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4 solo 2 asst 3 PBU vs Rutgers, 3 solos 4 asst 1 INT vs Indiana. 2025 Honors -- Second-team All-Big Ten (coaches) and third-team All-Big Ten (media). CSC Academic All-District. Academic All-Big Ten. Roy Carver Most Valuable Player, defense. Hustle Award, defense. One of two sophomores named to 2025 Player Council. 2025: Started at cash position in all 13 games. Collected 71 tackles on the season (44 solo, 27 assists), including 5.5 tackles for a loss of 16 yards, one QB sack for one yard, three interceptions for 72 yards and one touchdown, seven pass break-ups, and one recovered fumble on the season while Iowa's defense led the nation in fourth down conversion percentage (23.8), and ranked fifth in first down defense (204), eighth in scoring defense (15.6), ninth in total defense (280.4), and 10th in passing defense (172.7). The three interceptions ranked eighth in the Big Ten.
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