Snap Counts: Iowa Defense

The Iowa defense came up big once again, allowing only 10 points at Nebraska and forcing a key turnover in the final minute to setup the game winning field goal for the Hawkeyes in their 13-10 victory over the Huskers on Black Friday.

In this feature, we dive into the snap counts from Pro Football Focus to see how much each player was on the field for the Iowa defense this week.

Defensive Line

Joe Evans – 58 snaps

Ethan Hurkett – 52 snaps

Logan Lee – 46 snaps

Yahya Black – 40 snaps

Aaron Graves – 23 snaps

Max Llewellyn – 7 snaps

Deontae Craig – 6 snapes

Analysis: Listed as questionable coming into the game, Craig got the start but saw limited snaps, which created a bigger role for Hurkett, who had a career-high nine tackles including 1.5 tackles for loss and the big interception late in the fourth quarter that helped win the game for the Hawkeyes. Evans, Black, and Lee each recorded three tackles, while Graves had two in the game. Black and Graves were each credited with half a sack and Evans led the team in pressures with six on the day.

Linebacker

Jay Higgins – 58 snaps

Nick Jackson – 53 snaps

Kyler Fisher – 20 snaps

Analysis: Higgins once again went the distance for the Iowa defense, playing all 58 snaps and finishing the game with eight tackles and a half tackle for loss. Jackson collected four tackles and one sack and Fisher finished with three tackles in the game.

Defensive Back

Deshaun Lee – 58 snaps

Jermari Harris – 58 snaps

Quinn Schulte – 58 snaps

Sebastian Castro – 58 snaps

Xavier Nwankpa – 43 snaps

Analysis: Castro had yet another impressive game with four tackles, two tackles for loss, and a forced fumble on Friday. Elsewhere, Schulte had three tackles, while Nwankpa, Harris, and Lee each had two.

More to come from HawkeyeReport.com and PFF including individual grades from the game.

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