#23

Landyn Van Kekerix

Senior linebacker for Iowa. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.

LB · Iowa · Sr. · #23

6′2″ · 238 lb · Rock Valley, IA · Boyden Hull/Rock Valley

Returning to Iowa for 2026

Next upSat Sep 19 · 4 pm ETvs Northern IowaKinnick Stadium

How he plays

Sacks: 76th percentile.

The full scouting read

The numbers

tackles · 2026

0.5 TFL · 0.5 sacks

2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 4 tackles, 0.5 TFL, 0.5 sacks, vs Northern Illinois

His career numbers, season by season

The story

4 linebacker for Iowa. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.

Signed as a 3-star recruit to Iowa in 2022.

His career, year by year

Landyn Van Kekerix

LB · Iowa · Sr · #23

Third year in the Iowa linebacker corps, same address the whole way. The receipt: 4 tackles, 0.5 sacks against Northern Illinois — Week 1, 2026.

6 TACKLES · 0.5 SACKS

Low coverage — composed from the verified record.

season totals
seasons on the roster
game log

2026 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

3 seasons under Kirk Ferentz — 19-9 over that span.

2024Iowa8-5HC: Kirk Ferentz · Run-heavy, slow tempo

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

6 metrics · season cumulative

Concern: tackles (0th percentile).

Box-score production (6)

Sacks#97 / 457 · 76th pct

0.5

Tackles for loss#225 / 457 · 45th pct

0.5

QB hurries#126 / 457 · 36th pct

Passes defended#169 / 457 · 32nd pct

Solo tackles#441 / 457 · 3rd pct

Tackles#458 / 457 · 0th pct

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: 3.0 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

2026 season

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 · 2026

Backup

On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Career stats

Season	Team
2026	Iowa	6	2	0.5	0.5	--	--	--
2025	Iowa	5	5	0.0	0.0	--	--	--
2024	Iowa	5	4	0.0	0.0	--	--	--
Career		16	11	0.5	0.5	--	--	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026

W 16–13

vs Iowa State

2 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

Game log · Week-by-week

2026 season · 2 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	SACK	INT	Note
Wk 1	W 40-0vs Northern Illinois	4	1	0.5	0.5	—	Season-high 4 tackles
Wk 2	W 16-13vs Iowa State	2	1	0.0	0.0	—
Total		6	2	0.5	0.5	—

The linebacker corps · Iowa

#36Jayden MontgomeryLB · Sr.44 tackles · 2025
#46Preston RiesLB · Jr.7 tackles · 2025
#33Cam BuffingtonLB · Jr.7 tackles · 2025
#23Landyn Van KekerixLB · Sr.5 tackles · 2025
#22Derek WeisskopfLB · Jr.4 tackles · 2025

8 more on the roster · Iowa team page

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology

2022