#10

Justin Clifton

Senior defensive back for Arkansas State. 2018: 2 interceptions, 5 pass breakups, 76 tackles.

DB · Arkansas State · Sr. · #10

6′0″ · 204 lb · Tupelo, MS

Arkansas State 2018 alumnus

Recruiting

2★

OLB recruit

No. 2276 nationally · Signed with Arkansas State

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

4 defensive back for Arkansas State. 2018: 2 interceptions, 5 pass breakups, 76 tackles.

Signed as a 2-star recruit to Arkansas State in 2015.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Four seasons at Arkansas State, 227 tackles — his college career is complete.

His career

He barely played early on. Then he did not come off the field.

2015

Signed with Arkansas State2-star out of Tupelo

Career arc

Recruit

★★

#2276 national

CFB

College

Arkansas State

2015–2018

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

Coaching lineage · 2015–2018

1 coach

2015–2018

Blake Anderson

Arkansas State

Played his entire career under Blake Anderson.

2018 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

4 seasons under Blake Anderson — 32-19 over that span.

2015Arkansas State9-4HC: Blake Anderson · Run-heavy

2016Arkansas State8-5HC: Blake Anderson · Run-leaning

2017Arkansas State7-5HC: Blake Anderson · Balanced, fast tempo

2018Arkansas State8-5HC: Blake Anderson · Balanced, fast tempo

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

8 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: tackles (92nd percentile). Strength: passes defended (88th percentile). Concern: sacks (24th percentile).

Box-score production (8)

Tackles#212 / 2662 · 92nd pct

Passes defended#259 / 2662 · 88th pct

Solo tackles#343 / 2662 · 86th pct

Tackles for loss#459 / 2662 · 81st pct

6.0

Interceptions#130 / 805 · 72nd pct

Forced fumbles#63 / 722 · 46th pct

QB hurries#1228 / 2662 · 27th pct

Sacks#1396 / 2662 · 24th pct

0.0

Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2018 season · 12 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home6g	6.0	0.6	0.0	0.5
Road6g	6.7	0.4	0.0	0.3

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-77g	7.3	0.7	0.0	0.1
Weeks 8+5g	5.0	0.2	0.0	0.8

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Butch Jones

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2018

Impact starter

Producing measurably more than a replacement-level starter.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Career stats

Season	Team
2018	Arkansas State	76	38	6.0	0.0	5	2	--
2017	Arkansas State	63	43	4.5	0.0	13	1	--
2016	Arkansas State	88	53	8.5	0.0	5	2	--
2015	Arkansas State	--	--	--	--	--	1	--
Career		227	134	19.0	0.0	23	6	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2018

W 48–21

vs Southeast Missouri State

6 TOT · 3 SOLO · 1 TFL

Dominant 27-point win at home against Southeast Missouri State.

With J. Hansen — 423 yds · 6 TD · 1 INT · 31 rush yds (5 car) · M. Murray — 54 rush yds (10 car)

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week