#31

Jake Clifton

LB · BYU · So. · #31

Transferred Kansas State → BYU for 2026
This season's coverage starts August 26 — check back once kickoff hits.

Jake Clifton

LB · Kansas State · So · #31

Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
★★★
#1191 national
CFB
College
Kansas State
2022–2023
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted (yet)

Where He Ended Up · Transfer

Transferred to BYU

2025Kansas State
2026BYU

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2022Kansas State10-4HC: Chris Klieman · Run-leaning
2023Kansas State9-4HC: Chris Klieman · Run-leaning

Career stats

SeasonTeam
2023Kansas State24172.00.0------
2022Kansas State1090.00.0------
Career34262.00.0------

How he plays

Play style

Ranges from hash to hash and makes his own tackles.

CFB Index positional classification

DNA match

Player DNA

Sideline-to-Sideline

Ranges from hash to hash and makes his own tackles.

LB

His 2023 production profile sits closest to Matt Hohlt’s 2022 season.

Matt Hohlt

64%match

Indiana · 2022

#2

Semisi Fakasiieiki

Purdue · 2022

63%
#3

Jonathan Thompson

Cincinnati · 2023

58%
#4

Corey Platt Jr.

Tulane · 2023

53%
#5

Jordan Jones

Georgia State · 2022

53%

Matches Matt on

Sack rate
Tackle volume
Weight

Differs from Matt on

Hurry rate (higher)

Not enough data yet for this comparison.

As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Chris Rodgers's sophomore season at Tulane (2024).

Tulane · 2024

#2

Sam Mattingly

Stanford · 2025

73%
#3

Javante Mackey

Arkansas State · 2025

73%
#4

Jordan White

Northern Illinois · 2022

73%
#5

Semisi Fakasiieiki

Purdue · 2022

71%

Matches Chris on

TFL rate
Solo tackle rate
Sack rate

Differs from Chris on

Class year (lower)
PD rate (lower)