Hawk Item – – Will return for fifth season in 2023 . . . one of 12 seniors named to 2022 Player Council.
2022 Honors – – Hayden Fry Award, defense . . . honorable mention All-Big Ten by league coaches and media . . . preseason third-team All-Big Ten by Athlon Sports . . . 2022 – – Listed as first team left defensive tackle following spring practice . . . saw action in all 13 games . . . started at defensive tackle in 7-3 opening win over South Dakota State as defense allowed just 120 yards total offense . . . two solo tackles vs. SDSU, which were both tackles for loss, along with career-high two QB pressures . . . started at defensive tackle in 10-7 loss to Iowa State . . . four tackles vs. ISU, including one solo stop and three assists . . . started at defensive tackle in 27-0 win over Nevada as defense allowed just 151 yards total offense . . . recorded one solo tackle in limited playing time . . . started at defensive tackle in 27-10 win at Rutgers as defense allowed just 61 net rushing yards . . . three tackles at Rutgers, including one solo tackle and two assists . . . started at defensive tackle in 27-14 loss to #4 Michigan . . . five tackles vs. Michigan, including two solo tackles and three assists . . . started at defensive tackle in 9-6 loss at Illinois . . . career-best eight tackles at Illinois, including three solo tackles and five assists . . . 1.5 tackles for loss at Illinois . . . started at defensive tackle in 54-10 loss at #2 Ohio State . . . recorded three tackles at OSU, including two solo tackles and one assist, with a shared tackle for loss . . . started at defensive tackle in 33-13 win over Northwestern as defense allowed just 18 net rushing yards and 177 yards total offense . . . one solo tackle vs. Northwestern, which was one of Iowa’s seven QB sacks . . . started at defensive tackle in 24-3 win at Purdue as offense allowed just 87 net rushing yards and 255 yards total offense . . . five tackles at Purdue, including four solo stops and one assist, along with one QB pressure . . . started at defensive tackle in 24-10 win over Wisconsin as defense allowed just 51 net rushing yards and 227 yards total offense . . . two solo tackles vs. Wisconsin, including one tackle for loss . . . started at defensive tackle in 13-10 win at Minnesota . . . four tackles at Minnesota, including one solo tackle and three assists . . . started at defensive tackle in 24-17 loss to Nebraska . . . six tackles vs. Nebraska, including four solo tackles and two assists, with one QB sack and career-high 2.5 tackles for loss . . . started at defensive tackle in 21-0 Music City Bowl win over Kentucky as defense allowed just 68 net rushing yards and 185 yards total offense . . . one pass break-up vs. Kentucky.
2021 Honors – – Team Hustle Award, defense . . . honorable mention All-Big Ten by league coaches and media . . . 2021 – – Started at defensive tackle in 34-6 win over #17 Indiana as defense allowed just 77 net rushing yards and 233 yards total offense . . . career-best four tackles vs. Indiana, including three solo tackles and one assist, and one QB pressue . . . started at defensive tackle in 27-17 win at #9 Iowa State as defense allowed just 87 net rushing yards . . . recorded one assisted tackle and one QB pressure at ISU . . . started at defensive tackle in 30-7 win over Kent State as defense allowed just 79 net rushing yards and 264 yards total offense, recording one solo tackle . . . started at defensive tackle in 24-14 win over Colorado State as defense allowed 95 net rushing yards and 250 yards total offense . . . matched career-best with four tackles vs. CSU, including one solo stop and three assists . . . started at defensive tackle in 51-14 win at Maryland as defense allowed just 97 net rushing yards and 271 yards total offense, but had no statistics . . . started at defensive tackle in 23-20 win over #4 Penn State . . . career-best four assisted tackles vs. PSU . . . started at defensive tackle in 24-7 loss to Purdue . . . career-best six tackles vs. Purdue, including three solo stops and three assists . . . started at defensive tackle in 27-7 loss at Wisconsin . . . five tackles at Wisconsin, including career-high four solo tackles to go with one assist . . . started at defensive tackle in 17-12 win at Northwestern as defense allowed just 93 net rushing yards . . . career-high five solo tackles at Northwestern, including one solo sack and one QB pressure . . . started at defensive tackle in 27-22 win over Minnesota . . . three assisted tackles vs. Minnesota . . . started at defensive tackle in 33-23 win over Illinois as defense allowed just 64 net rushing yards . . . recorded two assisted tackles vs. Illinois . . . started at defensive tackle in 28-21 win at Nebraska . . . four tackles at Nebraska, including one solo tackle and three assists . . . started at defensive tackle in 42-3 loss to #2 Michigan . . . three tackles vs. Michigan, including one solo tackle and two assists . . . started at defensive tackle in 20-17 Citrus Bowl loss to #22 Kentucky . . . five tackles vs. Kentucky, including two solo tackles and three assists, with one sack.
