Penn State Football: predicting the team's stat leaders in 2022

Penn State Football: predicting the stat leaders for the Nittany Lions in 2022

STATE COLLEGE, PA - SEPTEMBER 25: Parker Washington #3 of the Penn State Nittany Lions celebrates with Jahan Dotson #5 after scoring a touchdown against the Villanova Wildcats during the first half at Beaver Stadium on September 25, 2021 in State College, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Scott Taetsch/Getty Images) /

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COLLEGE PARK, MARYLAND – NOVEMBER 06: Sean Clifford #14 of the Penn State Nittany Lions calls a play against the Maryland Terrapins at Capital One Field at Maryland Stadium on November 06, 2021 in College Park, Maryland. (Photo by G Fiume/Getty Images) /

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This one doesn’t need much explanation. The starting quarterback – which in this instance will be Sean Clifford – is obviously going to lead a team in both passing yards and touchdowns.

Clifford will begin the season as the Nittany Lions’ starter, and while he could be on a relatively short leash with so much potential behind him, he likely would not lose his starting job at any point within the first month of the season with three of the first five games coming against Ohio, Central Michigan, and Northwestern.

For Clifford to not lead the team in passing yards and touchdowns, he would either have to lose his starting spot relatively quickly and his replacement be able to perform well to not give it back to him, or he would suffer an unfortunate injury that would cause him to miss a large portion of the season.

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