Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 38-14vs Murray State | 2 | 37 | 18.5 | 1 | 27 | Season-high 37 yds |
| Wk 2 | L 26-28@ Marshall | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 0 | 10 | |
| Total | 4 | 57 | 14.2 | 1 | 27 |
#85
Neo Clifton
Redshirt freshman wide receiver for Middle Tennessee. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′2″ · 207 lb · Nashville, TN · Brentwood Academy
Returning to Middle Tennessee for 2026
The numbers
57
receiving yards · 2026
4 catches · 1 TD · 14.3 per catch
2 games into 2026 so far
Swing playSwung Middle Tennessee from 58% to 81% to win.Murray State at Middle Tennessee · 38-14
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
1 wide receiver for Middle Tennessee. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Middle Tennessee in 2025.
Neo Clifton
He has spent two seasons in the Middle Tennessee receiving corps. The receipt on tape: 37 rec yds, 2 receptions against Murray State, Week 1, 2026.
57 REC YDS · 4 REC · 1 REC TD
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- seasons on the roster
- game log
His career
2025
- Signed with Middle Tennessee3-star out of Brentwood Academy
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Middle Tennessee
NFL
NFL Draft
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2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Derek Mason — 4-10 over that span.
2025Middle Tennessee3-9HC: Derek Mason · Pass-leaning
2026Middle Tennessee1-1HC: Derek Mason · Pass-heavy, slow tempo
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
Box-score percentiles
Concern: rec yards (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (5)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 2.0 REC/g, 28.5 YDS/g, 14.2 YPR, 0.5 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Derek Mason
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Middle Tennessee | 4 | 57 | 14.2 | 1 | -- |
| 2025 | Middle Tennessee | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 4 | 57 | 14.2 | 1 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 38–14
vs Murray State
2 rec · 37 yds · 1 TD
Dominant 24-point win at home against Murray State.
With R. Gagliano — 200 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · 25 rush yds (2 car) · 1 TD · C. Lacy — 8 rec · 118 yds · 1 TD
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Middle Tennessee
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Wide receiver · Middle Tennessee
Returning around him
- 32% of 2024 offensive production back (Moderate turnover)
- 1 Middle Tennessee player drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: +2 net (20 in / 18 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Middle Tennessee · Last season: 3-9 · Talent rank #109 · 2026 recruiting class #119
Background
Honors • 2025: MTSU Special Teams Scout Team Player of the Week 10/30, MTSU Offensive Scout Team Player of the Week 11/23 2025 (Freshman) • Played in three total games and was redshirted • All 32 snaps played came on special teams where he had a 70.5 PFF grade • Played in his first collegiate gam...
The receiver room · Middle Tennessee
- #3Cam'Ron Lacy529 receiving yards · 2025
- #6AJ Jones216 receiving yards · 2025
- #89Landon Collins187 receiving yards · 2025
- #19Kason Stokes22 receiving yards · 2025
- #85Neo Clifton2 games · 2026
10 more on the roster · Middle Tennessee team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology