Hawk Item – – Scored points via fumble return (at ISU, 2021), interception return (Illinois, 2021) and safety (South Dakota State, 2022) . . . career totals include 305 tackles to rank 19th in program history . . . ranked first in the nation with 143 tackles in 2021 . . . 143 tackles ranks fifth best in a single season at Iowa and rank as most in a season since 2009 (LB Pat Angerer, 145) . . . 14 tackles in Citrus Bowl tie as fourth best total in Citrus Bowl history . . . recorded double figures in tackles in six games . . . one of 12 seniors named to 2022 Player Council . . . one of 10 juniors named to 2021 Player Council . . . one of seven sophomores named to 2020 Leadership Group . . . one of eight true freshmen to see action in 2019 . . . three-time Dean’s List student (2021 spring, 2021 fall, 2022 spring).
2022 Honors – – Recipient of the William V. Campbell Trophy . . . recipient of Butkus Award as top linebacker in the nation . . . National Football Foundation Hampshire Honor Society inductee . . . Academic All-Big Ten for third year . . . Permanent Team Captain, defense . . . Roy Carver Most Valuable Player, defense . . . Hayden Fry Award, defense . . . Iron Hawk Award . . . Team Hustle Award, special teams . . . becomes 13th player in program history to earn unanimous Consensus All-America honors . . . first-team All-America by Walter Camp, Sporting News, Associated Press, FWAA, AFCA and Phil Steele . . . named Nagurski-Woodson Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year . . . named Butkus-Fitzgerald Big Ten Linebacker of the Year . . . first-team All-Big Ten by league coaches and media . . . semifinalists for the Rotary Lombardi Award . . . semifinalists for Chuck Bednarik Award . . . Big Ten Conference Defensive Player of the Week in win at Minnesota . . . named midseason All-America by The Athletic, CBSSports.com, ESPN.com, SportingNews.com and Pro Football Focus . . . named to Rotary Lombardi Award Midseason Watch List . . . named Lott IMPACT Award natonal defensive Player of the Week vs. South Dakota State . . . Big Ten Conference preseason Honors List . . . Lott IMPACT Trophy preseason Watch List . . . Butkus Award preseason Watch List . . . Bednarik Award preseason Watch List . . . Rotary Lombardi Award preseason Watch List . . . Walter Camp Award preseason Watch List . . . Bronko Nagurski Trophy preseason Watch List . . . preseason first-team All-America by The Athletic, Sporting News, Athlon Sports Associated Press and Phil Steele . . . preseason first-team All-Big Ten by Athlon Sports and Phil Steele . . . 2022 – – Listed as first team middle linebacker following spring practice . . . started at middle linebacker in 7-3 opening win over South Dakota State as defense allowed just 120 yards total offense . . . 12 tackles vs. SDSU, including five solo stops and seven assists, along with 1.5 tackles for loss and one QB pressure . . . tackle for loss in third quarter resulted in a safety to give Iowa a 5-3 advantage . . . started at middle linebacker in 10-7 loss to Iowa State . . . nine tackles vs. ISU, including five solo tackles and four assists, along with one QB pressure . . . started at middle linebacker in 27-0 win over Nevada as defense allowed just 151 yards total offense . . . 10 tackles vs. Nevada, including three solo stops and seven assists, with one tackle for loss and also one QB pressure . . . started at middle linebacker in 27-10 win at Rutgers as defense allowed just 61 net rushing yards . . . eight tackles at Rutgers, including two solo tackles and six assists, along with one pass break-up . . . started at middle linebacker in 27-14 loss to #4 Michigan . . . 11 tackles vs. Michigan, with three solo tackles and eight assists, including a shared tackle for loss . . . started at middle linebacker in 9-6 loss at Illinois . . . 12 tackles at Illinois, including six solo stops and six assists . . . recovered fumble on special teams punt coverage . . . started at middle linebacker in 54-10 loss at #2 Ohio State . . . nine tackles at OSU, including four solo tackles and five assists, to go with a shared tackle for loss and his first interception of the season . . . started at middle linebacker in 33-13 win over Northwestern as defense allowed just 18 net rushing yards and 177 yards total offense . . . 11 tackles vs. Northwestern, including four solo tackles and seven assists . . . started at middle linebacker in 24-3 win at Purdue as offense allowed just 87 net rushing yards and 255 yards total offense . . . seven tackles at Purdue, including three solo tackles and four assists, along with one QB pressure . . . started at middle linebacker in 24-10 win over Wisconsin as defense allowed just 51 net rushing yards and 227 yards total offense . . . 11 tackles vs. Wisconsin, including six solo tackles and five assists . . . started at middle linebacker in 13-10 win at Minnesota . . . 10 tackles at Minnesota, including six solo tackles and four assists, with one QB pressure . . . forced fumble inside the Iowa 10 with five minutes to play to stop a scoring threat . . . recorded interception off a tipped pass with two minutes remaining, with 30-yard return that set up game-winning field goal at Minnesota . . . started at middle linebacker in 24-17 loss to Nebraska . . . eight tackles vs. Nebraska, including five solo tackles and three assists . . . started at middle linebacker in 21-0 Music City Bowl win over Kentucky as defense allowed just 68 net rushing yards and 185 yards total offense . . . 10 tackles vs. Kentucky, including eight solo tackles and two assists, with two tackles for loss and one QB sack.
