Last confirmed: Iowa, 2017. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′2″ · 235 lb · West Branch, IA
Bo Bower: LB · Iowa · #41.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Bo Bower
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. This is his fourth year in the same linebacker corps at Iowa. A game that shows it: 12 tackles against Northwestern — Week 8, 2017.
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
90 tackles. 2 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 3.5 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
The Des Moines Register Oct 15Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
Game log · Week-by-week
2017 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 24-3vs Wyoming | 11 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 44-41@ Iowa State | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 31-14vs North Texas | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 19-21vs No. 4 Penn State | 7 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 10-17@ Michigan State | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 45-16vs Illinois | 10 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 10-17@ Northwestern | 12 | 8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 12 tackles |
| Wk 9 | W 17-10vs Minnesota | 5 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 10 | W 55-24vs No. 3 Ohio State | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 14-38@ No. 6 Wisconsin | 11 | 8 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 15-24vs Purdue | 7 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 13 | W 56-14@ Nebraska | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | W 27-20@ Boston College | 7 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 90 | 40 | 3.5 | 1.0 | — | 2 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
90tackles this seasonTFL rate
4%4 TFLSack rate
1%1 sackPD rate
2%2 pass breakups90 tackles · 3.5 for loss · 1 sack.
4 seasons under Kirk Ferentz — 35-18 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2017 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 6.6 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.3 |
| Road5g | 7.4 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 6.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 7.5 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Kirk Ferentz
Pass share
42.9%
355 pass / 473 run
Plays / game
63.7
13 games
Team sack rate
6.7%
374 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2017
90 tackles in 13 games, about as many tackles a game as a typical FBS linebacker who plays every week.
How it ended
Four seasons at Iowa, 181 tackles — his college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2013–2017
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Kirk Ferentz.
