#41 Jaden Harrell Season 2023-24

2025 Honors -- Named to 2025 Player Council... 2025 -- Started six games linebacker, playing in 10... has 38 tackles (19 solo, 19 assists), including two tackles for a loss of 12 yards, one QB sack for six yards, one QB pressure and two forced fumbles on the season while Iowa's defense is ranked eighth in the nation in total defense (267.9) and scoring defense (14.5), ninth in first-down defense (169), 12th in passing defense (166.3), and 14th in rushing defense (101.6)... the two forced fumbles leads the team and ranks sixth in the Big Ten... led team with a career-high nine tackles (career-high six solo, three assists), and forced his first career fumble in 13-16 loss at Iowa State... matched a career-high nine tackles (one solo, career-high eight assists) in 38-28 win at Rutgers... led team with six tackles (four solo, two assists), including his first career tackle for a loss of six yards and his first career QB sack for six yards, and one QB pressure in 47-7 win over UMass... collected four tackles (two solo, two assists), including one tackle for a loss of six yards, and forced his second fumble of the season in 15-20 loss to #11/12 Indiana... recorded four tackles in 34-7 season-opening win over UAlbany (three solo, one assist) and in 20-17 win over Michigan State (two solo, two assists).

2024 Honors -- Coaches Appreciation Award, special teams... Academic All-Big Ten... 2024 -- Played in all 13 games... had eight tackles (four solo, four assists), one QB pressure, and recovered one fumble on the season... collected a season-high two solo tackles, recovered his first career fumble and recorded his first career QB pressure in 17-20 loss at UCLA... collected a season-high two tackles (both assists) in 40-16 win over Washington... letterwinner.

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… CLAS non-degree student… parents are Michelle McCoy and Erich Saeger… high school coach was Sam Anderson.