2023 WorldWide Rams Draft Profile: Sean Clifford | Penn St | QB

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Ed "Pi Double I" Henderson

Player Bio: ​Sean Clifford attended St. Xavier High School, located in Cincinnati, OH. Clifford guided St Xavier High to three consecutive Greater Catholic League South titles in three seasons as a starting quarterback. He completed his career with 4,004 career passing yards, rushing yards 1,110, and 20 rushing touchdowns, both records by a quarterback. Clifford garnered all-city and all-district first-team laurels, team MVP, 2016 Elite 11 Finalist, Most Accurate Passer at Elite 11, MaxPreps/JJHuddle first-team all-state, and All-Greater Catholic League. He attended the 2017 Under Armour Game but could not play due to an injury.

​​CLASS         |   SENIOR (RS) 

​HOMETOWN |  CINCINNATTI, OH

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​ HEIGHT                  WEIGHT           
 6' 2"                         218 lbs

HANDS                            ARMS
 9⅝"                     31⅝"

sean clifford

quarterback

​​​DRAFT YEAR
​      2023      
COMBINE INVITE​
​NO​

PROJECTED 40 TIME 
4.70
DRAFT GRADE
5.92

SCHOOL:  PENN ST                                       |                    CONFERENCE: BIG TEN
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accolades

2023 NFLPA Collegiate Bowl Participant
​2022 Jason Witten Collegiate Man of the Year Award 
2022 Academic All-Big Ten 
2022 Coaches All-Big Ten Honorable Mention 
2022 Media All-Big Ten Honorable Mention 
2022 Lion's Pride Outstanding Senior Player Award 
2022 Wuerffel Trophy Semifinalist 
2022 Davey O'Brien Award Preseason Watchlist 
2022 Manning Award Watchlist 
2022 Maxwell Award Watchlist 
2022 Walter Camp Player of the Year Watchlist 
2022 Reese's Senior Bowl Watchlist
​2021 NFF National Scholar-Athlete Class 
2021 Allstate AFCA Good Works Team 
2021 Senior CLASS Award First-Team 
2021 Coaches All-Big Ten Honorable Mention 
2021 Media Coaches All-Big Ten Honorable Mention
2021 Penn State's Big Ten Sportsmanship Award 
2021 Academic All-Big Ten 
2021 Public Service Award 
2021 Lion's Pride Outstanding Senior Player Award  
2021 William V. Campbell Trophy Finalist 
2021 Pop Warner College Football Award Finalist 
2021 Wuerffel Trophy Semifinalist 
2021 Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award Top 25 
2021 Davey O'Brien Award 2021 Quarterback Class  
2021 Manning Award Preseason Watchlist 
2021 Reese's Senior Bowl Watchlist 
2021 NFLPA Collegiate Bowl Preseason Big Board
2020 All-Big Ten honors 
2020 Public Service Award  
2020 Davey O'Brien Award Preseason Watchlist 
2020 Manning Award Preseason Watchlist 
2020 Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award Preseason Watchlist 
2020 Wuerffel Trophy Preseason Watchlist
2019 Coaches All-Big Ten Honorable Mention 
2019 Media All-Big Ten Honorable Mention 
2019 Academic All-Big Ten 
2019 Captain's Award 
2019 CFPA National Performer of the Year Trophy Midseason Watchlist
2019 Manning Award Midseason Watchlist 
2019 Maxwell Award Watchlist 
2018 Academic All-Big Ten

COMBINE RESULTS 
40 YD DASH
DNP 
10 SPLIT
DNP
​BENCH PRESS
    DNP    
VERTICAL JUMP 
        DNP        
BROAD JUMP
 DNP
3 CONE DRILL
       DNP         
20 YD SHUTTLE
​DNP

PRO DAY RESULTS  
40 YD DASH
4.62 
10 SPLIT
DNP
​BENCH PRESS
    DNP    
VERTICAL JUMP 
        30½"        
BROAD JUMP
 116
3 CONE DRILL
       6.84         
20 YD SHUTTLE
​4.25

game film
​#14 SEAN CLIFFORD VS MINNESOTA (2022)

#14 SEAN CLIFFORD
2022 SENIOR HIGHLIGHTS
PENN ST NIFTY LIONS

strengths

• He is a well-experienced athletic quarterback with above-average speed who can play and become productive in any system.
• He displayed his productivity and engineered promising in the RPO-style offense at Penn St.
• He demonstrates his presence in the pocket presence; he will remain composed if pressure arises.
• He does not hesitate to step up in the pocket and does not fear the blitzing or free defender.
• He remains focused, goes through his progression, and always keeps sight of where his targets are on the field.
• He rarely makes too many mistakes and will be wise with the ball, roll outside the pocket, and throw the ball with zip while moving.
• He will use his legs to buy time to deliver to his receivers; if not, he will pick up yardage on the ground and move the pile on sneaks.
• He buys time for receivers, knows where his targets are, and spreads the ball around. 
• Shows good timing, particularly on mesh concepts across the middle of the field

weakness

• Despite his athleticism and production, his inconsistent accuracy and precision outside the numbers can be volatile.
• He is not that cerebral with identifying defenses and coverages
• He needs to gain arm strength to create strong throws in the middle of the field at the next level.
• He will get erratic in his pocket and make poor and costly decisions.
• His receiving crew rescued him numerous times, which awarded him with outstanding play-making catches.
• Ball security during his career was not a strength throwing over 30 interceptions.
• Most of his interceptions came from staring at his target while getting caught flat-footed in the pocket.

Draft Projection: 7th Round - UDFA (Priority)

NFL Comparison: Trace McSorley (Arizona Cardinals)

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