Ian Schieffelin

Ian Schieffelin (born March 1, 2003) is an American college football and former college basketball player. After playing four basketball seasons for the Clemson Tigers of the Atlantic Coast Conference, he entered the NCAA transfer portal, but announced that he would instead stay at Clemson and play football for one season.

Early life Schieffelin attended Grayson High School. Coming out of high school, Schieffelin was rated as a three-star recruit and committed to play college basketball for the Clemson Tigers over offers from schools such as Virginia Tech, Dayton, Richmond and Appalachian State.

College basketball career

On February 8, 2022, Schieffelin recorded 12 points in a loss to North Carolina. During his freshman season, he appeared in 30 games with seven starts, where he averaged 3.1 points and 2.8 rebounds per game. As a sophomore in 2022-23, Schieffelin averaged 5.5 points and 4.1 rebounds per game. On December 3, 2023, he brought in 17 rebounds in a victory over Pittsburgh. During the 2023-24 season, Schieffelin averaged 9.7 points, 9.6 rebounds and 2.2 assists per game and was named the ACC most improved player.

On November 4, 2024, Schieffelin recorded eight points, nine rebounds, three assists, and two blocks in a victory against Charleston Southern. On December 3 he logged a career-high 20 rebounds in an upset win over #4 Kentucky. On February 26, 2025, Schieffelin notched a career-high 24 points, along with nine rebounds, three assists, and two steals in a win versus Notre Dame. On March 8, he notched 21 points and 13 rebounds in a win over Virginia Tech. For his performance during the 2024-25 season, Schieffelin was named to the all-ACC second team.

College statistics

College football Schieffelin had entered the transfer portal after the 2024–25 season, hoping to receive a fifth season of eligibility to play basketball as a result of several pending lawsuits against the NCAA. However, he determined that even with favorable results, the lawsuits would not be resolved in time for him to play college basketball in 2025–26. In October 2024, Clemson football head coach Dabo Swinney made a social media post showing an interest in Schieffelin as a football prospect. Schieffelin did not take Swinney's post seriously at the time, but after a phone call Swinney made in April 2025 offering him a place on the Tigers' roster, he started considering a move to football. In the days after the call, he spoke about a potential transition to football with Indianapolis Colts tight end Mo Alie-Cox, who before signing with the Colts had not played football since his freshman year of high school and had started four basketball seasons at VCU. On May 2, Schieffelin announced on Instagram that he would join the Clemson roster as a tight end in 2025. The Tigers lost their starting tight end in 2024 to graduation, and going into the 2025 season, the other tight ends on the depth chart had combined for only 26 receptions in their college careers.

College statistics Year Team GP Receiving Rec Yds Avg TD 2025 Clemson 8 2 10 5.0 0 Career 8 2 10 5.0 0

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