Player Dossier

2023-2025

Iowa

Kenneth Merrieweather

DL • 6'3" • 263 lbs • Detroit, MI, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Kenneth Merrieweather shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 6.9 disruption score.

Usage Score

2

Efficiency

6.9

Consistency

3.3

Season Value

4.8

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2024 Regular Season · Iowa

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
4
Program Path
Iowa
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Unknown

Scouting Read

Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.

Kenneth Merrieweather, DL. Best season Best season by value score: 2024 Regular Season · Iowa. Kenneth Merrieweather shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 6.9 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2024 Regular Season

Iowa paired 1 primary output with 14.2 efficiency.

Supporting note

2025 Postseason role shape

impact-led usage with 6.9 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: Unknown

Game with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

Understand the selected season before dropping into the full game log.

2025 Postseason · Iowa

Games

10

Havoc Plays / G

0.1

Efficiency

6.9

Usage

2

Consistency

3.3

Best Game by takeover score

Vanderbilt

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Vanderbilt: 0. Unknown: 1. Iowa State: 0. Massachusetts: 0. Indiana: 0. Wisconsin: 0. Penn State: 0. Minnesota: 0. USC: 0. Nebraska: 0

Volume vs Efficiency

Low volume / high quality

High volume / high quality

Low volume / lower quality

High volume / lower quality

Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Vanderbilt: 1 by 4.2. Unknown: 1 by 14.2. Iowa State: 1 by 4.2. Massachusetts: 1 by 4.2. Indiana: 1 by 4.2. Wisconsin: 1 by 4.2. Penn State: 2 by 8.3. Minnesota: 1 by 4.2. USC: 3 by 12.5. Nebraska: 2 by 8.3

Split Comparison

Wins0 · n=6 · +0 vs Losses
Losses0 · n=3 · +0 vs Wins
First Half0.2 · n=5 · +0.2 vs Second Half
Second Half0 · n=5 · -0.2 vs First Half

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

10 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Unknown

Best efficiency game

14.2 vs Unknown

Result
Wed 12/31@ VanderbiltW 34-2710000
Fri 11/28@ NebraskaW 40-1620000
Sat 11/15@ USCL 21-2633000
Sat 10/25vs MinnesotaW 41-310000
Sat 10/18vs Penn StateW 25-2421000
Sat 10/11@ WisconsinW 37-010000
Sat 9/27vs IndianaL 15-2011000
Sat 9/13vs MassachusettsW 47-710000
Sat 9/6@ Iowa StateL 13-1611000
Sat 8/30vs Unknown11100

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

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    Iowa

    2023-2025

    Opening stop

Season Progression

2023202420252025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2023 Regular SeasonIowa0
2024 Regular SeasonIowa114.26.51
2025 PostseasonIowa16.920
2025 Regular SeasonIowa16.920

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Unknown

Game with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1

Primary metric

1 disruption/tackle impact with 40.9 takeover score.

#2

Northwestern

1

Primary metric

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 40.2 takeover score.

#3

USC

0

Primary metric

Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0 disruption/tackle impact with 5.2 takeover score.

#4

Nebraska

0

Primary metric

Win with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0 disruption/tackle impact with 3.3 takeover score.

#5

Penn State

0

Primary metric

Win with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0 disruption/tackle impact with 3.2 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2024 Regular Season · Iowa

1 primary output · 14.2 efficiency · 6.5 usage

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#2

2025 Postseason · Iowa

4.8

1 primary · 6.9 efficiency · 2 usage

#3

2025 Regular Season · Iowa

4.8

1 primary · 6.9 efficiency · 2 usage

Milestones

0

Impact games

0

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2023 · Rating 0.8714

Martin Luther King · Detroit, MI

Committed To
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2023

Career Facts

1

Career teams

4

Seasons tracked

15

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 4 tracked seasons, 11 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Kenneth Merrieweather quick answers

Recruiting profile

3-star recruit

Position
DL
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
4
Career tackles
15