2021 Honors – – Roy Carver Most Valuable Player, defense . . . Permanent Team Captain, defense . . . Hayden Fry Award, defense . . . Coaches Appreciation Award, special teams . . . Academic All-Big Ten . . . second-team All-America by FWAA and Phil Steele . . . first-team All-Big Ten by league media and Phil Steele . . . third-team All-Big Ten by league coaches . . . one of 16 semifinalists for Butkus Award . . . named second-team midseason All-America by The Athletic . . . named CollegeSportsMadness.com Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week vs. Illinois . . . named Big Ten Conference Defensive Player of the Week and Rose Bowl Game Big Ten Player of the Week in 24-14 win over Colorado State . . . preseason third-team All-Big Ten by Athlon Sports . . . 2021 – – Started at middle linebacker in 34-6 win over #17 Indiana as defense allowed just 77 net rushing yards and 233 yards total offense . . . six tackles vs. Indiana, including three solo stops and three assists . . . started at middle linebacker in 27-17 win at #9 Iowa State as defense allowed just 87 net rushing yards . . . recorded first career touchdown on fumble recovery and six-yard return to give Iowa 21-10 advantage . . . recorded six solo tackles and two assists at ISU, including a shared QB sack . . . started at middle linebacker in 30-7 win over Kent State as defense allowed just 79 net rushing yards and 264 yards total offense . . . led team with career-best 11 tackles vs. Kent State, including three solo stops and eight assists . . . recorded one tackle for loss and a shared QB sack . . . caused fumble at the one-yardline in the third quarter that was recovered for a touchback . . . started at middle linebacker in 24-14 win over Colorado State as defense allowed 95 net rushing yards and 250 yards total offense . . . career-best 18 tackles vs. CSU, including seven solo stops and 11 assists . . . recovered fumble at the six-yardlline that led to tying touchdown in third quarter and matched career-high with three pass break-ups . . . started at middle linebacker in 51-14 win at Maryland as defense allowed just 97 net rushing yards and 271 yards total offense . . . six assisted tackles and one pass break-up at Maryland, with tipped pass leading to Iowa interception . . . started at middle linebacker in 23-20 win over #4 Penn State . . . nine tackles vs. PSU, including seven solo tackles and two assists, along with one QB pressure . . . started at middle linebacker in 24-7 loss to Purdue . . . nine tackles vs. Purdue, including three solo stops and six assists, with one tackle for loss and two QB pressures . . . started at middle linebacker in 27-7 loss at Wisconsin . . . nine tackles at Wisconsin, including four solo tackles and five assists, to go with one pass break-up . . . started at middle linebacker in 17-12 win at Northwestern as defense allowed just 93 net rushing yards . . . seven tackles at Northwestern, including six solo tackles and one assist, while adding one pass break-up . . . started at middle linebacker in 27-22 win over Minnesota . . . led team with 17 tackles vs. Minnesota, including six solo tackles and 11 assists . . . started at middle linebacker in 33-23 win over Illinois as defense allowed just 64 net rushing yards . . . eight tackles vs. Illinois, including four solo stops and four assists . . . first interception of the season and 32-yard return for touchdown against Illinois, to go with one QB pressure . . . started at middle linebacker in 28-21 win at Nebraska . . . 16 tackles at Nebraska, with two solo tackles and career-best 14 assists, including one tackle for loss and one QB pressure . . . started at middle linebacker in 42-3 loss to #2 Michigan . . . five tackles vs. Michigan, including two solo tackles and three assists . . . also recorded second interception of the season and one QB pressure . . . started at middle linebacker in 20-17 Citrus Bowl loss to #22 Kentucky . . . led team with 14 tackles vs. Kentucky, including four solo stops and 10 assists.
