Snap share
13%
likely 4–19%
Tackles
4
3151st of 5410 in FBS
Solo
2
Tackles for loss
0.5
2022nd of 2452 in FBS
Sacks
0
Interceptions
0
Game Log
Burke Gautcher's box score, game by game, from ESPN, with a 0–10 game score for each (hover it for how it works). Click a result for the full game
5.1 avg. game scoreBest: 5.4 vs Northern Iowa (Week 3)0 of 2 games at 8.0+
| Defense | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Game score | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Hur | PD | INT | TD |
| 1 |  Northern Illinois | W 40–0 | 4.8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | · | · |
| 2 |  Iowa State | W 16–13 | — | no stats recorded | |||||||
| 3 |  Northern Iowa | W 55–0 | 5.4 | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | · | · |
| 4 | @ Michigan | W 20–19 | — | no stats recorded | |||||||
| 5 |  Ohio State | L 14–31 | — | no stats recorded | |||||||
| 6 | @ Washington | W 41–24 | — | no stats recorded | |||||||
| 2026 · 2 games | 5.1 | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | · | · | ||
2026 Season Stats
FBS rank among qualifying players
| Defense | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Tackles | 4 | 3151st / 5410 |
| Solo | 2 | — |
| Tackles for loss | 0.5 | 2022nd / 2452 |
| Sacks | 0 | — |
| QB hurries | 0 | — |
| Passes defended | 0 | — |
| Defensive TD | 0 | — |
Snaps by Game
Estimated snaps from a model trained on real NFL snap counts. Ranges in brackets are where the real number lands 80% of the time: wide for a single game, tighter over the season. How it works
| Game | Opp. plays | Est. snaps | Plays made | Snap share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 · Northern Illinois | 55 | ~23 (2–42) | 2 | 42% |
| Wk 3 · Northern Iowa | 57 | ~27 (3–49) | 2 | 47% |
| Season | 383 | 50 (17–74) | 4 | 13% |
Position Room
13 LBs on the Iowa roster, ordered by tkl
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Tkl | TFL | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33 | Cam Buffington | LB | JR | 52 | 5 | 2 | — | 0 |
| 36 | Jayden Montgomery | LB | SR | 35 | 5 | 2 | — | 0 |
| 23 | Landyn Van Kekerix | LB | SR | 20 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 |
| 4 | Julian Manson | LB | FR | 7 | 1.5 | 1 | — | 0 |
| 46 | Preston Ries | LB | JR | 7 | 2.5 | 2.5 | — | 1 |
| 31 | Nolan DeLong | LB | SR | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Derek Weisskopf | LB | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | ||
| 10 | Burke Gautcher | LB | SO | 4 | 0.5 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 15 | Carson Cooney | LB | SO | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 47 | Jack Laughlin | LB | SR | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Billy Weivoda | LB | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | ||
| 9 | Kasen Thomas | LB | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 37 | Brayton Alford | LB | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
Stats, EPA and usage come from CollegeFootballData.com and refresh daily. FBS ranks only count players with enough volume for the stat to mean something. Qualifying for EPA takes —+ plays per team game. Iowa depth chart →