#48 Max Llewellyn Season 2022-23

2024 Honors - - Team Hustle Award, defense... 2024 - - Played in all 13 games... had 22 tackles (14 solo, eight assists), including 5.5 QB sacks for 38 yards and eight tackles for a loss of 43 yards, three pass break-ups, a team-leading eight QB pressures, recovered two fumbles, forced one fumble, and scored team's only safety of the season... collected a career-high three assisted tackles in 7-35 loss at #3/3 Ohio State... recorded three tackles (one solo, two assists), including 0.5 tackles for a loss of two yards, recovered his first career fumble and had one QB pressure in 40-16 win over Washington... collected three tackles (two solo, one assist) in 20-32 loss at Michigan State... recorded two solo tackles, including one QB sack for seven yards, and forced and recovered a fourth-quarter fumble that lead to Iowa's game-winning field goal in 13-10 win over Nebraska... recorded two solo tackles, including one QB sack for a loss of seven yards, and two QB pressures in 29-13 win at Maryland... recorded two tackles (one solo, one assist), including 1.5 tackles for a loss of two yards, as defense allowed just 189 yards in season-opening 40-0 shutout of Illinois State... recorded two tackles (one solo, one assist), including one QB sack for seven yards, and one pass break-up in 19-20 loss to Iowa State... his one solo tackle was a QB sack for six yards that resulted in a safety as defense allowed just 163 yards in 40-14 win over Northwestern... also had one QB pressure vs. Northwestern... recorded one solo tackle - a QB sack for nine yards, one pass break-up, and one QB pressure in 38-21 win over Troy... collected one solo tackle for a loss of three yards in 42-10 win over Wisconsin... collected one pass break-up in 31-14 win at Minnesota and a career-high two QB pressures in 17-20 loss at UCLA... letterwinner.

2023 – – Played in all 14 games… posted career-high five tackles (career high four solo, career-high 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 a career-high 1.0 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.