Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | L 13-16@ Iowa | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 55-7vs Bowling Green | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Total | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#97
Max Baloun
Senior defensive tackle on Iowa State's 2026 roster.
6′6″ · 293 lb · Redfield, SD · Redfield
Transferred Washington State → Iowa State for 2026
The numbers
0
sacks · 2026 · through week 3
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 0.5 TFL, 2 tackles, vs Bowling Green
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Senior defensive tackle on Iowa State's 2026 roster.
- Transferred from Washington State to Iowa State in 2026.
Max Baloun
Washington State to Iowa State — the move that set up everything since. The receipt: 2 tackles, 0.5 TFL against Bowling Green — Week 3, 2026.
3 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- portal record
- game log
His career
20254 games
- Entered the portal
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2025–2026
2 coaches2025
Iowa State
2026era →
Jimmy Rogers
Iowa State
Coaching transition mid-career: Matt Campbell → Jimmy Rogers. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Iowa State
2025Washington State
2026Iowa State
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Iowa State | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Washington State | 4 | 3 | 3.0 | 1.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 7 | 4 | 3.5 | 1.0 | -- | -- | -- |
Game log
2026 snapshot
Since week 2: +0.5 tackles for loss, +2 tackles.
Season context · Team result + system
2025Washington State7-6HC: Jimmy Rogers · Balanced
2026Iowa State2-1HC: Jimmy Rogers · Run-heavy, slow tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
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 & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 1.5 TKL/g, 0.2 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jimmy Rogers
Pass share
32.7%
54 pass / 111 run
Plays / game
55.0
3 games
Team sack rate
3.3%
60 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy, slow tempo.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Background
Awards & Honors Co-Captain (2026) Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll (S26) 2025 (at Washington State) Played and started first four games before suffering a season-ending injury … tallied five tackles with three for a loss and one sack … had two tackles in season opener against Idaho … recorded a…
The defensive line · Iowa State
- #88Isaac Terrell12 tackles for loss · 2025
- #98Malaki Ta'ase4 tackles for loss · 2025
- #99Bryson Lamb3.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #55Jace J. Gilbert3 tackles for loss · 2025
- #97Max Baloun3 tackles for loss · 2025
16 more on the roster · Iowa State team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology