Kenny Iwebema
| Kenny Iwebema | |
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| College | Iowa |
| Sport | Football |
| Position | DE |
| Class | RS Senior |
| Career | 2004–present |
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
| Weight | 267 lb (121 kg) |
| Nationality | USA |
| Born | February 6, 1985 Arlington, Texas |
| High school | Bowie HS, Arlington, Texas |
Kenny Iwebema, born February 6, 1985 in Arlington, Texas, is an American football player for the Iowa Hawkeyes. He is currently a starter at defensive end for the Hawkeyes, along with senior Bryan Mattison and juniors Matt Kroul and Mitch King.
High School
While at Bowie High School, Iwebema collected a total of 89 tackles and 15 sacks. During his senior season, he collected 48 tackles, 10 sacks and 18 tackles for loss as he earned first team all-conference and honorable mention all-state honors. He was a three year letterman in football and also earned two letters in track playing discus. He was also named second team all-conference as a junior (recording 30 tackles and four sacks) and was team captain as a senior. His high school coach was Anthony Criss.
Collegiate Career
2004
After redshirting in 2003, Iwebema saw action in all 12 games. However, his playing time was limited as he only recorded three tackles. Two of those were against Minnesota and the other was against Kent State.
2005
2005 was Iwebema's breakout season, as he recorded 47 tackles, seven sacks and 10 tackles for loss. His play was so dominant that he was named first team all-Big Ten by league media and honorable mention all-Big Ten by league coaches. In the game against Iowa State, he recorded a season-high nine tackles. Three weeks later, against Illinois, he tied an Iowa record with two field goal blocks. Against Wisconsin, Iwebema recorded a season-high in sacks with two as the Hawkeyes became bowl-eligible.
2006
Despite being named to numerous pre-season all-America teams, Iwebema took a step back in 2006. He was plagued by injuries late in the season and did not see action in the season-opener against Montana for violating team rules. Against Syracuse, Iwebema recorded a career-high 11 tackles. He also recorded two tackles for loss, two QB sacks and a forced fumble as the Hawkeyes won the game in double overtime. In total, he recorded 27 tackles, four sacks and five tackles for loss on the season.
Career Statistics
| Iowa | Defense | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Games | Tackles | T/Loss | Sacks | Forced Fumbles | Pass Breakups | |
| 2004 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2005 | 12 | 47 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2006 | 8 | 27 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | |
| Total | 32 | 78 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 2 | |