Hawk Item – – Has played both wide receiver and defensive back, while contributing on special teams . . . earned Dean’s List recognition spring, 2020.
2021 Honors – – Reggie Roby Special Teams Award, overall . . . Hayden Fry Award, special teams . . . Team Leader Award, defense . . . 2021 – – Saw action in 34-6 win over #17 Indiana as defense allowed just 77 net rushing yards and 233 yards total offense, but had no statistics . . . saw action in 27-17 win at #9 Iowa State as defense allowed just 87 net rushing yards, but had no statistics . . . saw action in 30-7 win over Kent State as defense allowed just 79 net rushing yards and 264 yards total offense, but had no statistics . . . saw action in 24-14 win over Colorado State as defense allowed 95 net rushing yards and 250 yards total offense, recording one assisted tackle . . . saw action in 51-14 win at Maryland as defense allowed just 97 net rushing yards and 271 yards total offense, but had no statistics . . . saw action in 23-20 win over #4 Penn State, but had no statistics . . . saw action in 24-7 loss to Purdue, but had no statistics . . . saw action in 27-7 loss at Wisconsin, recording one solo tackle on special teams . . . saw action in 17-12 win at Northwestern, but had no statistics as defense allowed just 93 net rushing yards . . . saw action in 27-22 win over Minnesota, but had no statistics . . . saw action in 33-23 win over Illinois as defense allowed just 64 net rushing yards . . . two assisted tackles vs. Illinois, and credited with a key block on 100-yard kickoff return for a touchdown . . . saw action in 28-21 win at Nebraska . . . recorded first blocked punt of career at Nebraska, resulting in a fourth quarter touchdown that spurred Iowa comeback victory . . . saw action in 42-3 loss to #2 Michigan, but had no statistics . . . saw action on special teams in 20-17 Citrus Bowl loss to #22 Kentucky, but had no statistics.
2020 – – Saw action on special teams in final six games after missing first two games due to injury . . . did not see action in 24-20 loss at Purdue due to injury . . . did not see action in 21-20 loss to Northwestern due to injury . . . saw first action of the season in 49-7 win over Michigan State, but had no statistics . . . saw action on special teams in 35-7 win at Minnesota, but had no statistics . . . saw action on special teams in 41-21 win at Penn State, but had no statistics . . . saw action on special teams in 26-20 woin over Nebraska, but had no statistics . . . saw action on special teams in 35-21 win at Illinois, but had no statistics . . . saw action on special teams in 28-7 win over #25 Wisconsin, but had no statistics.
2019 Honors – – Team Leader Award, defense . . . Next Man In Award, special teams . . . 2019 – – Saw action in 11 games, recording two assisted tackles while playing primarily on special teams . . . did not see action in 38-14 win over Miami . . . did not see action in 30-0 win over Rutgers . . . saw action on special teams in 18-17 win at Iowa State, recording one assisted tackle . . . saw action in 48-3 win over Middle Tennessee, but had no statistics . . . saw action in 10-3 loss at #18 Michigan, but had no statistics . . . saw action on special teams in 17-12 loss to #9 Penn State, but had no statistics . . . 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, but had no statistics as defense allowed just 64 net rushing yards and 202 yards total offense . . . saw action in 24-22 loss at #16 Wisconsin, but had no statistics . . . saw action in 23-19 win over #7 Minnesota, but had no statistics . . . saw action in 19-10 win over Illinois, but had no statistics . . . saw action in 27-24 win at Nebraska, recording one assisted tackle . . . saw action in 49-24 Holiday Bowl win over #22 USC, but had no statistics as defense allowed just 22 net rushing yards.
2018 – – Saw action in four games, but had no statistics.
2017 – – Redshirted.
High school honors – – Earned second-team all-state honors as a junior and senior . . . first-team all-conference and all-area as a junior and senior . . . Career – – Three-year letterman as wide receiver . . . helped prep team advance to state playoffs three straight years, including state championship as a sophomore . . . prep team compiled a three-year mark of 29-6 . . . holds school single-season records for receptions (63), yards (1,053), and touchdowns (16) . . . also recorded 303 yards on kickoff and punt returns . . . as a junior recorded 59 receptions for 981 yards and nine touchdowns . . . collected eight receptions for 137 yards and three touchdowns as a sophomore . . . team captain as a junior and senior . . . two-year baseball letterman.
Personal – – Born 10/23/98 . . . communication studies major . . . three-year member of prep Honor Roll . . . parents are Julie and John Marchese . . . his father John, played football at Iowa . . . high school coach was Bill McNamara.