Auburn offers veteran Vanderbilt defensive end Nate Clifton

The veteran defensive end is coming off of the best season of his career.

[autotag]Donovan Kaufman[/autotag] and [autotag]Elijah McAllister[/autotag] both became impact players for Auburn after starting their careers at Vanderbilt and the Tigers are looking to land another former Commodore from the transfer portal.

The Tigers extended an offer to [autotag]Nate Clifton[/autotag] on Monday after the veteran defensive end entered the transfer portal. He spent five seasons with Vanderbilt and was one of their top defensive players last season, making 30 tackles, 5.5 sacks, 7.5 tackles for loss and one interception.

The 6-foot-5, 280-pounder started 37 games for Vanderbilt and will have one season of eligibility at his next school. He finished his time as a Commodore with 93 tackles, 7.5 sacks, 12.5 tackles for loss, one interception and three defended passes.

He is coming off of the best season of his career and has become a hot commodity in the portal with Indianam USC and Washington having also offered him.

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