Taylor Schaefer
LB · Junior
6'3" · 242 lbs · Defense
Background
- Hometown
- Sturgeon Bay, Wis.
- High school
- Southern Door
- Previous school
- Iowa Central CC
Recruiting
No recruiting profile matched — he transferred in from Iowa Central CC.
2026 season
No 2026 stats recorded yet.
Season by season
2025tap to read
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)
2023tap to read
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
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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