2026 Football Newcomers Roster
Roster
Taylor Schaefer
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Position:
- LB
- Hometown:
- Sturgeon Bay, Wis.
- High School:
- Southern Door
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 230
Honors and Awards
2025: Iowa Community College Conference Defensive Player of the Year
2025 (Redshirt Sophomore at Iowa Central CC): Played in 10 games … totaled 97 tackles, 5.0 sacks and 10.0 TFLs, all team-highs … also grabbed an INT and posted three pass breakups … racked up seven tackles, including 3.5 TFLs versus Central Lakes College (Aug. 30) … picked off a pass against Highland CC (Sept. 13) … made 16 tackles, including a sack, against Hutchinson CC (Sept. 20) … logged 11 stops against Dodge City CC (Oct. 4) … made 12 tackles and logged a sack against Ellsworth CC (Oct. 25) … made 15 tackles and a season-high two sacks against Garden City CC (Nov. 15)
2024 (Redshirt freshman at Iowa Central CC): Played in 12 games during freshman season … tallied 49 tackles, including 5.0 TFLs and two sacks … recovered one fumble … tallied a season-high 15 tackles against Garden City CC (Nov. 9) … made nine tackles, including a sack, against Independence CC (Nov. 2)
2023 (Freshman at Minnesota-Duluth): Redshirted
High School/Personal
- Three-year starter (LB/TE) at Southern Door HS under head coach Mark Jonas
- Two-time captain, led the Eagles in the 2022 Packerland Conference Championship
- Named All-Conference and All-Region as a LB during both junior and senior seasons
- Named Packerland Defensive Player of the Year as a junior and a senior
- Named first team all-conference as a running back in 2022
- Earned All-State honors as a senior and was voted a finalist for the John Anderson Award (LB of the year)
- Also played basketball and baseball
