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Computed from every play, garbage time excluded. FBS rank among players with enough volume
| Defense | Value | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Havoc plays | 2 | 1455th / 2758 |
| Tackles for loss | 1 | 1269th / 2112 |
| Run stops | 10 | 794th / 3422 |
| Sacks | 0 | — |
| Pass breakups | 1 | — |
| Interceptions | 0 | — |
| Forced fumbles | 0 | — |
| Tackles | 11 | — |
Charting
Where Merrieweather's plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play
The play-by-play names the defender on breakups, interceptions and tackles, but not the man in coverage on every throw, so true times-targeted isn't in the text. Coverage plays is the closest stand-in; exact targets come from hand charting.
Career
3 seasons since 2014 · box-score totals, snap share estimated from play-by-play
| Season | Team | G | Snaps | Tkl | TFL | Sacks | INT | PD | Havoc |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 so far |  Iowa#16 · 6-2 | 8 | 27% | 11 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2025 | Iowa#14 · 9-4 | 10 | 28% | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | Iowa#21 · 8-5 | 1 | 2% | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | — |
Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. Kenneth Merrieweather's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded.
Game Log
Kenneth Merrieweather's box score, game by game, from ESPN, with a 0–10 game score for each (hover it for how it works). Click a result for the full game
| Defense | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Game score | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Hur | PD | INT | TD |
| 1 |  Northern Illinois | W 40–0 | — | no stats recorded | |||||||
| 2 |  Iowa State | W 16–13 | 6.9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | · | · |
| 3 |  Northern Iowa | W 55–0 | — | no stats recorded | |||||||
| 4 | @ Michigan | W 20–19 | 5.3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | · | · |
| 5 |  Ohio State | L 14–31 | — | no stats recorded | |||||||
| 6 | @ Washington | W 41–24 | 3.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | · | · |
| 8 | @ Minnesota | L 10–13 | 6.6 | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | · | · |
| 9 |  Wisconsin | W 30–0 | 5.8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | · | · |
| 2026 · 5 games | 5.6 | 11 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | · | · | ||
2026 Season Stats
FBS rank among qualifying players
| Defense | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Tackles | 11 | 2210th / 5664 |
| Solo | 2 | — |
| Tackles for loss | 0.5 | 2222nd / 2634 |
| Sacks | 0 | — |
| QB hurries | 2 | 418th / 1549 |
| Passes defended | 1 | 898th / 1772 |
| Defensive TD | 0 | — |
Snaps by Game
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 | Start | Opp. plays | Est. snaps | Plays made | Snap share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 · Northern Illinois | ✓ DL | 78 | · | · | — |
| Wk 2 · Iowa State | ✓ DL | 53 | ~33 (13–52) | 4 | 62% |
| Wk 3 · Northern Iowa | ✓ DL | 64 | · | · | — |
| Wk 4 · Michigan | ✓ DL | 68 | ~28 (11–44) | 2 | 41% |
| Wk 5 · Ohio State | ✓ DL | 52 | · | · | — |
| Wk 6 · Washington | ✓ DL | 76 | ~16 (6–25) | 1 | 21% |
| Wk 8 · Minnesota | — | 61 | ~29 (11–46) | 3 | 48% |
| Wk 9 · Wisconsin | — | 50 | ~27 (11–43) | 2 | 54% |
| Season | 6 GS | 494 | 133 (76–171) | 12 | 27% |
Position Room
19 DLs on the Iowa roster, ordered by tkl
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Tkl | TFL | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 96 | Bryce Hawthorne | DL | SR | 28 | 7 | 2.5 | — | 0 |
| 51 | Luke Gaffney | DL | SR | 16 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 |
| 43 | Kahmari Brown | DL | JR | 15 | 2.5 | 2 | — | 0 |
| 57 | Will Hubert | DL | SR | 14 | 1.5 | 1 | — | 0 |
| 97 | Iose Epenesa | DL | SO | 12 | 1.5 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 44 | Kenneth Merrieweather | DL | SR | 11 | 0.5 | 0 | — | 1 |
| 13 | Drew Campbell | DE | JR | 10 | 3 | 1.5 | — | 0 |
| 92 | Brice Stevenson | DL | SR | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 84 | Joseph Anderson | DE | JR | 7 | 4 | 4 | — | 0 |
| 91 | Devan Kennedy | DL | JR | 4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 |
| 40 | Chima Chineke | DE | JR | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 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 →