FBS rank among qualifying players
| Defense | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Tackles | 1 | 3473rd / 4521 |
| Solo | 0 | — |
| Tackles for loss | 0 | — |
| Sacks | 0 | — |
| QB hurries | 0 | — |
| Passes defended | 0 | — |
| Defensive TD | 0 | — |
Estimated snaps from a model trained on real NFL snap counts. Ranges in brackets are where the real number lands 80% of the time: wide for a single game, tighter over the season. How it works
| Game | Opp. plays | Est. snaps | Plays made | Snap share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 · Northern Illinois | 55 | ~12 (6–18) | 1 | 22% |
| Season | 55 | 12 (6–18) | 1 | 22% |
19 DLs on the Iowa roster, ordered by tkl
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Tkl | TFL | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 96 | Bryce Hawthorne | DL | SR | 10 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 |
| 13 | Drew Campbell | DE | JR | 5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | — | 0 |
| 51 | Luke Gaffney | DL | SR | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 43 | Kahmari Brown | DL | JR | 4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 |
| 57 | Will Hubert | DL | SR | 4 | 0.5 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 40 | Chima Chineke | DE | JR | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 |
| 44 | Kenneth Merrieweather | DL | SR | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 |
| 84 | Joseph Anderson | DE | JR | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 |
| 91 | Devan Kennedy | DL | JR | 3 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 |
| 92 | Brice Stevenson | DL | SR | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 97 | Iose Epenesa | DL | SO | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 42 | David Fason | DL | FR | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 45 | Jack Janda | DL | FR | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 88 | Emmanuel Olagbaju | DL | SR | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 32 | Sawyer Jezierski | DL | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 50 | Will Lockhart | DL | SO | — | — | — | — | — |
| 56 | Maddux Borcherding-Johnson | DL | SR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 95 | Lance Ingold | DL | JR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 99 | Brad Fitzgibbon | DL | SO | — | — | — | — | — |
Stats, EPA and usage come from CollegeFootballData.com and refresh daily. FBS ranks only count players with enough volume for the stat to mean something. Qualifying for EPA takes —+ plays per team game. Iowa depth chart →