Will Heldt holds the RDE · Starter spot in Clemson Tigers’s edge room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

Will Heldt is an edge rusher who transferred to Clemson after two seasons at Purdue. The 6'6", 260-pound defender from Carmel, Indiana recorded 56 tackles, 10.0 tackles for loss and 5.0 sacks across 24 games for the Boilermakers from 2023-24, including a 16-yard fumble recovery return for a touchdown in 2024. In his first year with the Tigers in 2025, Heldt appeared in all 13 games as a starter, accumulating 48 tackles, 15.5 tackles for loss and 7.5 sacks while earning third-team All-ACC honors and All-ACC Academic Team selection. He led Clemson in both sacks and tackles for loss during the 2025 season.

Purdue2023 – 2024

Clemson2025 — present