“I LOVE YOU ZACH LUTMER KEEP THAT GOOSE EGG”
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Zach Lutmer Named Lott IMPACT Trophy Quarterfinalist
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Zach Lutmer
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away. Third year in the Iowa secondary. First career honor, 2025: All-Big Ten. One game to point at: 12 tackles against Michigan — Week 4, 2026.
48 tackles · 0 sacks
Play style
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
48 tackles. 4 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 1.5 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.
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Zach Lutmer Named Lott IMPACT Trophy Quarterfinalist
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Zach Lutmer Named Lott IMPACT Trophy Quarterfinalist
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Sports Illustrated +1Zach Lutmer's Versatility Creates Unique Opportunities for Iowa FootballAug 20
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The Gazette (Cedar Rapids)Zach Lutmer knows there are expectations this season. He’s focused on reaching his ownAug 5
Locked OnIowa Hawkeyes’ Kade Pieper, Zach Lutmer, Kahmari Brown Headline elite SeasonAug 12
Yahoo SportsSiouxland products and Hawkeye duo Zach Lutmer and Kade Pieper land on award watch listsAug 4Sports IllustratedHawk CentralSports Illustrated +1Hawk CentralEach week: his team’s game, the stories about him that week, and the week’s biggest news headline.
Stories are headlines grouped by what they are about, counted through Nov 4.
Fans first named Zach Lutmer vs Northern Illinois.
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Last game (Wk 9): 3 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 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | W 16-13vs Iowa State | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 3 | |
| Wk 3 | W 55-0vs Northern Iowa | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 20-19@ No. 18 Michigan | 12 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 12 tackles |
| Wk 5 | L 14-31vs No. 5 Ohio State | 11 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 41-24@ Washington | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 10-13@ Minnesota | 11 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 30-0vs No. 25 Wisconsin | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 48 | 23 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 4 |
Oct. 31 · W 30-0 vs Wisconsin, play by play
3 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play: 2 of his 3, sacks included.
His game this year: coverage — 4 passes defended in the 8 games with play by play.
How Iowa’s defense played that day
Wisconsin’s 10 drives: 10 stopped (3 takeaways) · 0 scored.
11 tackles, including 1 more for loss.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
3 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
11 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
A big game: 12 tackles.
1 tackle.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
3 tackles, including 3 passes broken up, tied for the most passes broken up in FBS that week.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
4 tackles, including 1 pass broken up.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
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
PD rate
8%4 pass breakupsTackle volume
48tackles this seasonTFL rate
3%2 TFL48 tackles · 1.5 for loss · 4 pass breakups.
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 | 4.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
| Road3g | 8.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 5.7 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 7.0 | 0.5 | 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 · 2025
Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.
Recognition
2026 outlook
In the mix to repeat All-Big Ten
Based on 2025: #5 of 77 Big Ten DBs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 35% of returning players who ranked #4–10 at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 31–38%).
2026 is in progress.
A stat line in 29 games over three seasons.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-BIG TEN · 2ND TEAM
All-Big Ten 2nd team (2025)
Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
1 coachPlayed every college season under Kirk Ferentz.
