Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2018-2022Iowa
Kaevon Merriweather
DB • 6'0" • 212 lbs • Belleville, MI, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Kaevon Merriweather shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 23.8 disruption score.
Impact Production
64
Solid production for a defensive back
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Reliability
73
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
72
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2022 Regular Season · Iowa
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Iowa
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Maryland
Player Story
Kaevon Merriweather built his college career from 2018 through 2022 as a defensive back from Belleville, MI wearing No. 26, spending time with Iowa. The clearest part of Kaevon Merriweather's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Iowa
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2018
Kaevon Merriweather, DB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2022 Regular Season · Iowa. Kaevon Merriweather shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 23.8 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 118
- TFL
- 2
- QB hurries
- 1
- Passes defended
- 9
Quick Answers
Kaevon Merriweather quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Iowa · DB
- Career Tackles
- 118
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 6 entries · 34 games
- Best season
- 2022 Regular Season · Iowa
- Top game
- Maryland
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Belleville · Iowa
- High school pipeline
- Belleville · 29 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- Latest roster
- No. 26 · Senior
- 2022 Tackles rank
- 47 tackles · DB 155th (top 17%) · Big Ten 67th (top 11%) · National 641st (top 11%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | Iowa | 1 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 37 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Iowa | 1 | 5 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 44.9 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Iowa | 7 | 23 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 12.5 |
| 2021 Postseason | Iowa | 13 | 3 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 30.7 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Iowa | 13 | 39 | - | 0 | - | 4 | 0 | 30.7 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Iowa | 12 | 47 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 55.2 |
Related Context
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Kaevon Merriweather played DB for Iowa. Across 5 tracked seasons, Kaevon Merriweather recorded 118 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2022 with Iowa.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season
Iowa paired 9 primary output with 23.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
2022 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 23.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2022 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Rutgers
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2022 Regular Season · Iowa
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
0.8
Efficiency
23.8
Usage
5.1
Consistency
54
Best Game by takeover score
Rutgers
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. South Dakota State: 1. Iowa State: 0. Nevada: 0. Rutgers: 2. Michigan: 0. Illinois: 0. Ohio State: 1. Northwestern: 1. Purdue: 1. Wisconsin: 2. Minnesota: 0. Nebraska: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. South Dakota State: 4 by 26.7. Iowa State: 5 by 20.8. Nevada: 5 by 20.8. Rutgers: 3 by 32.5. Michigan: 6 by 25. Illinois: 5 by 20.8. Ohio State: 5 by 30.8. Northwestern: 2 by 18.3. Purdue: 3 by 22.5. Wisconsin: 3 by 32.5. Minnesota: 4 by 16.7. Nebraska: 2 by 18.3
Split Comparison
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Wins1 · Games = 7 · +0.6 vs Losses
Losses0.4 · Games = 5 · -0.6 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Rutgers
Best efficiency game
32.5 vs Wisconsin
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 11/25 | vs Nebraska | L 17-24 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/19 | @ Minnesota | W 13-10 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/12 | vs WisconsinSplash game | W 24-10 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Sat 11/5 | @ Purdue | W 24-3 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/29 | vs Northwestern | W 33-13 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/22 | @ Ohio State | L 10-54 | 5 | 4 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/8 | @ Illinois | L 6-9 | 5 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/1 | vs Michigan | L 14-27 | 6 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/24 | @ RutgersSplash game | W 27-10 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/17 | vs Nevada | W 27-0 | 5 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/10 | vs Iowa State | L 7-10 | 5 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/3 | vs South Dakota State | W 7-3 | 4 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Kaevon Merriweather story
Kaevon Merriweather built his college career from 2018 through 2022 as a defensive back from Belleville, MI wearing No. 26, spending time with Iowa. The clearest part of Kaevon Merriweather's career was his defensive production: 118 tackles, 2 tackles for loss, 4 interceptions, and 9 passes defended across 34 career games in the available record. That gives Kaevon Merriweather's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Iowa
2018-2022
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | Iowa | 0 | 4.2 | 0.8 | — |
| 2019 Regular Season | Iowa | 1 | 30.8 | 4.5 | 1 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Iowa | 1 | 15.1 | 2.3 | 0 |
| 2021 Postseason | Iowa | 5 | 17.3 | 4.5 | 4 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Iowa | 5 | 17.3 | 4.5 | 0 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Iowa | 9 | 23.8 | 5.1 | 4 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Maryland
Week 5 · W 51-14 · Conference game
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
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Havoc Plays
75.6 takeover
1 disruption/tackle impact with 75.6 takeover score.
#2
@ Rutgers
Week 4 · W 27-10 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
60.6 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 60.6 takeover score.
#3
@ Ohio State
Week 8 · L 10-54 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
60.3 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 60.3 takeover score.
#4
vs Michigan
Week 14 · L 3-42 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
59.7 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 59.7 takeover score.
#5
vs Miami (OH)
Week 1 · W 38-14
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Havoc Plays
56.1 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 56.1 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2022 Regular Season · Iowa
9 primary output · 23.8 efficiency · 5.1 usage
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#2
2019 Regular Season · Iowa
44.9
1 primary · 30.8 efficiency · 4.5 usage
#3
2018 Regular Season · Iowa
37
0 primary · 4.2 efficiency · 0.8 usage
Milestones
3
Impact games
2
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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