{"id":55034,"date":"2025-07-10T20:40:09","date_gmt":"2025-07-10T20:40:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/55034\/"},"modified":"2025-07-10T20:40:09","modified_gmt":"2025-07-10T20:40:09","slug":"no-2-tj-hall-and-no-48-max-llewellyn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/55034\/","title":{"rendered":"No. 2 TJ Hall and No. 48 Max Llewellyn"},"content":{"rendered":"<p id=\"inline-text-0\" class=\"mt-[18px] md:mt-0 mb-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"5x\">We are officially 50 days from <a href=\"https:\/\/hawkeyesports.com\/sports\/football\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Iowa Football<\/a>! Fall camp is just around the corner, and the Hawkeyes are continuing to prepare for the 2025-2026 season.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-1\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"60\">The Hawkeyes lost multiple talented players on both sides of the ball, but also have multiple talented returning players.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-2\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"63\">Two returning players are entering their senior seasons and are looking to make significant contributions to the Iowa defense.<\/p>\n<p>No. 2 TJ Hall, defensive back<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/01jztvqd9anqefn9mwax.jpg\" alt=\"Iowa defensive back TJ Hall is pictured during an April 2023 spring practice.\" title=\"Iowa defensive back TJ Hall is pictured during an April 2023 spring practice.\" width=\"2520\" height=\"1417\" class=\"undefined w-full w-full blur-[5px]\" q:id=\"6f\"\/>Iowa defensive back TJ Hall looks to the sideline during the Hawkeyes&#8217; final spring NCAA football practice, Saturday, April 22, 2023, at Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City, Iowa. | Joseph Cress\/Iowa City Press-Citizen \/ USA TODAY NETWORK<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-5\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6j\">Before joining the Hawkeyes in 2022, <a href=\"https:\/\/hawkeyesports.com\/sports\/football\/roster\/player\/tj-hall\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">TJ Hall <\/a>was a two-way star for San Joaquin Memorial High School in Fresno, California.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-6\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6m\">Hall was a four-year letter winner for San Joaquin, playing defensive back, receiver, and quarterback, and also returned kicks and punts.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-7\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6p\">During his senior season, Hall <a href=\"https:\/\/hawkeyesports.com\/sports\/football\/roster\/player\/tj-hall\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">tallied<\/a> 26 tackles, three interceptions, and one forced fumble on defense and 805 receiving yards and 10 touchdowns as a receiver.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-8\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6s\">Hall was an immediate contributor on defense, playing in all 13 games as a freshman. He was injured for most of his sophomore season (2023), before starting seven games as a junior last season.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-9\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6v\">Last season, Hall <a href=\"https:\/\/hawkeyesports.com\/sports\/football\/roster\/player\/tj-hall\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">tallied<\/a> 19 tackles (13 solo, six assisted), two pass breakups, and one interception in 12 games (seven starts).<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-10\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6y\">Hall is projected to be one of the starting defensive backs for the 2025-2026 season.<\/p>\n<p>No. 48 Max Llewellyn, defensive lineman<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/01jztwcvswnnvc2jymx7.jpg\" alt=\"Iowa defensive lineman Max Llewellyn sacks Iowa State's Rocco Becht during a September 2024 game.\" title=\"Iowa defensive lineman Max Llewellyn sacks Iowa State's Rocco Becht during a September 2024 game.\" width=\"7123\" height=\"4006\" class=\"undefined w-full w-full blur-[5px]\" q:id=\"7a\"\/>Sep 7, 2024; Iowa City, Iowa, USA; Iowa State Cyclones quarterback Rocco Becht (3) is sacked by defensive lineman Max Llewellyn (48) during the first quarter at Kinnick Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jeffrey Becker-Imagn Images | Jeffrey Becker-Imagn Images<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-13\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"7e\">A senior and Urbandale, Iowa, native, <a href=\"https:\/\/hawkeyesports.com\/sports\/football\/roster\/player\/max-llewellyn\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Max Llewellyn<\/a>, is poised for a breakout season in 2025. Before joining the Hawkeyes in 2021, Llewellyn was a star for Urbandale High School.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-14\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"7h\">After redshirting in 2021 and seeing limited action in 2022 as a redshirt freshman, Llewellyn became. regular contributor on the Iowa defense.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-15\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"7k\">Last season, Llewellyn played in all 13 games, <a href=\"https:\/\/hawkeyesports.com\/sports\/football\/roster\/player\/max-llewellyn\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">tallying<\/a> 22 tackles (14 solo, eight assisted), including 5.5 sacks and eight tackles for loss.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-16\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"7n\">Before next season, PFF College <a href=\"https:\/\/dearoldgold.com\/the-iowa-defense-has-two-of-the-highest-graded-returning-rushers-in-the-big-ten-01jzknq52zgg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">ranked<\/a> Llewellyn as the No. 2 highest-graded returning edge rusher in the Big Ten.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-17\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"7q\">He is also one of the highest-ranked Hawkeyes in EA Sports College Football 26, ranked 82 overall.<\/p>\n<p>More Hawkeyes News:<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"We are officially 50 days from Iowa Football! 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