Max Llewellyn: DL · Iowa · #48.
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Max Llewellyn
Disrupts the pocket from the interior. Fourth year in the Iowa defensive front. One game to point at: 5 tackles against Oregon — Week 11, 2025.
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
25 tackles. 5 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 9 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
2025 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 34-7vs UAlbany | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 13-16@ No. 16 Iowa State | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 47-7vs Massachusetts | 3 | 2 | 2.5 | 2.0 | — | 0 | 2 sacks |
| Wk 4 | W 38-28@ Rutgers | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 5 | L 15-20vs No. 11 Indiana | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 37-0@ Wisconsin | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 25-24vs Penn State | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 9 | W 41-3vs Minnesota | 2 | 2 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 16-18vs No. 6 Oregon | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 13 | W 20-17vs Michigan State | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 14 | W 40-16@ Nebraska | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
 Bowl | W 34-27vs No. 13 Vanderbilt | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 25 | 14 | 9.0 | 6.0 | — | 5 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
36%9 TFLSack rate
24%6 sacksHurry rate
32%8 hurries25 tackles · 9 for loss · 6 sacks.
4 seasons under Kirk Ferentz — 35-18 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 2.3 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 0.4 |
| Road4g | 1.8 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.5 |
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
Head Coach
Kirk Ferentz
Pass share
36.6%
286 pass / 495 run
Plays / game
60.1
13 games
Team sack rate
6.2%
288 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2025
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #46 at the position.
How it ended
Four seasons at Iowa, 14 sacks — drafted at #238 overall by the Miami Dolphins.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
Coaching lineage · 2021–2025
1 coachPlayed every college season under Kirk Ferentz.
Next stop · NFL
Miami Dolphins2026 NFL rookie season
Miami Dolphins2026 NFL rookie season