2020 – – Saw action in all eight games, with one start . . . recorded 11 tackles, including six solo stops and five assists, with a shared tackle for loss and QB sack, along with one pass break-up . . . saw action in 24-20 loss at Purdue . . . two assisted tackles at Purdue, including a shared QB sack, the first of his career . . . saw action in 21-20 loss to Northwestern, recording two assisted tackles to equal career high for second straight week . . . saw action in 49-7 win over Michigan State as defense allowed 59 rushing yards and 286 yards total offense . . . two tackles vs. MSU, including one solo stop and one assist . . . saw action in 35-7 win at Minnesota, recording one solo tackle . . . saw action in 41-21 win at Penn State as defense allowed just 62 net rushing yards . . . matched career-best with two solo tackles at PSU, along with first career pass break-up . . . started at defensive tackle in 26-20 win over Nebraska for first career start . . . recorded two solo tackles vs. Nebraska . . . saw action in 35-21 win at Illinois, but had no statistics . . . saw action in 28-7 win over #25 Wisconsin, but had no statistics.
2019 – – Saw action in seven games, recording two solo tackles and three assists, with one forced and one recovered fumble . . . saw first action of career in 38-14 win over Miami, recording one assisted tackle as defense allowed just 59 net rushing yards . . . saw action in 30-0 win over Rutgers as defense allowed just 125 yards total offense . . . recorded one solo tackle vs. Rutgers, causing and recovering a fumble in the process . . . did not see action in 18-17 win at Iowa State . . . saw action in 48-3 win over Middle Tennessee, recording one solo tackle as defense allowed just 216 yards total offense . . . did not see action in 10-3 loss at #18 Michigan . . . did not see action in 17-12 loss to #9 Penn State . . . saw action in 26-20 win over Purdue, but had no statistics as defense allowed just 33 net rushing yards . . . saw action in 20-0 win at Northwestern, recording one assisted tackle as defense allowed just 64 net rushing yards and 202 yards total offense . . . did not see action in 24-22 loss at #16 Wisconsin . . . saw action in 23-19 win over #7 Minnesota, but had no statistics . . . did not see action in 19-10 win over Illinois . . . saw action in 27-24 win at Nebraska, recording one assisted tackle . . . did not see action in 49-24 Holiday Bowl win over USC.
2018 – – Redshirted . . . did not see any game action.
High school honors – – Named to Champaign News-Gazette all-state team as a senior . . . named team MVP as both a junior and senior . . . first-team all-conference and all-state as a senior . . . second-team all-conference and all-state as a junior . . . earned all-conference honors as a sophomore . . . Career – – Played both tackle and end on defense and guard and tackle on offense . . . prep team posted 21-3 record his final two seasons, winning conference title his sophomore and senior seasons . . . team reached state playoffs three straight seasons . . . recorded 46 tackles as a senior, with 15 tackles for loss, eight sacks and two forced fumbles . . . collected 56 tackles as a junior, including 11 tackles for loss and 3.5 sacks, to go with five forced fumbles and three pass break-ups . . . totaled 48 tackles as a sophomore, including seven tackles for loss, two sacks and two forced fumbles . . . team captain as junior and senior . . . also lettered in baseball.
Personal – – Born 3/16/2000 . . . enterprise leadership major . . . member of prep Honor Roll . . . parents are Sarah Real and Johann Shannon . . . high school coach was Brian Cooney.