#14

Sean Clifford

QB · Penn State · Sr. · #14

Green Bay — drafted 2023, Rd 5, Pick 15, #149 overall
This season's coverage starts August 26 — check back once kickoff hits.

Sean Clifford

QB · Penn State · Sr · #14

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Career Arc

HS
Recruit
No recruit profile
CFB
College
Penn State
2021–2022
NFL
NFL Draft
R5 · #149
Green Bay · 2023

Where He Ended Up · NFL

Green BayEntering 4th NFL season

#149Rd 5 · Pick 15
Green BayEntering 4th NFL season

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2021Penn State7-6HC: James Franklin · Balanced
2022Penn State11-2HC: James Franklin · Run-leaning

Career stats

SeasonTeam
2022Penn State22635164.4%2,8228.0247150.5----
2021Penn State26142861.0%3,1077.3218134.4----
Career48777962.5%5,9297.64515141.7----
SeasonTeam
2022Penn State701852.65--
2021Penn State991631.62--
Career1693482.17--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2022

W 35–31

at Purdue

282 yds · 4 TD · 1 INT  ·  QBR 75.4  ·  11 rush yds (5 car) · 1 TD

Edged out Purdue on the road in a shootout.

How he plays

Play style

Operates within the system without forcing anything.

CFB Index positional classification

DNA match

Player DNA

Pocket Passer

Balanced passer who operates within the system, without one standout number carrying the profile.

QB

His 2022 production profile sits closest to Tanner Mordecai’s 2022 season.

SMU · 2022

#2

Shane Buechele

SMU · 2020

73%
#3

Austin Reed

Western Kentucky · 2022

All-Conference USA
72%
#4

Payton Thorne

Michigan State · 2021

72%
#5

Max Duggan

TCU · 2022

Davey O'BrienUnitas Golden ArmAll-Big 12NFL Rd 7
72%

Matches Tanner on

TD rate
Rush yards / carry
Weight

Differs from Tanner on

Total pass EPA (college ability) (lower)

Through 3 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Cameron Rising’s path through Utah.

Utah · 2024

#2

Michael Kern

Wake Forest · 2024

92%
#3

Jack Layne

New Mexico · 2025

91%
#4

Anthony Brown

Oregon · 2021

91%
#5

Bailey Hockman

Middle Tennessee · 2021

90%

Matches Cameron on

Height
Yards per attempt
Completion %
202020212022

As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Tanner Mordecai's junior season at SMU (2022).

SMU · 2022

All-AAC
#2

Cade Klubnik

Clemson · 2024

All-ACCNFL Rd 4
75%
#3

Max Duggan

TCU · 2022

Davey O'BrienUnitas Golden ArmAll-Big 12NFL Rd 7
72%
#4

Carter Bradley

South Alabama · 2022

All-Sun Belt
70%
#5

Rocco Becht

Iowa State · 2024

70%

Matches Tanner on

TD rate
Rush yards / carry
Weight

Differs from Tanner on

Total pass EPA (college ability) (lower)

Player DNA

Players who play like Sean Clifford

#1

Cameron Rising

Utah · 2021

95%
#2

Michael Kern

Wake Forest · 2023

92%
#3

Jack Layne

New Mexico · 2025

91%
#4

Anthony Brown

Oregon · 2021

91%
#5

Katin Houser

Michigan State · 2023

88%

Heisman trajectory

Final Heisman Position · 2022

#10

Heisman top-10 (#10) · finalist probability 21%.

Development

Development Trajectory · passing yards

2021–2022
3,1072021
2,8222022

-9%

Down 9% — context-dependent (injury / role change?).