John Waggoner: DL · Iowa · #92.
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John Waggoner
Wins the gap play after play. Fourth year in the same defensive front at Iowa. On tape: 6 tackles against Minnesota, Week 12, 2022.
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
33 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 5.5 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
KCCI Oct 28
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Game log · Week-by-week
2022 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 7-3vs South Dakota State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 7-10vs Iowa State | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 27-0vs Nevada | 6 | 0 | 2.0 | 0.5 | — | 0 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 4 | W 27-10@ Rutgers | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 14-27vs No. 4 Michigan | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 6-9@ Illinois | 3 | 2 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 10-54@ No. 2 Ohio State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 33-13vs Northwestern | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 24-3@ Purdue | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 24-10vs Wisconsin | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 13-10@ Minnesota | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 17-24vs Nebraska | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 33 | 15 | 5.5 | 1.5 | — | 0 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
17%6 TFLSack rate
5%2 sacksHurry rate
0%0 hurries33 tackles · 5.5 for loss · 1.5 sacks.
4 seasons under Kirk Ferentz — 34-14 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2022 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 2.7 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Road5g | 2.8 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 3.0 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 2.5 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Kirk Ferentz
Pass share
45.5%
348 pass / 417 run
Plays / game
58.8
13 games
Team sack rate
10.0%
391 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2022
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #72 at the position.
How it ended
Four seasons at Iowa, 4 sacks — the college career is complete.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
Coaching lineage · 2019–2022
1 coachPlayed every college season under Kirk Ferentz.
