Bryce Hawthorne
Bryce Hawthorne
Wins his gap play after play. He got to Iowa by way of South Dakota State. One game to point at: 3 tackles, 1 TFL against Minnesota — Week 9, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- portal record
- game log
Career Arc
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Kirk Ferentz
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 1 · 2-deepR04 · Rotational
Rotational. Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Iowa | 15 | 8 | 3.0 | 0.0 | -- | 1 | -- |
| Career | 15 | 8 | 3.0 | 0.0 | -- | 1 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 18 · 2025
W 34–27
at Vanderbilt
1 TFL · 2 TOT · 2 SOLO
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 7 on the road.
How he plays
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Iowa
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive line · Iowa
Returning around him
- 7 Iowa players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: +7 net (15 in / 8 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Iowa · Last season: 9-4 · Talent rank #42 · 2026 recruiting class #26
DNA match
Player DNA
Two-Gap Base
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Ashton Coker’s 2025 season.
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Differs from Ashton on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Ashton Coker's sophomore season at UTEP (2025).
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