Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 3 | W 47-7vs Massachusetts | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Wk 9 | W 41-3vs Minnesota | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#56
Maddux Borcherding-Johnson
Senior defensive lineman on Iowa's 2026 roster.
6′3″ · 299 lb · Norwalk, IA · Norwalk
Returning to Iowa for 2026
The numbers
0
sacks · 2025
1 TFL · 3 tackles
2 games into 2025 so far -- Best game: 1 TFL, 2 tackles, vs Massachusetts
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 defensive lineman on Iowa's 2025 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Iowa in 2023.
Maddux Borcherding-Johnson
The receipt on tape: 2 tackles, 1 TFL against Massachusetts, Week 3, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- game log
His career
2023
- Signed with Iowa3-star out of Norwalk
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Iowa
NFL
NFL Draft
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2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2025Iowa9-4HC: Kirk Ferentz · Run-heavy, slow tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
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: 1.5 TKL/g, 0.5 TFL/g, 0.0 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
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Iowa | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
Game log
How he plays
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
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