Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2021-2025Iowa
Max Llewellyn
DL • 6'5" • 263 lbs • Urbandale, IA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
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Impact Production
39
Developing production for a defensive lineman
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Reliability
70
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
40
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2025 Postseason · Iowa
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Iowa
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Massachusetts
Player Story
Max Llewellyn built his college career from 2021 through 2025 as a defensive lineman from Urbandale, IA wearing No. 48, spending time with Iowa. The clearest part of Max Llewellyn's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Iowa
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2021
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2026
- Selection
- Round 7 · Pick 22
- Overall
- No. 238
- NFL Team
- Miami Dolphins
Max Llewellyn, DL. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2025 Postseason · Iowa. Max Llewellyn shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 32 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 63
- TFL
- 20.5
- Sacks
- 14.5
- QB hurries
- 17
- Passes defended
- 9
Quick Answers
Max Llewellyn quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Iowa · DL
- Career Tackles
- 63
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 8 entries · 34 games
- Best season
- 2025 Postseason · Iowa
- Top game
- Massachusetts
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Urbandale · Iowa
- High school pipeline
- Urbandale · 11 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- NFL Draft
- 2026 · Round 7 · Pick 22 · Miami Dolphins
- Latest roster
- No. 48 · Senior
- 2025 Tackles rank
- 25 tackles · DL 261st (top 25%) · Big Ten 204th (top 27%) · National 1,721st (top 28%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Regular Season | Iowa | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2022 Regular Season | Iowa | 2 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 29.2 |
| 2023 Postseason | Iowa | 7 | 5 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 38.4 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Iowa | 7 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 38.4 |
| 2024 Postseason | Iowa | 13 | 2 | - | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 62.6 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Iowa | 13 | 20 | 8 | 5.5 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 62.6 |
| 2025 Postseason | Iowa | 12 | 2 | - | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 70.1 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Iowa | 12 | 23 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 70.1 |
Related Context
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Max Llewellyn played DL for Iowa. Across 5 tracked seasons, Max Llewellyn recorded 63 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2025 with Iowa.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2025 Postseason
Iowa paired 28 primary output with 32 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 32 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2025 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Massachusetts
Win with backfield disruption leading the way. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2025 Postseason · Iowa
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
2.3
Efficiency
32
Usage
10.1
Consistency
64.2
Best Game by takeover score
Massachusetts
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Vanderbilt: 1. UAlbany: 2. Iowa State: 0.5. Massachusetts: 4.5. Rutgers: 4. Indiana: 4. Wisconsin: 0. Penn State: 3. Minnesota: 3. Oregon: 1. Michigan State: 4. Nebraska: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Vanderbilt: 2 by 18.3. UAlbany: 1 by 24.2. Iowa State: 2 by 13.3. Massachusetts: 3 by 57.5. Rutgers: 3 by 52.5. Indiana: 2 by 48.3. Wisconsin: 1 by 4.2. Penn State: 1 by 34.2. Minnesota: 2 by 38.3. Oregon: 5 by 30.8. Michigan State: 2 by 48.3. Nebraska: 1 by 14.2
Split Comparison
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Wins2.5 · Games = 9 · +0.7 vs Losses
Losses1.8 · Games = 3 · -0.7 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
Massachusetts
Best efficiency game
57.5 vs Massachusetts
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 12/31 | @ Vanderbilt | W 34-27 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 11/28 | @ Nebraska | W 40-16 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/22 | vs Michigan StateSplash game | W 20-17 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/8 | vs Oregon | L 16-18 | 5 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/25 | vs MinnesotaSplash game | W 41-3 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/18 | vs Penn StateSplash game | W 25-24 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/11 | @ Wisconsin | W 37-0 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/27 | vs IndianaSplash game | L 15-20 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/20 | @ RutgersSplash game | W 38-28 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/13 | vs Massachusetts2+ sacks · Splash game | W 47-7 | 3 | 2 | — | 2.50 | 2 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/6 | @ Iowa State | L 13-16 | 2 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 8/30 | vs UAlbanySplash game | W 34-7 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Max Llewellyn story
Max Llewellyn built his college career from 2021 through 2025 as a defensive lineman from Urbandale, IA wearing No. 48, spending time with Iowa. The clearest part of Max Llewellyn's career was his defensive production: 63 tackles, 20.5 tackles for loss, 14.5 sacks, and 9 passes defended across 34 career games in the available record. That gives Max Llewellyn's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Iowa
2021-2025
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Regular Season | Iowa | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2022 Regular Season | Iowa | 1.5 | 13.8 | 3.1 | 1.5 |
| 2023 Postseason | Iowa | 8 | 19.2 | 5.9 | 6.5 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Iowa | 8 | 19.2 | 5.9 | 0 |
| 2024 Postseason | Iowa | 23.5 | 25.1 | 9.1 | 15.5 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Iowa | 23.5 | 25.1 | 9.1 | 0 |
| 2025 Postseason | Iowa | 28 | 32 | 10.1 | 4.5 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Iowa | 28 | 32 | 10.1 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs No. 136 Massachusetts
Week 3 · W 47-7
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
4.5
Havoc Plays
85.8 takeover
4.5 disruption/tackle impact with 85.8 takeover score.
#2
vs Troy
Week 3 · W 38-21
4
Havoc Plays
81.4 takeover
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 81.4 takeover score.
#3
@ No. 72 Rutgers
Week 4 · W 38-28 · Conference game
4
Havoc Plays
80.5 takeover
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 80.5 takeover score.
#4
vs No. 1 Indiana
Week 5 · L 15-20 · Conference game · Ranked opponent
4
Havoc Plays
79.1 takeover
Loss with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 79.1 takeover score.
#5
vs Michigan
Week 14 · L 0-26 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
74.7 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 74.7 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2025 Postseason · Iowa
28 primary output · 32 efficiency · 10.1 usage
70.1
#2
2025 Regular Season · Iowa
70.1
28 primary · 32 efficiency · 10.1 usage
#3
2024 Postseason · Iowa
62.6
23.5 primary · 25.1 efficiency · 9.1 usage
Milestones
12
Impact games
18
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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