Kaevon Merriweather
Kaevon Merriweather
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. He has spent three seasons in the Iowa secondary. His first career honor landed in 2022: All-America (CBS). One game to point at: 6 tackles against Michigan — Week 5, 2022.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- recognition record
- game log
How it ended
Three seasons at Iowa, 90 tackles — his college career is complete.
Career Arc
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-AMERICA
Named All-American (2022)
1 selectors honored him
Coaching Lineage · 2018–2022
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Kirk Ferentz.
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 3 · RecognizedR11 · National watch / fringe AA
National watch / fringe All-America. Knocking on the All-America door.
Recognition
Production
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-AMERICA
Named All-American (2022)
1 selectors honored him
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 12 · 2022
W 13–10
at Minnesota
3 SOLO · 4 TOT
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 3 on the road.
How he plays
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Hybrid Nickel
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
His 2022 production profile sits closest to Collin Duncan’s 2021 season.
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As a graduate, his production profile tracks closest to Jett Elad's graduate season at UNLV (2023).
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