#48 Max Llewellyn Season 2022-23

2025 Honors -- Honorable mention All-Big Ten (coaches; media)... Hustle Award, defense. 2025 -- Started at defensive end in all 13 games... recorded 26 tackles (14 solo, 12 assists), including 9.5 tackles for a loss of 47 yards and 6.5 QB sacks for 41 yards, a team-leading eight QB pressures, five pass break-ups, and two forced fumbles on the season while Iowa's defense led the nation in fourth down conversion percentage (23.8), and ranked fifth in first down defense (204), eighth in scoring defense (15.6), ninth in total defense (280.4), and 10th in passing defense (172.7)... the two forced fumbles led the team and ranks sixth in the Big Ten... recorded a career-high five tackles (one solo, career-high four assists) and one pass break-up in 16-18 loss to #9 Oregon... collected three tackles (two solo, one assist), including a career-high 2.5 tackles for a loss of 12 yards and a career-high two QB sacks for a loss of 11 yards, in 47-7 win over UMass... collected three tackles (one solo, two assists), including one QB sack for six yards, one QB pressure and broke up a fourth-quarter pass that led to a Iowa's first interception of the season and the game-clinching touchdown in 38-28 win at Rutgers... his two solo tackles in 41-3 win over Minnesota were both tackles for a loss of 10 yards, with one being a QB sack for seven yards... also forced a fumble vs. Minnesota... collected two solo tackles, a career-high three QB pressures, and one pass break-up in 20-17 win over Michigan State... recorded two solo tackles, including one QB sack for seven yards, two QB pressures, and one forced fumble in 15-20 loss to #11/12 Indiana... collected three tackles (one solo, two assists), including 0.5 QB sacks for four yards, and one QB pressure in 34-27 win over #14 Vanderbilt in the ReliaQuest Bowl... had one tackle for a loss of one yard, one pass break-up, and one QB pressure in 25-24 win over Penn State... letterwinner.

2023 -- Played in all 14 games... posted career-high five tackles (career high four solo, one assist) in 35-0 loss to Tennessee... had two solo tackles in 41-10 win over Western Michigan... collected two tackles (one solo, one assist) in 31-0 loss at Penn State... had two tackles (one solo, one assist), including one QB sack for six yards, in 12-10 loss vs. Minnesota... had one QB sack for 16 yards in 26-0 loss to Michigan... recorded 0.5 QB sacks for one yard in 20-14 win over Purdue... recorded one pass break-up and one QB pressure in season-opening 24-14 win over Utah State... letterwinner.

2022 -- Saw action in four games… collected season-high two tackles in 27-0 win over Nevada, including one solo tackle and one assist, along with one QB pressure… posted one assisted tackle in 33-13 win over Northwestern, a shared tackle for loss.

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… first-team all-state and all-district as a senior… academic all-state. Career -- Three-year letterman as a defensive end, helping prep team reach state playoffs as a junior and senior, with a two-year mark of 13-6… recorded 13 tackles for loss and 5.5 sacks as a senior… made 13 receptions for 278 yards in seven games on offense as a senior… had 11 tackles for loss and four sacks as a junior, with seven receptions for 95 yards on offense… team captain as a senior.

Personal -- Born 8/16/2002… sport and recreation management major… parents are Amy Kintzie and Shawn Llewellyn… brother, Luke, is a member of the Iowa baseball program… high school coach was Sam Anderson.