Landyn Van Kekerix
Third year in the Iowa linebacker corps. A game that shows it: 10 tackles against Michigan — Week 4, 2026.
25 tackles · 0.5 sacks
Play style
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
25 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 0.5 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.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Fans first named Landyn Van Kekerix vs Northern Illinois.
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Last game (Wk 9): 2 tackles.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 8 games
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| 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 | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 55-0vs Northern Iowa | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 20-19@ No. 18 Michigan | 10 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 10 tackles |
| Wk 5 | L 14-31vs No. 5 Ohio State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 41-24@ Washington | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 10-13@ Minnesota | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 30-0vs No. 25 Wisconsin | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 25 | 11 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 |
Ratings of the games shown run from -25 to +29 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
25tackles this seasonTFL rate
2%0 TFLSack rate
2%0 sacksPD rate
0%0 pass breakups25 tackles · 0.5 for loss · 0.5 sacks.
3 seasons under Kirk Ferentz — 23-11 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 2.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 4.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 3.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Kirk Ferentz
Pass share
48.0%
240 pass / 260 run
Plays / game
62.5
8 games
Team sack rate
2.7%
258 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS linebackers who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #456 at the position.
The No. 1,307 recruit in the country is starting at linebacker in the Big Ten.
2026 is in progress.
Coaching lineage · 2022–2026
1 coachPlayed every college season under Kirk Ferentz.
