High School: First team all-area, all-district and honorable mention all-state performer as a senior at Portsmouth High, coached by Curt Clifford, his father...two-way player at defensive end and tight end who helped school to back-to-back regional final finishes his freshman and sophomore seasons and a playoff berth his senior year...selected for the Ohio North-South All-Star Game...team’s top tackler as a junior (81)...career stats include 40 receptions and 25 sacks...helped the basketball team to two district final appearances and reached the sectional finals in tennis...earned all-district honors in basketball...has volunteered for community food drives.

Personal: Born Feb. 8, 1986 in Portsmouth...son of Curt and Mary Clifford...has two sisters...father played football at Wilmington College...sister Courtney was a member of the Charlotte tennis team...weight lifting is his major outside interest...intends to major in criminal justice.