#54  Ian Reed

Son of a former US national rugby player … entered 2024 having played 11 offensive snaps in one game appearance during his redshirt campaign.

2024: Suffered a season-ending knee injury during fall camp.

2023: Made one game appearance while redshirting … played 11 snaps in collegiate debut vs. Charleston Southern.

Before Clemson: Wore No. 72 for coach Drew Sanders as a top offensive lineman at Vandegrift High School in Austin, Texas … collected second-team MaxPreps All-America honors as he helped Vandegrift to a 14-2 record and Texas 6A state championship berth in 2022 … helped the 13-year-old program to its first state championship appearance … scored a touchdown on a 10-yard run on a designed lateral play as a senior, running over three opponents to score against Cedar Park … ranked as the nation’s No. 160 overall player by Rivals … ranked No. 224 overall by 247Sports … Rivals also listed him as the No. 26 player in Texas and nation’s No. 14 offensive tackle … 247Sports listed him as the No. 40 player in Texas and 22nd-best offensive tackle in the nation … PrepStar four-star prospect.

Personal: Committed to Clemson on June 7, 2022 … born Dec. 29, 2004 … comes to Clemson from same area as Austin native and current Tiger quarterback Cade Klubnik … son of two rugby players, including his father, Eric, a former US Men’s National Team member, and his mother, Jeanna, who played four years on a travel rugby squad … credits playing rugby for nine years for developing his agility … Eric’s international career included earning his first cap against Australia in the 1999 Rugby World Cup in Wales …  his brother, Charlie, is a goalkeeper that signed with Clemson’s men’s soccer program in advance of the 2024 season … enrolled at Clemson in January 2023 … human capital education and development major … completed a microinternship with Stewart–Haas Racing in spring 2024.