Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 40-0vs Northern Illinois | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 16-13vs Iowa State | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Total | 9 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 |
#96
Bryce Hawthorne
Senior defensive lineman for Iowa. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′3″ · 298 lb · Osseo, MN · Osseo
CFB Index 31 · #251 of 330 interior linemenLow confidenceReturning to Iowa for 2026
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The numbers
0.5
sacks · 2026
0.5 TFL · 9 tackles
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 0.5 sacks, 0.5 TFL, 4 tackles, vs Northern Illinois
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 defensive lineman for Iowa. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Transferred from South Dakota State to Iowa in 2025.
Bryce Hawthorne
Wins his gap play after play. He got to Iowa by way of South Dakota State. One game to point at: 5 tackles against Iowa State — Week 2, 2026.
9 TACKLES · 0.5 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- portal record
- game log
His career
20258 games
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
Iowa
NFL
NFL Draft
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2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Kirk Ferentz — 11-4 over that span.
2025Iowa9-4HC: Kirk Ferentz · Run-heavy, slow tempo
2026Iowa2-0HC: Kirk Ferentz · Balanced
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Low confidence
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 4.5 TKL/g, 0.2 TFL/g, 0.2 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Kirk Ferentz
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Rotational
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
31 · #251 of 330 interior linemen
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-Big Ten
Based on 2025: #55 of 69 Big Ten DLs
How the All-Big Ten estimate is computed
15% estimated, 95% confidence interval 13–17%. Base rate measured from players who finished at a comparable rank in their conference and came back the next season. It is an estimate from a small sample, not a forecast of this player.
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 16–13
vs Iowa State
5 TOT · 1 SOLO
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 3 at home.
With B. Everitt — 44 AVG · 4 IN 20 · 51 LONG · H. Brown — 191 yds · 0 TD · 0 INT · QBR 34.2 · 22 rush yds (8 car) · 1 TD
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Iowa
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive line · Iowa
Returning around him
- 7 Iowa players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: +7 net (15 in / 8 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Iowa · Last season: 9-4 · Talent rank #44 · 2026 recruiting class #26
DNA match
Player DNA
Two-Gap Base
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
IDL
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Ashton Coker’s 2025 season.
Matches Ashton on
Class year
Hurry rate
Weight
Differs from Ashton on
Height (higher)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Ashton Coker's sophomore season at UTEP (2025).
Matches Ashton on
Class year
Hurry rate
Weight
Player DNA
Players who play like Bryce Hawthorne
The defensive line · Iowa
- #96Bryce Hawthorne3 tackles for loss · 2025
- #95Lance Ingold2 tackles for loss · 2025
- #44Kenneth Merrieweather1 tackle for loss · 2025
- #56Maddux Borcherding-Johnson1 tackle for loss · 2025
- #97Iose Epenesa1 tackle for loss · 2025
14 more on the roster · Iowa team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology