Usage Score
7
Player Dossier
2019-2024Vanderbilt
Nate Clifton
DT • 6'4" • 295 lbs • La Vergne, TN, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Nate Clifton shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 15.3 disruption score.
Efficiency
15.3
Consistency
48.5
Season Value
21.2
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season · Vanderbilt
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Seasons Tracked
- 6
- Program Path
- Vanderbilt • USC
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Unknown
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.
Nate Clifton, DT. Best season Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season · Vanderbilt. Nate Clifton shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 15.3 disruption score.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season
Vanderbilt paired 15 primary output with 22.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
2024 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 15.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2024 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Vanderbilt, USC.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: UCLA
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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2024 Regular Season · USC
Games
9
Havoc Plays / G
0.6
Efficiency
15.3
Usage
7
Consistency
48.5
Best Game by takeover score
Notre Dame
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. LSU: 0. Wisconsin: 1. Minnesota: 0.5. Penn State: 0.5. Maryland: 1. Rutgers: 0. Washington: 0. UCLA: 2. Notre Dame: 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. LSU: 3 by 12.5. Wisconsin: 2 by 18.3. Minnesota: 3 by 17.5. Penn State: 2 by 13.3. Maryland: 3 by 22.5. Rutgers: 1 by 4.2. Washington: 1 by 4.2. UCLA: 2 by 28.3. Notre Dame: 4 by 16.7
Split Comparison
Wins0.8 · n=4 · +0.3 vs Losses
Losses0.4 · n=5 · -0.3 vs Wins
First Half0.6 · n=5 · +0.1 vs Second Half
Second Half0.5 · n=4 · -0.1 vs First Half
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
9 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
UCLA
Best efficiency game
28.3 vs UCLA
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/30 | vs Notre Dame | L 35-49 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/24 | @ UCLA | W 19-13 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/2 | @ Washington | L 21-26 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/26 | vs Rutgers | W 42-20 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/19 | @ Maryland | L 28-29 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/12 | vs Penn State | L 30-33 | 2 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/5 | @ Minnesota | L 17-24 | 3 | 2 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/28 | vs Wisconsin | W 38-21 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sun 9/1 | @ LSU | W 27-20 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
Vanderbilt
2019-2023
Opening stop
- 2
USC
2024
Final stop
Season Progression
201920202021202220232024
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | Vanderbilt | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2020 Regular Season | Vanderbilt | 2 | 9 | 3.7 | 2 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Vanderbilt | 2 | 16.6 | 4.1 | 0 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Vanderbilt | 5 | 14.2 | 5.2 | 3 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Vanderbilt | 15 | 22.9 | 9.4 | 10 |
| 2024 Regular Season | USC | 5 | 15.3 | 7 | -10 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
Unknown
Game with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2
Primary metric
2 disruption/tackle impact with 54.3 takeover score.
#2
Unknown
3
Primary metric
Game with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 52.1 takeover score.
#3
Kentucky
2
Primary metric
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 50.1 takeover score.
#4
UCLA
2
Primary metric
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 49 takeover score.
#5
Tennessee
2
Primary metric
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 48 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by value score
2023 Regular Season · Vanderbilt
15 primary output · 22.9 efficiency · 9.4 usage
34.4
#2
2024 Regular Season · USC
21.2
5 primary · 15.3 efficiency · 7 usage
#3
2022 Regular Season · Vanderbilt
11.6
5 primary · 14.2 efficiency · 5.2 usage
Milestones
0
Impact games
1
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Recruit Profile
3★
Class 2019 · Rating 0.8337
Brentwood Academy · Brentwood, TN
- Committed To
- Vanderbilt
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2019
Career Facts
2
Career teams
6
Seasons tracked
114
Career Tackles
Data Context
Coverage spans 6 tracked seasons, 46 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.