Iowa’s best defenders since 2004
Desmond King II has the most interceptions of the 134 defenders who played at Iowa since 2004, 14. Riley Moss is 2nd with 11. Deshaun Lee is tied for 7th, with 6; 2 more passes Jake Gervase and Cooper DeJean for 5th.
Of the Big Ten’s best defenders since 2004, Desmond King II is 1st and Riley Moss tied for 6th.
Iowa’s defenders this season
- Deshaun Lee6 at Iowa, tied for the 7th-most since 2004. 2 more puts him past Jake Gervase and Cooper DeJean into a tie for 3rd.3interceptions
- Jacob Wallace2interceptions
- Rashad Godfrey Jr.1interception
Compare with in · side by side
| Place | Player | interceptions |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Desmond King II2014 – 2016 | 14 |
| 2 | Riley Moss2018 – 2022 | 11 |
| T3 | Josh Jackson2017 | 8 |
| T3 | Jermari Harris2021 – 2024 | 8 |
| T5 | Jake Gervase2017 – 2018 | 7 |
| T5 | Cooper DeJean2021 – 2023 | 7 |
| T7 | Josey Jewell2015 – 2017 | 6 |
| T7 | Amani Hooker2017 – 2018 | 6 |
| T7 | Geno Stone2017 – 2019 | 6 |
| T7 | Michael Ojemudia2018 – 2019 | 6 |
| T7 | Jack Koerner2019 – 2021 | 6 |
| T7 | Matt Hankins2019 – 2021 | 6 |
| T7 | Quinn Schulte2021 – 2024 | 6 |
| T7 | Deshaun Lee2023 – 2026 · still playing | 6 |
| +3 this season · passes Jake Gervase and Cooper DeJean for 5th in 6 games at his pace | ||
| T15 | Dane Belton2021 | 5 |
| T15 | Jack Campbell2020 – 2022 | 5 |
| T15 | Jay Higgins IV2021 – 2024 | 5 |
| T18 | John Lowdermilk2013 – 2014 | 4 |
| T18 | Brandon Snyder2016 – 2017 | 4 |
| T18 | Kaevon Merriweather2021 – 2022 | 4 |
| T18 | Sebastian Castro2022 – 2024 | 4 |
| T18 | Zach Lutmer2024 – 2026 · still playing | 4 |
| T23 | Bo Bower2014 – 2015 | 3 |
| T23 | Greg Mabin2014 – 2015 | 3 |
| T23 | Chauncey Golston2018 – 2020 | 3 |
interceptions by decade
2020s
- Jermari Harris2021 – 20248
- Riley Moss2020 – 20227
- Cooper DeJean2021 – 20237
- Quinn Schulte2021 – 20246
- › Deshaun Lee2023 – 20266
2013–19
- Desmond King II2014 – 201614
- Josh Jackson20178
- Jake Gervase2017 – 20187
- Josey Jewell2015 – 20176
- Amani Hooker2017 – 20186
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Method
- Every defender who played at Iowa since 2004, ranked by interceptions over his games there. Bowl and playoff games count.
- Tackles and sacks are only recorded since 2024, so the defenders are ranked by interceptions. A defender is in a box score only in a game he has a stat in, so his games aren’t counted.
- The numbers here start in 2004, so a defender who played at Iowa before then isn't here.
- A decade counts his interceptions at Iowa in its seasons.