Jake Clifton

Photo by: © Chandler Mixon/K-State Sports

Position:
Linebacker
Height:
6-2
Weight:
222
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Owasso, Okla.
High School:
Owasso

2023: Saw action in eight games with starts at middle linebacker against TCU, Texas and Baylor before an injury cut his season short… Totaled 24 tackles and the first two tackles for loss of his career… Set a new career high with eight tackles at Texas, while he had four at Oklahoma State.

2022: A true freshman who played in 11 games, including each of the final nine contests... Saw significant action on defense toward the end of the season as he was in for at least 20 snaps in each of the final seven games... Totaled 12 tackles on the year, including a pair on kickoff coverage... Had a season-high four tackles against South Dakota and three against Oklahoma State, the latter when he saw time on a season-high 41 defensive snaps... Also registered a pair of tackles at West Virginia and in the Big 12 Championship against TCU.

HIGH SCHOOL: Played at Owasso under head coach Bill Blankenship... Viewed as the 85th-best outside linebacker and 20th-best player overall in the state of Oklahoma by ESPN... Named the 2021 District 6A1-2 co-Defensive Player of the Year as he led the Rams with 72 tackles, which included four sacks... Helped Owasso earn a state championship as a sophomore in 2019... Also competed in track and basketball.

PERSONAL: Jacob Clifton was born August 22, 2003, in Tulsa, Oklahoma... Son of Chris Clifton and Jennifer Case... Has two siblings, Courtney and Christiana... Majoring in athletic training and rehab sciences.