Last confirmed: Arkansas State, 2017. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′2″ · 291 lb · Marion, AR
Clifford Thomas: DL · Arkansas State · #98.
Clifford Thomas
This is his second year in the same defensive front at Arkansas State. One game to point at: 3 tackles and 1 sack against Arkansas-Pine Bluff — Week 3, 2017.
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
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| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Arkansas State | 8 | 4 | 2.5 | 2.0 |
| 2016 | Arkansas State | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Career | 12 | 5 | 2.5 | 2.0 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2017 season · 5 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 36-43@ Nebraska | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 48-3vs Arkansas-Pine Bluff | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Wk 4 | L 21-44@ SMU | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 43-25@ Georgia Southern | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 30-12vs Texas State | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 8 | 4 | 2.5 | 2.0 | — | 0 |
Week 3 · 2017
W 48-3
1 sack · 1 tackle for loss · 3 tackles
Dominant 45-point win at home against Arkansas-Pine Bluff.
2 seasons under Blake Anderson — 15-10 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2017 season · 5 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 2.0 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 1.8 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Blake Anderson
Pass share
52.9%
511 pass / 455 run
Plays / game
80.5
12 games
Team sack rate
6.1%
556 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, fast tempo.
Player standing · 2017
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
How it ended
Two seasons at Arkansas State, 2 sacks — his college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2013–2017
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Bryan Harsin → Blake Anderson. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
