#12 Jaxon Rexroth Season 2025-26

2025 Honors -- Named to 2025 Player Council... 2025 -- Played in all 11 games, starting twice at linebacker... has 24 tackles (14 solo, 10 assists), including 2.5 tackles for a loss of seven yards, one pass break-up, and one intereception 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)... recorded a career-high six tackles (two solo, career-high four assists), including 0.5 tackles for loss in 25-24 win over Penn State... recorded three tackles (two solo, one assist), including one for a loss of four yards, in 34-7 season-opening win over UAlbany... collected three tackles (two solo, one assist) in 47-7 win over UMass... recorded a career-high three solo tackles, including one tackle for a loss of three yards in 37-0 shutout at Wisconsin... recorded his first career interception and Iowa's first interception of the season to set up a game-clinching touchdown in 38-28 win at Rutgers... recorded one assisted tackle and his first career pass break-up in 21-26 loss at #17 USC.

2024 Honors -- Coaches Appreciation Award, special teams... Big Ten Distinguished Scholar… Academic All-Big Ten... 2024 -- Played in all 13 games... had seven tackles (three solo, four assists) on the season... recorded two assisted tackles in 31-14 win at Minnesota and in 42-10 win over Wisconsin... collected his first tackle for a loss of one yard in 40-16 win over Washington... had one solo tackle in 13-10 win over Nebraska and in 24-27 Music City Bowl loss to Missouri... letterwinner.

2023 Honors - - CSC Academic All-District... Academic All-Big Ten... Coaches Appreciation Award, special teams... 2023 - - Played in all 14 games... recorded one solo tackle and forced his first career fumble in 13-10 win at Nebraska... recorded one assisted tackle in 31-0 loss at Penn State and in 35-0 loss to Tennessee... moved from defensive back to linebacker prior to season... letterwinner.

2023 Honors -- CSC Academic All-District… Academic All-Big Ten… Coaches Appreciation Award, special teams… 2023 -- Played in all 14 games… recorded one solo tackle and forced his first career fumble in 13-10 win at Nebraska… recorded one assisted tackle in 31-0 loss at Penn State and in 35-0 loss to Tennessee… moved from defensive back to linebacker prior to season… letterwinner.

 

 

2022 Honors -- Academic All-Big Ten… 2022 -- Saw action in 10 games… recorded one assisted tackle in 24-10 win over Wisconsin for first career stop… letterwinner.

2021 Honors -- Dean’s List student (2021 fall)… 2021 -- Redshirted after joining the program as a walk-on.

High School Honors -- Named to Elite All-State team as a senior… first-team all-state, all-district and all-metro as a senior and district Player of the Year… second-team all-metro and all-district as a junior… earned academic all-district honors… five-time recipient of Distinguished Honors while ranking in Top 10 in class academically… Career -- Two-year football letterman as quarterback and defensive back… tied school record for rushing touchdowns in a game… helped team post two-year record of 19-3, reaching state playoffs as a junior and state semifinals as a senior after team won state title his sophomore season… totaled 2,103 total yards as a senior… completed 87-135 pass attempts for 1,287 yards and 13 touchdowns… rushed for 816 yards and 20 touchdowns on 122 attempts as a senior… collected 39.5 tackles on defense with three interceptions (57 yards) four recovered fumbles and two forced fumbles… collected 26.5 tackles as a junior, with one interception, one forced fumble and one recovered fumble… team captain as a senior… also lettered in track (4) and baseball (2).

Personal -- Born 12/25/2002 in Huntington, W.V…. CLAS non-degree student… parents are Teri and Jason Rexroth… high school coach was Duane Schulte.