usage
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#2
2021 Regular Season · Penn State
72.5
3,270 primary · 58.4 efficiency · 23.4 usage
#3
2019 Postseason · Penn State
71
3,056 primary · 63.6 efficiency · 25.8 usage
Milestones
17
250+ passing yards
10
300+ total offense
19
3+ TD games
26
Above avg efficiency
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