Kenneth Merrieweather
Iowa Hawkeyes
91
Elite

Kenneth Merrieweather

Iowa HawkeyesContender
LDEDefenseElite
Projected Starter

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Kenneth Merrieweather is the projected starter at LDE for Iowa Hawkeyes.

Redshirt junior · #44 · 6'3", 270 lbs

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Depth at LDE · Iowa Hawkeyes

  1. 14491Kenneth MerrieweatherStarter
  2. 24383Kahmari Brown

Iowa Starting Lineup

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Top defensive linemen in the Big Ten

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Up next for Iowa

Iowa plays Northwestern away on Sat, Nov 7. The listed kickoff time is 07:30 PM ET.

The Story

Elite-Tier Talent

A 3-star recruit out of Martin Luther King, ranked #810 nationally coming out of high school. In 2025: 14 tackles, 1 TFL, 0 sacks. That's 1% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 91 overall (Elite tier).

Recruit3★ · #810 Natl2-Yr Total15 tackles · 0.5 sacksTeam Share1%
Detroit, MI
Jersey
#44
Class
RS JR
Height
6'3"
Weight
270 lbs

Career Stats

SeasonTklTFLSacks
20251410
202410.50.5

Regular-season totals from public sources. Derived splits (completion %, yards per carry, catch rate) aren't available in our current dataset.

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★☆☆3-star
Composite
0.8714
National Rank
#810
High School
Martin Luther King
Hometown
Detroit, MI

Why this rating?

On a 99-rated defense; 55th-percentile production (×0.97 for competition level) put them +2 vs unit starters → 91.

Team defense (SP+)
99
Rating basis
On-field stats
On-field production
Outperforms 55% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 50% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.97)
Depth-chart adjustment
+2 for role

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

2026 Game Log

Oct 31WWISTKL 2
TKL
2
SOLO
0
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 30-0

Oct 24LMINNTKL 3
TKL
3
SOLO
0
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 13-10

Oct 10WWASHTKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
0
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 41-24

Sep 26WMICHTKL 2
TKL
2
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 20-19

Sep 12WISUTKL 3
TKL
3
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
1

Final W 16-13

Kenneth Merrieweather's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Team Role

14 tkl · 1 TFL · 0 sacks
Usage / Involvement50%
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