Senior linebacker for Iowa. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
6′2″ · 238 lb · Rock Valley, IA · Boyden Hull/Rock Valley
The numbers
tackles · 2026 · through week 3
3 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 4 tackles, 0.5 TFL, 0.5 sacks, vs Northern Illinois
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Senior linebacker for Iowa. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
Landyn Van Kekerix
Third year in the Iowa linebacker corps, same address the whole way. The receipt: 4 tackles, 0.5 sacks against Northern Illinois — Week 1, 2026.
7 TACKLES · 0.5 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
His career
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Kirk Ferentz.
Game by game
Point color shows the opponent's defensive strength that week (red = weaker defense, blue = stronger) — dashed line is this player's own season average.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 40-0vs Northern Illinois | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 16-13vs Iowa State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 55-0vs Northern Iowa | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 7 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 |
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 16–13
vs Iowa State
2 tackles · 1 solo tackles
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 3 at home.
With B. Everitt — 44 yards per punt · 6 punts · 4 inside the 20 · H. Brown — 191 yds · 0 TD · 0 INT · QBR 34.2 · 22 rush yds (8 car) · 1 TD
Since week 2: +1 tackle.
Season context · Team result + system
3 seasons under Kirk Ferentz — 20-9 over that span.
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 2.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 2.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Kirk Ferentz
Pass share
46.3%
93 pass / 108 run
Plays / game
67.0
3 games
Team sack rate
1.0%
99 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2026
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
The No. 1,307 recruit in the country is starting at linebacker in the Big Ten as a senior.
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