Career Accolades
- All-Pac-12 honorable mention - Coaches (2020)
- Frank Rehm Award (2020)
As a Fifth-Year (2020)
- All-Pac-12 honorable mention (Coaches)
- Frank Rehm Award, given to most outstanding players of Big Game
- Played in and started all six games
- Finished with 20 tackles, four tackles for loss and a team-best three sacks
- Added one QB hurry
- Made first career start and finished with three tackles (two solo) at No. 12 Oregon (Nov. 7)
- Finished with three tackles, including his first career two sack game, at California in the 123rd Big Game (Nov. 27)
As a Senior (2019)
- Played in all 12 games
- Finished with 13 tackles, five tackles for loss, one sack and one forced fumble
- Recorded three tackles, including two for loss, at UCF (Sept. 14)
- Managed first career sack and forced a fumble vs. Oregon (Sept. 21)
As a Junior (2018)
- Played in five games
- Finished with three tackles (two solo) and one pass breakup
As a Sophomore (2017)
- Three games played
- First career tackle vs. Oregon
As a Freshman (2016)
- Did not see action
International Experience
- First Austrian ever to play FBS football
- Team Austria's youngest player ever
- First at 2015 U19 European Championship with Team Austria
- Fourth at 2014 U19 World Championship with Team Austria
- Fourth at 2012 U19 World Championship with Team Austria
Prior to Stanford
- Played at Lake Forest Academy (Ill.) under head coach Robin Bowkett
- Nation's 21st-best strong-side defensive end by 247Sports
- Illinois' ninth-best recruit by ESPN, 11th by 247Sports, 13th by PrepStar
- 62 tackles, 4.5 sacks, three pass breakups, two forced fumbles as a senior
- Three-time all-conference
- Two-time all-area
- Also competed in volleyball
Personal
- Full name is Thomas Schaffer
- Born in Vienna, Austria
- Son of Andreas Schaffer and Ingrid Hopfner
- Has one sibling, Simon