#49 Ethan Hurkett Season 2025-26

2025 Honors -- Named one of four game captains in all 12 games... Athlon preseason second-team All-Big Ten... Phil Steele preseason third-team All-Big Ten... named to 2025 Player Council... 2025 -- Started at defensive end in all 11 games, making his 24th career start... has 30 tackles (17 solo, 13 assists), including 8.5 tackles for a loss of 53 yards and six QB sacks for 50 yards, two QB pressures, one blocked field goal, and one forced fumble and on the season while Iowa's defense is ranked eighth in the nation in total defense (267.9) and scoring defense (14.5), ninth in first-down defense (169), 12th in passing defense (166.3), and 14th in rushing defense (101.6)... the six QB sacks leads the team and ranks ninth in the Big Ten... collected a season-high six tackles (three solo, three assist) and one QB pressure in 15-20 loss to #11/12 Indiana... recorded four tackles (two solo, two assists), including 1.5 tackles for a loss of two yards, in 13-16 loss at Iowa State... collected three tackles (two solo, one assist), including one QB sack for nine yards, in 25-24 win over Penn State... matched a career-high four assisted tackles in 16-18 loss to #9 Oregon... recorded three tackles (two solo, one assist), including one QB sack for nine yards, in 41-3 win over Minnesota... recorded two tackles (one solo, one assist), including one QB sack for seven yards, and blocked his first career field goal in 38-28 win at Rutgers... collected three solo tackles - two for a loss of seven yards and one QB sack for six yards - and one QB pressure in 20-17 win over Michigan State... recorded two solo tackles, including one QB sack for six yards, and forced his first fumble of the season in 21-26 loss at #17 USC... collected one QB sack for 13 yards in 47-7 win over UMass.

2024 Honors -- Honorable Mention All-Big Ten (coaches; media)... Hayden Fry Award, defense... National Football Foundation Hampshire Honor Society inductee... Academic All-Big Ten... one of eight seniors named to 2024 Player Council... 2024 -- Started all 13 games at right end, marking his 13th career start... had 56 tackles (32 solo, 24 assists), including a team-leading 11.5 tackles for a loss of 51 yards and a team-leading 6.5 QB sacks for 38 yards, two QB pressures and a team-leading three forced fumbles this season... led the Big Ten in forced fumbles (3), and ranked 12th in tackles for loss (11.5) and 13th in QB sacks (6.5)... matched a career-high nine tackles (career-high five solo, career-high four assists), including three tackles for a loss of 15 yards and two QB sacks for 14 yards, and forced one fumble in 13-10 win over Nebraska... collected seven tackles (career-high five solo, two assists), including 0.5 tackles for a loss of one yard, in 17-20 loss at UCLA... recorded six tackles (four solo, two assists) in 20-32 loss at Michigan State... recorded four solo tackles, including a career high two QB sacks for 17 yards, forced a career-high two fumbles and recorded a career-high one QB pressure in 38-21 win over Troy... collected six tackles (four solo, two assists), including a career-high three tackles for a loss of seven yards and a career-high two QB sacks for five yards, in 29-13 win at Maryland... recorded five tackles (three solo, two assists) and one tackle for a loss of one yard in 19-20 loss at Iowa State... collected five tackles (two solo, three assists), including 0.5 tackles for a loss of 1 yards, in 31-14 win at Minnesota... matched a career-high four assisted tackles, including 0.5 QB sacks for two yards, and one QB pressure in 40-16 win over Washington... recorded four tackles (two solo, two assists), including one tackle for a loss of seven yards, as defense allowed just 163 yards in 40-14 win over Northwestern... letterwinner.

2023 Honors -- National Football Foundation Hampshire Honor Society inductee… Big Ten Distinguished Scholar… Academic All-Big Ten… Dean’s List student (2023 fall, 2024 spring)… Team Hustle Award, defense… 2023 -- Played in 13 games, recording 49 tackles (25 solo, 24 assists), including six tackles for a loss of eight yards, one interception for 16 yards, three QB pressures and one recovered fumble on the season… posted a career-high nine tackles (five solo, four assists) in 31-0 loss at Penn State… matched a career-high nine tackles (five solo, four assists), which led the team, including 1.5 tackles for a loss of one yard), and collected his first career interception, returning it 16 yards to set up Iowa’s game-winning field goal in 13-10 win at Nebraska… recorded five tackles (three solo, two assists), including a career-high and team-leading two tackles for a loss of four yards, in 20-13 win at Iowa State… one of those tackles for loss was on a fourth-and-one play to clinch the victory over Iowa State… recorded four tackles (one solo, three assists), including 0.5 tackles for a loss of one yard, in 20-14 win over Purdue… had four tackles (two solo, two assists) in 12-10 loss vs. Minnesota… had four tackles (two solo, two assists), including one tackle for a loss of one yard, in 10-7 win at Northwestern… recovered his first career fumble in 26-16 win over Michigan State… letterwinner.

2022 Honors -- Academic All-Big Ten for second year… Coaches Appreciation Award, defense… 2022 -- Listed as second team left defensive end following spring practice… played in all 13 games, collecting 15 tackles (10 solo, five assists), including two for a loss of 12 yards and one QB sack for 10 yards, and one QB pressure… recorded three tackles in 27-14 loss to #4 Michigan (two solo, one assist)… collected with three solo tackles in 24-3 win at Purdue… recorded two tackles in 9-6 loss at Illinois (one solo, one assist)… had two tackles in 13-10 win at Minnesota (one solo, one assist), with a shared tackle for loss… collected one solo tackle in 33-13 win over Northwestern, recording his first career QB sack… letterwinner.

2021 Honors -- Academic All-Big Ten… 2021 -- Played in first three games before missing final 11 games due to injury… collected three tackles in 34-6 win over #17 Indiana (one solo, two assists)… also had a shared tackle for loss and one QB pressure.

2020 Honors -- Dean’s List student (2020 fall, 2021 spring)… 2020 -- Redshirted, did not see any game action.

High School Honors -- Earned first-team all-state honors as a senior… district Defensive Player of the Year as a senior… first-team all-metro, all-district, and all-area as a senior… first-team all-state as a junior… first team all-metro and all-district as a junior… four-year Honor Roll student… two-time all-district academic team honoree… Career -- Three-year football letterman as inside linebacker and fullback… team captain and MVP as a senior… prep team won Class 3A state title as a sophomore and junior and reached state playoffs as a senior… four-year record of 43-2… had 53.5 tackles as a senior, with 14.5 tackles for loss, two sacks, one interception, and one fumble recovery… had 64 tackles as a junior, with 10 tackles for loss and two sacks… had 34.5 tackles as a sophomore… also lettered in track.

Personal -- Born 9/19/2001… CLAS non-degree student… parents are Janelle and Edward Hurkett… high school coach was Duane Schulte.