Sean Clifford
Sean Burke Clifford (born July 14, 1998) is an American football quarterback for the Penn State Nittany Lions. He has been the starting quarterback and team captain for the Nittany Lions since 2019.[2] Clifford returned to Penn State as the starter in 2022.[3]
| Penn State Nittany Lions – No. 14 | |
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| Position | Quarterback |
| Class | Senior |
| Major | Advertising & Public Relations |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | July 14, 1998 Barrington, Illinois |
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Weight | 217 lb (98 kg) |
| Career history | |
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| High school | St. Xavier (Cincinnati, Ohio) |
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High school career
Clifford graduated from St. Xavier High School in Cincinnati in 2017. During his career, he passed for 4,004 yards and 30 touchdowns with a school record 1,100 rushing yards and 20 touchdowns as a quarterback. He committed to Penn State University to play college football.[4][5]
College career
2017-2018
After redshirting his first year at Penn State in 2017, Clifford spent 2018 as Trace McSorley's backup.[6] He appeared in four games, completing five of seven passes for 195 yards with two touchdowns.[7]
2019
Clifford was named the starting quarterback in 2019.[8][9] He was selected All-Big Ten honorable mention by the coaches and media, and named an Academic All-Big Ten honoree.[2]
2020
Clifford played in all nine games of a shortened season during the COVID-19 pandemic. He was 152-for-251 (60.6%) for 1,883 yards with 16 touchdowns and nine interceptions. Clifford again was named an Academic All-Big Ten honoree and earned a bachelor's degree in advertising and public relations following the 2020 fall semester.[2]
2021
Clifford started all 13 games of the season and finished 261-for-429 passing with 3,107 yards, 21 touchdowns and nine interceptions. He was honored in the 2021 NFF National Scholar-Athlete Class, selected to the Allstate AFCA Good Works Team, earned a spot on the Senior CLASS Award first team, named All-Big Ten honorable mention by the coaches and media, named Penn State's Big Ten Sportsmanship Award honoree, earned Academic All-Big Ten honors, and earned the team's Public Service and Lion's Pride Outstanding Senior Player Awards.[2]
2022
Clifford started all 13 games of the season and finished 226-for-351 passing with 2,822 yards, 24 touchdowns and seven interceptions. [2] During the 2023 Rose Bowl, Sean Clifford's 88-yard touchdown pass to KeAndre Lambert-Smith became the longest passing play in Rose Bowl game history.[10] He was named Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week twice (Purdue September 1, 2022; Minnesota October 22, 2022).[2] He was also honored as the 2022 Brian Westbrook Regional Player of the Year.[11]
Statistics
| Season | Games | Passing | Rushing | |||||||||||||
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| GP | GS | Record | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Rtg | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | ||
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| 2017 | Redshirted | |||||||||||||||
| 2018 | 4 | 0 | — | 5 | 7 | 71.4 | 195 | 27.9 | 2 | 0 | 399.7 | 5 | -3 | -0.6 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 12 | 12 | 10−2 | 189 | 219 | 59.2 | 2,654 | 8.3 | 23 | 7 | 148.5 | 116 | 402 | 3.5 | 5 | |
| 2020 | 9 | 8 | 4−4 | 152 | 251 | 60.6 | 1,883 | 7.5 | 16 | 9 | 137.4 | 99 | 335 | 3.4 | 3 | |
| 2021 | 13 | 13 | 7−6 | 261 | 428 | 61.0 | 3,107 | 7.3 | 21 | 8 | 134.4 | 99 | 163 | 1.6 | 2 | |
| 2022 | 13 | 13 | 11−2 | 226 | 351 | 64.4 | 2,822 | 8.0 | 24 | 7 | 150.5 | 69 | 176 | 2.6 | 5 | |
| Career[12] | 51 | 46 | 32−14 | 833 | 1,356 | 61.4 | 10,661 | 7.9 | 86 | 31 | 143.8 | 388 | 1,073 | 2.8 | 15 | |
Professional career
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 211 lb (96 kg) | 31+5⁄8 in (0.80 m) | 9+5⁄8 in (0.24 m) | 4.62 s | 1.60 s | 2.75 s | 4.25 s | 6.84 s | 30+1⁄2 in (0.77 m) | 9 ft 8 in (2.95 m) | ||
| All values from Pro Day[13][14] | ||||||||||||
Business Ventures
Limitless NIL
Limitless NIL is a student-athlete NIL agency founded in 2022 by Sean and Liam Clifford. Limitless athletes have now signed deals accumulating over $250,000 with over 50 companies.[15] Limitless NIL was sold to TEAM Group Holdings inc. in 2023.[16]
References
- ^ Stockburger, George (January 2, 2023). "Sean Clifford named Rose Bowl Offensive MVP to cap off Penn State career". WHTM-TV. Retrieved January 2, 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f "Sean Clifford - Football". Penn State University Athletics. Retrieved 2022-06-03.
- ^ "Penn State QB Sean Clifford is on the cusp of history, but how much action will Drew Allar see in 2022 season?". CBSSports.com. Retrieved 2022-06-03.
- ^ Bodani, Frank. "Bodani: Incoming PSU QB Clifford a born leader". The York Daily Record.
- ^ Wire, S. I. "Four-star 2017 quarterback Sean Clifford commits to Penn State". Sports Illustrated.
- ^ Wogenrich, Mark. "Penn State's perfect backup quarterback: Sean Clifford's folkloric start". mcall.com.
- ^ ‘A born leader’: How Sean Clifford will push to replace Penn State’s Trace McSorley in 2019
- ^ Pickel, Greg (August 23, 2019). "Penn State names Sean Clifford its 2019 starting quarterback". pennlive.
- ^ Wogenrich, Mark. "Meet Sean Clifford, Penn State's 2019 starting quarterback". mcall.com.
- ^ "Big-play Penn State roars past Utah in Rose Bowl". The Associated Press. CBS News Philadelphia. January 2, 2023. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
- ^ Penwell, Anderley (February 2, 2023). "Clifford named Brian Westbrook Regional Player of the Year". Nexstar Media Inc. ABC 27 WHTM. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
- ^ "Sean Clifford College Stats". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved August 30, 2022.
- ^ "Sean Clifford Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved April 20, 2023.
- ^ "NFL Draft Scout Sean Clifford College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved April 20, 2023.
- ^ "About". limitlessnil.com. Limitless NIL, LLC. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
- ^ "Penn State Quarterback Sean Clifford Finalizes Sale of Limitless NIL to Newly Formed TEAM Group Holdings". globenewswire.com. GlobeNewswire. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
External links
- Penn State Nittany Lions bio