#41 Jaden Harrell Season 2022-23

2024 Honors - - Coaches Appreciation Award, special teams... Academic All-Big Ten... 2024 - - Played in all 12 games... has eight tackles (four solo, four assists), one QB pressure, and recovered one fumble on the season... collected a career-high two solo tackles, recovered his first career fumble and recorded his first career QB pressure in 17-20 loss at UCLA... collected a career-high two tackles (both assists) in 40-16 win over Washington... recorded first solo tackle of the season as defense allowed just 189 yards in season-opening 40-0 shutout of Illinois State... collected one solo tackle in 42-10 win over Wisconsin... recorded one assisted tackle in 40-14 win over Northwestern and in 7-35 loss at #3/3 Ohio State.

2023 Honors – – Academic All-Big Ten… 2023 – – Played in all 14 games… recorded one solo tackle in season-opening 24-14 win over Utah State… letterwinner.

2022 Honors – – Academic All-Big Ten… 2022 – – Did not see any game action.

2021 Honors – – Team Leader Award, defense… 2021 – – Redshirted… did not see any game action.

 

High school honors – – Named to Des Moines Register Elite All-State team as a senior… earned first-team all-state and all-district honors as a senior… earned all-state honors and first-team all-district honors as a junior… first-team all-district as a sophomore… academic all-conference… Career – – Three-year letterman as linebacker and running back… helped prep team reach state playoffs as a sophomore, junior and senior, posting combined record of 19-10… recorded 45.5 tackles as a senior, with two sacks and 5.5 tackles for loss, while rushing 58 times for 381 yards and five touchdowns… recorded 69.5 tackles as a junior, with 6.5 tackles for loss… made 67 tackles, including eight tackles for loss and two sacks as a sophomore… team captain as a senior.

Personal – – Born 9/27/2002… finance major… parents are Michelle McCoy and Erich Saeger… high school coach was Sam Anderson.