Jake Clifton
BYU Cougars
79
Solid

Jake Clifton

BYU CougarsContender
ROVERDefenseSolidTRANSFER · Kansas State
2nd String / Backup

Is Jake Clifton starting?

Jake Clifton is listed 2nd string at ROVER for BYU Cougars.

Junior · #31 · 6'2", 205 lbs

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Depth at ROVER · BYU Cougars

  1. 11691Isaiah GlaskerStarter
  2. 23179Jake CliftonYou
  3. 35479Siale Esera

The Story

The Story

A 3-star recruit out of Owasso, ranked #1,198 nationally coming out of high school.

Recruit3★ · #1,198 Natl
Owasso, OK
Jersey
#31
Class
JR/TR
Height
6'2"
Weight
205 lbs
Transfer
Kansas State

Jake Clifton is currently behind Isaiah Glasker at ROVER on the BYU depth chart, a Big 12 team rated 89 overall this season.

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★☆☆3-star
Composite
0.8522
National Rank
#1198
High School
Owasso
Hometown
Owasso, OK

Why this rating?

On a 91-rated defense; 81th-percentile recruit (no FBS production stats) → 79 after depth penalty.

Team defense (SP+)
91
Rating basis
Recruiting pedigree
Recruiting pedigree
Top 19% recruit
Depth-chart adjustment
+6 for role; −6 depth penalty

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

2026 Game Log

Oct 31WASUTKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 27-20

Oct 24LUCFTKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 39-31 2OT

Oct 17WNDTKL 2
TKL
2
SOLO
0
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 28-24

Oct 10WISUTKL 5
TKL
5
SOLO
1
SACK
0.5
INT
0
PD
2

Final W 24-10

Oct 3WTCUTKL 6
TKL
6
SOLO
6
SACK
1
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 17-10

Sep 20WCSUTKL 2
TKL
2
SOLO
2
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 41-23

Sep 12WARIZTKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 28-17

Sep 6WUTUTKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
0
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 63-7

Jake Clifton's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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