Nicky Clifton

Position:
Running Back
Height:
6-0
Weight:
217
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Nashville, Tenn.
High School:
Ensworth
Prev School:
Kent School (Conn.)

Career Overview: Backup running back ... Joined the Orange at the start of 2019 preseason camp and redshirted his first season.

2019: Redshirt season.

Prep School: Spent the 2018 season at the Kent School in Connecticut where he played for head coach Connor Wells.

High School: Played varsity football for four seasons at Ensworth and was a two-year starter at running back for Coach Ricky Bowers ... Rated the No. 77 recruit in Tennessee by Scout.com in the Class of 2018 ... Two-time Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association (TSSAA) DII-AA East-Middle All-Region selection ... Rushed for 1,215 yards and 16 touchdowns in eight games as a senior captain ... Carried the ball 470 times for 3,370 yards (7.2 avg.) and 35 touchdowns in his career ... Also competed in track & field.

Personal: Nicholas Armstrong Clifton ... Born in August 1999 in Mt. Kisco, New York ... Son of Peter Clifton ... Two brothers, one sister ... Enrolled in the College of Arts and Sciences.