Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2019-2022Iowa
John Waggoner
DL • 6'5" • 267 lbs • West Des Moines, IA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
John Waggoner shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 17.3 disruption score.
Impact Production
45
Developing production for a defensive lineman
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Reliability
30
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
74
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2021 Postseason · Iowa
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Iowa
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Nevada
Player Story
John Waggoner built his college career from 2019 through 2022 as a defensive lineman from West Des Moines, IA wearing No. 92, spending time with Iowa. The clearest part of John Waggoner's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Iowa
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2018
John Waggoner, DL. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2021 Postseason · Iowa. John Waggoner shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 17.3 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 64
- TFL
- 10.5
- Sacks
- 4.5
- QB hurries
- 8
- Passes defended
- 3
Quick Answers
John Waggoner quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Iowa · DL
- Career Tackles
- 64
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 6 entries · 30 games
- Best season
- 2021 Postseason · Iowa
- Top game
- Nevada
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Dowling Catholic · Iowa
- High school pipeline
- Dowling Catholic · 10 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- Latest roster
- No. 92 · Senior
- 2022 Tackles rank
- 33 tackles · DL 127th (top 13%) · Big Ten 114th (top 19%) · National 1,191st (top 21%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Postseason | Iowa | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 23.9 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Iowa | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 0 | 23.9 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Iowa | 3 | 3 | - | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 11 |
| 2021 Postseason | Iowa | 12 | 0 | - | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 54.8 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Iowa | 12 | 25 | 3.5 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 54.8 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Iowa | 12 | 33 | 5.5 | 1.5 | - | - | 0 | 28.4 |
Related Context
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John Waggoner played DL for Iowa. Across 4 tracked seasons, John Waggoner recorded 64 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2022 with Iowa.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2021 Postseason
Iowa paired 15.5 primary output with 21.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
2022 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 17.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2022 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Nevada
Win with 2.5 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
0.6
Efficiency
17.3
Usage
4.8
Consistency
11.1
Best Game by takeover score
Nevada
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. South Dakota State: 0. Iowa State: 2. Nevada: 2.5. Rutgers: 0. Michigan: 0. Illinois: 2. Ohio State: 0. Northwestern: 0. Purdue: 0. Wisconsin: 0. Minnesota: 0. Nebraska: 0.5
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. South Dakota State: 2 by 8.3. Iowa State: 3 by 32.5. Nevada: 6 by 50. Rutgers: 2 by 8.3. Michigan: 2 by 8.3. Illinois: 3 by 32.5. Ohio State: 2 by 8.3. Northwestern: 2 by 8.3. Purdue: 1 by 4.2. Wisconsin: 1 by 4.2. Minnesota: 6 by 25. Nebraska: 3 by 17.5
Split Comparison
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Wins0.4 · Games = 7 · -0.5 vs Losses
Losses0.9 · Games = 5 · +0.5 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
Nevada
Best efficiency game
50 vs Nevada
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 11/25 | vs Nebraska | L 17-24 | 3 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/19 | @ Minnesota | W 13-10 | 6 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/12 | vs Wisconsin | W 24-10 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/5 | @ Purdue | W 24-3 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/29 | vs Northwestern | W 33-13 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/22 | @ Ohio State | L 10-54 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/8 | @ IllinoisSplash game | L 6-9 | 3 | 2 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/1 | vs Michigan | L 14-27 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/24 | @ Rutgers | W 27-10 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/17 | vs NevadaSplash game | W 27-0 | 6 | 0 | — | 2 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/10 | vs Iowa StateSplash game | L 7-10 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/3 | vs South Dakota State | W 7-3 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
John Waggoner story
John Waggoner built his college career from 2019 through 2022 as a defensive lineman from West Des Moines, IA wearing No. 92, spending time with Iowa. The clearest part of John Waggoner's career was his defensive production: 64 tackles, 10.5 tackles for loss, 4.5 sacks, and 3 passes defended across 30 career games in the available record. That gives John Waggoner's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Iowa
2019-2022
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Postseason | Iowa | 2.5 | 12.5 | 4.3 | — |
| 2019 Regular Season | Iowa | 2.5 | 12.5 | 4.3 | 0 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Iowa | 1 | 7.5 | 2.3 | -1.5 |
| 2021 Postseason | Iowa | 15.5 | 21.6 | 5.4 | 14.5 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Iowa | 15.5 | 21.6 | 5.4 | 0 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Iowa | 7 | 17.3 | 4.8 | -8.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Nevada
Week 3 · W 27-0
Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5
Havoc Plays
79.4 takeover
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 79.4 takeover score.
#2
vs Michigan
Week 14 · L 3-42 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
78.1 takeover
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 78.1 takeover score.
#3
vs Indiana
Week 1 · W 34-6 · Conference game
2.5
Havoc Plays
75 takeover
Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 75 takeover score.
#4
@ Illinois
Week 6 · L 6-9 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
70.8 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 70.8 takeover score.
#5
vs Iowa State
Week 2 · L 7-10
2
Havoc Plays
70.8 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 70.8 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2021 Postseason · Iowa
15.5 primary output · 21.6 efficiency · 5.4 usage
54.8
#2
2021 Regular Season · Iowa
54.8
15.5 primary · 21.6 efficiency · 5.4 usage
#3
2022 Regular Season · Iowa
28.4
7 primary · 17.3 efficiency · 4.8 usage
Milestones
7
Impact games
10
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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