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Johnny Plewa - Football - University of Iowa Athletics

#32 Johnny Plewa

Position FB
Height 6-0
Weight 232 lbs.
Class RS Fr.
Hometown Franklin, Wis.
High School Franklin

Hawk Item – – Dean’s List honoree, spring, 2022 and fall, 2022.

2022 – – Did not see any game action.

2021 – – Did not see any game action.

2020 – – Did not see any game action.

2019 – – Redshirted after joining the program as a walk-on.

High school honors – – Named conference Fullback of the Year and team Most Valuable Player as a senior . . . first-team all-conference and all-region on both offense and defense as a senior . . . as a junior was named first-team all-conference on defense and second-team on offense . . . honorable mention all-conference as a sophomore . . . Career – – Three-year football letterman as defensive end, tight end and fullback while helping team reach state playoffs four straight years and compiling a 48-6 record . . . recorded 82 tackles as a senior, with 18 tackles for loss, seven sacks, and six fumble recoveries, while scoring two touchdowns on offense . . . 72 tackles as a junior, including 15 tackles for loss and nine sacks, with 11 receptions and one touchdown on offense . . . 48 tackles, 12 tackles for loss and two sacks as a sophomore . . . team captain as a junior and senior . . . also lettered in baseball as a prep.

Personal – – Born 4/26/2001 . . . communications studies major . . . parents are Mary and John Plewa . . . brother of former Hawkeye Macon Plewa . . . high school coach was Louis Brown.