Nate Clifton
Nate Clifton
Wins his gap play after play. Nate Clifton has played for two head coaches across four seasons and two programs. The receipt: 4 tackles against Notre Dame — Week 14, 2024.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
How it ended
Four seasons at USC, 108 tackles — his college career is complete.
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2021–2024
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Donte Williams → Lincoln Riley. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Lincoln Riley
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 1 · 2-deepR04 · Rotational
Rotational. Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | USC | 21 | 13 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 2 | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Vanderbilt | 30 | 12 | 7.5 | 5.5 | 1 | 1 | -- |
| 2022 | Vanderbilt | 22 | 4 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2021 | Vanderbilt | 35 | 22 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| Career | 108 | 51 | 13.5 | 7.5 | 5 | 1 | -- |
How he plays
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Two-Gap Base
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Antonio Pule’s 2021 season.
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Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a graduate, his production profile tracks closest to Aliki Vimahi's graduate season at Utah (2025).
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