#48 Max Llewellyn Season 2025-26

2024 – – Played in all 11 games… has 18 tackles (10 solo, eight assists), including 4.5 QB sacks for 31 yards and seven tackles for a loss of 36 yards, three pass break-ups, seven QB pressures, recovered one fumble, and scored team’s first 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 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.

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.