#12 Jaxon Rexroth Season 2025-26

2025 Honors -- Named to 2025 Player Council... 2025 -- Played in all eight games, earning his first career start vs. Minnesota... has 19 tackles (11 solo, eight assists), including 2.5 tackles for a loss of seven yards, and one intereception on the season while Iowa's defense is ranked second in the nation in total defense (234.9), fourth in scoring defense (12.4), fifth in first down defense (110) and passing defense (151.0), and eighth in rushing defense (83.4)... 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.

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.