Player Dossier

2021-2025

Penn State

Liam Clifford

WR • 6'1" • 206 lbs • Maineville, OH, USA

Reliable chain-moverPossession profile

Liam Clifford reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Usage Score

8.2

Efficiency

60

Consistency

13.3

Season Value

22.5

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2024 Postseason · Penn State

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
8
Program Path
Penn State
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: UCLA

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.

Liam Clifford, WR. Best season Best season by value score: 2024 Postseason · Penn State. Liam Clifford reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Liam Clifford played WR for Penn State. Across 5 tracked seasons, Liam Clifford recorded 16 rushing yards, 530 receiving yards, and 4 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2024 with Penn State.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2024 Postseason

Penn State paired 286 primary output with 67.8 efficiency.

Supporting note

2025 Postseason role shape

target-driven usage with 60 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2025 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Unknown

Game with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 50th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

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2025 Postseason · Penn State

Games

5

Receiving Yards / G

5

Efficiency

60

Usage

8.2

Consistency

13.3

Best Game by takeover score

Clemson

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Active game

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Clemson: 0. Unknown: 11. UCLA: 0. Northwestern: 0. Ohio State: 14

Volume vs Efficiency

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Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Losses4.7 · Games = 3
First Half3.7 · Games = 3 · -3.3 vs Second Half
Second Half7 · Games = 2 · +3.3 vs First Half
All Games5 · Games = 5

Game Log

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

5 games

Featured metric

Receiving Yards

Top game by takeover score

Unknown

Best efficiency game

73.3 vs Unknown

Result
Sat 12/27@ ClemsonW 22-102
Sat 11/1@ Ohio StateL 14-3821477013
Sat 10/11vs NorthwesternL 21-222
Sat 10/4@ UCLAL 37-42
Sat 9/13vs Unknown1111111011

Career Arc

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

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    Penn State

    2021-2025

    Opening stop

Season Progression

20212022202320232024202420252025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2021 Regular SeasonPenn State0
2022 Regular SeasonPenn State8975.8789
2023 PostseasonPenn State13061.18.941
2023 Regular SeasonPenn State13061.18.90
2024 PostseasonPenn State28667.89.7156
2024 Regular SeasonPenn State28667.89.70
2025 PostseasonPenn State25608.2-261
2025 Regular SeasonPenn State25608.20

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

UCLA

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

107

Primary metric

107 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#2

Illinois

33

Primary metric

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

33 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#3

Indiana

31

Primary metric

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

31 receiving yards with a 68.9 efficiency score.

#4

Kent State

64

Primary metric

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

64 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#5

West Virginia

25

Primary metric

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

25 receiving yards with a 83.3 efficiency score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2024 Postseason · Penn State

286 primary output · 67.8 efficiency · 9.7 usage

49.5

#2

2024 Regular Season · Penn State

49.5

286 primary · 67.8 efficiency · 9.7 usage

#3

2022 Regular Season · Penn State

46.1

89 primary · 75.8 efficiency · 7 usage

Milestones

1

100+ receiving yards

0

8+ catch outings

0

2+ TD games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2026 · Rating 0.8589

Liberty Benton · Findlay, OH

Committed To
Toledo
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2026

Career Facts

1

Career teams

8

Seasons tracked

530

Career Receiving Yards

Data Context

Coverage spans 8 tracked seasons, 29 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.