Tristan Leigh

Former five-star recruit who assumed a starting role in 2023 … enters 2025 having played 1,587 offensive snaps over 32 career games (23 starts). 2024:Played 761 offensive snaps, seventh-most on the team, and started all 12 games in which he appeared … helped power Clemson to a top-15 ranking in total offense (451.9 yards per game) …played 57 snaps in season opener vs. No. 1 Georgia … played 42 snaps as Clemson recorded a school-record 525 first-half yards and allowed no sacks amid its 712 total yards vs. Appalachian State … played 54 snaps as Clemson’s starters ran out to a 52-7 third-quarter lead in a win vs. NC State … played 56 snaps vs. Stanford as Clemson reached the 40-point mark for a third straight game … played 77 snaps in powering Clemson to 500 yards, including 265 on the ground, at Florida State … played 72 snaps as Clemson posted more than 300 passing yards and exceeded 200 rushing yards at Wake Forest … played 76 snaps vs. Virginia as Clemson produced 539 yards and held the ‘Hoos without a sack … played 104 snaps in helping Phil Mafah to 171 rushing yards vs. Louisville … played nine snaps at Virginia Tech before exiting the game with an ankle injury … returned from a two-game absence to play 72 snaps vs. No. 16 South Carolina … played 74 snaps in Clemson’s dramatic ACC Championship Game win vs. No. 8 SMU … played 68 snaps at No. 3 Texas. 2023:Played 756 offensive snaps over 13 games (11 starts) … played 61 snaps in first career start at Duke, helping the Tigers exceed both 200 passing yards and 200 rushing yards … played 37 snaps as Clemson amassed 679 yards of offense and 37 first downs vs. Charleston Southern … played 32 snaps in reserve in Clemson’s sack-free win vs. Florida Atlantic … played 51 snaps in a 429-yard effort vs. No. 4 Florida State … played 39 snaps in a win at Syracuse … played 25 snaps as Clemson rushed for 207 yards vs. Wake Forest … played 39 snaps in Cade Klubnik’s 314-yard passing performance at Miami (Fla.) … played 80 snaps in his first start at guard at NC State … returned to left tackle vs. No. 12 Notre Dame, playing 72 snaps and helping propel Phil Mafah to a career-best 186-yard day on the ground … played 70 snaps as Clemson reached 200 passing yards and 200 rushing yards vs. Georgia Tech … played 91 snaps as Clemson produced 466 yards and no sacks vs. No. 20 North Carolina … played 75 snaps and helped power Clemson to 219 rushing yards at South Carolina … played 84 snaps in Clemson’s fourth-quarter comeback win vs. Kentucky in the Gator Bowl. 2022: Played 50 snaps from scrimmage in five games … played 10 snaps at Georgia Tech … played four snaps vs. Furman … played 13 snaps vs. Louisiana Tech … played seven snaps vs. Miami (Fla.) … played 16 snaps vs. No. 24 North Carolina. 2021: Played 20 snaps in two games while redshirting … played 10 snaps vs. SC State in collegiate debut … played 10 snaps vs. UConn. Before Clemson: One of the highest rated offensive linemen in the nation … ranked in the top 25 among all prospects by Rivals.com, ESPN.com and 247Sports … listed as the No. 15 overall player and a five-star prospect by 247Sports, which also ranked him as the fourth-best offensive tackle in the nation and second-best player from Virginia … Rivals.com listed him as the 17th-best overall player, the fourth-best offensive tackle and top player from Virginia … ESPN.com ranked him No. 22 overall as well as the fourth-best offensive tackle and the second-best player from Virginia … PrepStar five-star recruit and Top 150 Dream Team selection who ranked as the nation’s No. 34 overall recruit, including ranking as the No. 2 offensive tackle prospect and No. 2 player in Virginia … also played basketball in high school … also recruited by Alabama, Oklahoma, LSU and Ohio State … selected for All-American Bowl and Polynesian Bowl … earned Virginia High School Player of the Year from the DC Touchdown Club … named first-team All-DMV by NBC Sports Washington … recruited by Brent Venables and Robbie Caldwell … played for Scott Vossler at Robinson High School. Personal: His father, Stan Leigh, played running back at Virginia from 1990-94 … his mother, Laura Rigney, graduated from Virginia and George Mason/George Washington School of Medicine and serves as a family nurse practitioner … earned degree in sociology in December 2024 … participated in P.A.W. Journey’s service trip to South Africa in spring 2024 … born April 28, 2003.

*Courtesy Clemson Media Guide