#48

Max Llewellyn

Former defensive lineman at Iowa. 2025: 6 sacks, 9 tackles for loss, 25 tackles.

DL · Iowa · Sr. · #48

6′5″ · 263 lb · Urbandale, IA

CFB Index 80 · #46 of 420 edge rushersLow confidenceDrafted by Miami — Rd 7, Pick 22, #238 overall

How he plays

Disrupts the pocket from the interior.

QB hurries: 98th percentile.

The full scouting read

The numbers

sacks · 2025

9 TFL · 25 tackles · 8 hurries

Best game: 1 sacks, 1 TFL, 2 tackles, vs Indiana

His career numbers, season by season

The story

Former defensive lineman at Iowa. 2025: 6 sacks, 9 tackles for loss, 25 tackles.

Signed as a 3-star recruit to Iowa in 2021.
Drafted round 7 by the Miami in 2026.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Four seasons at Iowa, 14 sacks — drafted at #238 overall by Miami.

His career

He barely played early on. Then he did not come off the field.

2021

Signed with Iowa3-star out of Urbandale

2026

Drafted by Miamiround 7, pick 238

Career arc

Recruit

★★★

#436 national

CFB

College

Iowa

2022–2025

NFL

NFL Draft

R7 · #238

Miami · 2026

Coaching lineage · 2022–2025

1 coach

2022–2025

Kirk Ferentz

Iowa

Played his entire career under Kirk Ferentz.

Where He Ended Up · NFL

Miami2026 NFL rookie season

#238Rd 7 · Pick 22

Miami2026 NFL rookie season

View college career stats ↓

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

4 seasons under Kirk Ferentz — 35-18 over that span.

2022Iowa8-5HC: Kirk Ferentz · Run-leaning, slow tempo

2023Iowa10-4HC: Kirk Ferentz · Run-leaning, slow tempo

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

2025Iowa9-4HC: Kirk Ferentz · Run-heavy, slow tempo

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

80All-Conference level #46 of 420?

Medium confidence6 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: qb hurries (98th percentile). Strength: sacks (97th percentile).

Box-score production (6)

QB hurries#41 / 2975 · 98th pct

Sacks#74 / 2975 · 97th pct

6.0

Tackles for loss#142 / 2975 · 95th pct

9.0

Passes defended#218 / 2975 · 91st pct

Solo tackles#1520 / 2975 · 47th pct

Tackles#1667 / 2975 · 43rd 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

2025 season · 12 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home7g	2.3	1.1	0.7	0.4
Road5g	1.8	0.3	0.2	0.4

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-77g	2.0	0.9	0.7	0.1
Weeks 8+5g	2.2	0.6	0.2	0.8

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 · 2025

Rotational

Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

80 · #46 of 420 edge rushers

Three-star recruit. Now #46 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2025	Iowa	25	14	9.0	6.0	5	--	--
2024	Iowa	22	14	8.0	5.5	3	--	--
2023	Iowa	13	10	3.0	3.0	1	--	--
2022	Iowa	3	1	0.5	0.0	--	--	--
Career		63	39	20.5	14.5	9	--	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 18 · 2025

W 34–27

at Vanderbilt

1 QB HUR · 2 TOT · 1 SOLO

A wire-to-wire battle — won by 7 on the road.

With M. Gronowski — 212 yds · 2 TD · 1 INT · QBR 79.5 · 54 rush yds (10 car) · 1 TD · R. Dakin — 49 AVG · 2 IN 20 · 51 LONG

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week