Defensive back, Iowa, 2018–22
Kaevon Merriweather
- Number
- No. 26
- Height
- 6′0″
- Weight
- 212 lb
- Class (2022)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Belleville, MI
- Born
- Dec 20, 1999
Kaevon Merriweather played defensive back at Iowa (2018–22).
All-America: CBS Sports 2022
Defense
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Iowa | 26 | DB | Yr 1 | ||
| 2019 | Iowa | 26 | DB | Yr 2 | ||
| 2020 | Iowa | 26 | DB | Yr 3 | ||
| 2021 | Iowa | 26 | DB | Yr 4 | ||
| 2022 | Iowa | 26 | DB | Sr. (Yr 5) | 6′0″ | 212 |
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Game by game
2022 Iowa 12 games, 47 tackles, 3 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs. South Dakota State | W 7–3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 10 | vs. Iowa State | L 7–10 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 17 | vs. Nevada | W 27–0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 24 | at Rutgers | W 27–10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Oct 1 | vs. Michigan | L 14–27 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 8 | at Illinois | L 6–9 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 22 | at Ohio State | L 10–54 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 29 | vs. Northwestern | W 33–13 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 5 | at Purdue | W 24–3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 12 | vs. Wisconsin | W 24–10 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Nov 19 | at Minnesota | W 13–10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 25 | vs. Nebraska | L 17–24 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2021 Iowa 13 games, 42 tackles, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | vs. Indiana | W 34–6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 11 | atIowa State | W 27–17 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 18 | vs. Kent State | W 30–7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 1 | at Maryland | W 51–14 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 9 | vs. Penn State | W 23–20 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 16 | vs.Purdue | L 7–24 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 30 | atWisconsin | L 7–27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 6 | atNorthwestern | W 17–12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 13 | vs.Minnesota | W 27–22 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 20 | vs.Illinois | W 33–23 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 26 | atNebraska | W 28–21 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 4 | vs.Michigan | L 3–42 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jan 1 ✦ | vs. Kentucky | L 17–20 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2020 Iowa 7 games, 23 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 31 | vs.Northwestern | L 20–21 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 7 | vs. Michigan State | W 49–7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 13 | atMinnesota | W 35–7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 21 | atPenn State | W 41–21 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 27 | vs.Nebraska | W 26–20 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 5 | atIllinois | W 35–21 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dec 12 | vs.Wisconsin | W 28–7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2019 Iowa 1 game, 5 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. Miami (OH) | W 38–14 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
2018 Iowa 1 game, 1 tackle
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs. Northern Illinois | W 33–7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
Played in the 2023 Senior Bowl (National team, won 27–10).
| Drill | Combine 2023 | Combine or pro day 2023 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 6′0″ | |
| Weight | 205 lb | |
| Arm length | 31⅞″ | |
| Hand size | 9¼″ | |
| Wingspan | 77⅛″W | |
| 40-yard dash | 4.62 s | |
| 10-yard split | 1.58 s | |
| Vertical jump | 35½″ | |
| Broad jump | 9′10″ | |
| Bench press | 17 reps | |
| 3-cone drill | 7.14 s | |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.24 s |
Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
4 seasons, 26 games with a stat; latest team: Jacksonville Jaguars.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 11 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 7 | 16 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | Houston Texans | 7 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 (so far) | Jacksonville Jaguars | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| NFL career | 26 | 48 | 1 | 0 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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