The Clemson Insider · Jan 25
Clemson Star Ranked Among Top 100 Players for 2026
With the 2025 college football season in the rearview mirror, On3 has already looked ahead to the 2026 campaign and ranked the top 100 players in the country.
One returning Clemson star on the defensive side of the ball – rising senior edge rusher Will Heldt – landed at No. 67 among On3’s way-too-early top 100 players for the 2026 season.
Heldt led Clemson in tackles for loss (15.5) and sacks (7.5) in his first season as a Tiger in 2025, becoming one of only 14 players nationally — alongside fellow Clemson defender Sammy Brown — to post 10-plus tackles for loss and five or more sacks in each of the last two seasons.