Liam Clifford
Liam Clifford
Beats you over the top. He has spent four seasons in the Penn State receiving corps. The receipt: 14 rec yds, 2 receptions against Ohio State — Week 10, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- game log
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2022–2025
1 coachPlayed his entire career under James Franklin.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Matt Campbell
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Penn State | 3 | 25 | 8.3 | 0 | -- |
| 2024 | Penn State | 18 | 286 | 15.9 | 1 | -- |
| 2023 | Penn State | 13 | 130 | 10.0 | 0 | -- |
| 2022 | Penn State | 8 | 89 | 11.1 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 42 | 530 | 12.6 | 1 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Penn State | 2 | 4 | -- | 6 | 1 |
| 2024 | Penn State | 1 | 12 | -- | 6 | -- |
| 2023 | Penn State | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Penn State | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 3 | 16 | -- | 12 | 1 |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 18 · 2025
W 22–10
at Clemson
2 rush yds (1 car)
How he plays
Play style
Stretches the field vertically. Every snap is a potential big play.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Penn State
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Wide receiver · Penn State
Returning around him
- 56% of 2024 offensive production back (Solid continuity)
- 8 Penn State players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -10 net (38 in / 48 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Penn State · Last season: 7-6 (AP #7) · Talent rank #10 · 2026 recruiting class #65
DNA match
Player DNA
Deep Threat
Stretches the field vertically. Every snap is a potential big play.
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Mark Walker’s 2022 season.
Matches Mark on
Differs from Mark on
Through 3 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Kahtero Summers’s path through Rhode Island.
Kahtero Summers
Matches Kahtero on
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Jeff Weimer's junior season at West Virginia (2025).
Matches Jeff on
Differs from Jeff on
Player DNA
Players who play like Liam Clifford
Development
Development Trajectory · receiving yards
2022–2025-72%
Sharp dropoff (-72%) — career inflection point.