2020 Honors – – Academic All-Big Ten . . . 2020 – – Saw action in final five games . . . recorded 29 tackles, including 21 solo stops and eight assists, with 4.5 tackles for loss and one sack . . . also recorded three pass break-ups, one interception and one forced fumble . . . did not see action in 24-20 loss at Purdue due to illness . . . did not see action in 21-20 loss to Northwestern due to illness . . . did not see action in 49-7 win over Michigan State due to illness . . . saw first action of the season in 35-7 win at Minnesota . . . career-high five solo tackles at Minnesota . . . saw action in 41-21 win at Penn State as defense allowed just 62 net rushing yards . . . career-high seven tackles at PSU, including four solo stops and three assists . . . also recorded first career sack and forced fumble at PSU . . . saw action in 26-20 win over Nebraska . . . career-high eight tackles vs. Nebraska, including six solo stops and two assists, while collecting two tackles for loss . . . saw action in 35-21 win at Illinois . . . five tackles at Illinois, including three solo stops and two assists . . . saw action in 28-7 win over #25 Wisconsin as defense allowed 56 net rushing yards and 225 yards total offense . . . first career intereption came in own endzone to stop a Badger scoring threat in the fourth quarter . . . four tackles vs. the Badgers, including three solo stops and one assist, while also collecting one tackle for loss and three pass break-ups.
2019 – – Saw action in 11 games, recording two solo tackles and three assists . . . saw first action of career in 18-17 win at Iowa State, but had no statistics . . . saw action in 48-3 win over Middle Tennessee, but had no statistics as defense allowed just 216 yards total offense . . . saw action in 10-3 loss at #18 Michigan, but had no statistics . . . saw action in 17-12 loss to #9 Penn State, recording one assisted tackle for first career stop . . . saw action in 26-20 win over Purdue as defense allowed just 33 net rushing yards . . . career-best four tackles vs. Purdue, including two solo stops and two assists . . . 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, but had no statistics . . . saw action in 49-24 Holiday Bowl win over #22 USC, but had no statistics.
High school honors – – Named to Des Moines Register Elite 8 listing as a senior . . . named to All-Iowa Elite all-state team by Des Moines Register as a senior . . . voted captain of Class 4A all-state team . . . earned first-team all-district honors and named District Defensive Player of the Year . . . named to all-metro team and earned Golden Hammer Award as top defensive player on prep team . . . first-team all-state as a junior by Des Moines Register . . . first-team all-district and all-metro as a junior, while also earning team Golden Hammer Award . . . earned second-team all-district and all-metro honors as a sophomore . . . Career – – Three-year football letterman at linebacker . . . helped prep team reach state playoffs as a junior and senior, while posting three-year record of 27-6 . . . prep team claimed district title as a junior and senior after sharing title as a sophomore . . . prep team reached state quarterfinals as a junior and finished as state runner-up as a senior . . . holds school record for tackles in a season (168 as a senior) and career (338) . . . 168 tackles as a senior included 12.5 tackles for loss, five sacks, five pass break-ups, and two blocked kicks, with one touchdown return . . . recorded 111 tackles as a junior, including eight tackles for loss, five sacks, five pass break-ups, five pressures, one interception and one fumble recovery . . . as a sophomore collected 59 tackles, with six tackles for loss and one sack . . . team captain as a junior and senior . . . also lettered in basketball and track.
Personal – –Born 8/22/2000 . . . enterprise leadership major . . . four-year member of prep Honor Roll . . . parents are Amy and Jeremy Eastman and Jen and Dave Campbell . . . one of two players from Cedar Falls on Iowa roster . . . attended same high school as TE Jackson Frericks . . . high school coach was Brad Remmert.
