Max Baloun
Iowa State Cyclones
80
Good

Max Baloun

Iowa State CyclonesAverage
NTDefenseGoodTRANSFER · Washington State
Projected Starter

Is Max Baloun starting?

Max Baloun is the projected starter at NT for Iowa State Cyclones.

Redshirt senior · #97 · 6'6", 293 lbs

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Depth at NT · Iowa State Cyclones

  1. 19780Max BalounStarter
  2. 2068Zaimir Hawk
  3. 38964Donovan Fitzmaurice

Iowa State Starting Lineup

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Top defensive linemen in the Big 12

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Up next for Iowa State

Iowa State plays Baylor away on Sat, Nov 7. The listed kickoff time is 12:00 PM ET.

The Story

Making His Case

This season: 4 tackles, 3 TFL, 1 sacks. That's 2% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 80 overall (Good tier).

Team Share2%
Redfield, SD
Jersey
#97
Class
RS SR/TR
Height
6'6"
Weight
293 lbs
Transfer
Washington State

Stats

SeasonTklTFLSacks
—431

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

Why this rating?

On a 79-rated defense; 61th-percentile production at transfer origin (×0.85 for competition level) put them +1 vs unit starters → 80.

Team defense (SP+)
79
Rating basis
On-field stats
Production (prior school)
Outperforms 61% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 29% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.85)
Depth-chart adjustment
+1 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 31WOKSTTKL 2
TKL
2
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 51-49

Oct 24LARIZTKL 2
TKL
2
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 39-3

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

Final L 24-10

Oct 3WWVUTKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
0
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 45-42

Sep 26LUTAHTKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 31-17

Sep 19WBGSUTKL 2
TKL
2
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 55-7

Sep 12LIOWATKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
0
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 16-13

Max Baloun's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Team Role

4 tkl · 3 TFL · 1 sacks
Usage / Involvement17%
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