The interior defensive line is one of the areas of strength on the Iowa defense. The interior features multiple starting-caliber returning players, including redshirt junior Logan Lee. Finally healthy, Lee emerged as a leader on the line in 2021, racking up 48 total tackles with five for a loss. He earned a team hustle award on defense. Going into his redshirt junior season, Lee will be seen as a leader and expected to take his game up another notch.
In high school, Lee was a two-sport star. A tight end and defensive end at Orion High School, Lee was also a two-time state wrestling champion in the state of Illinois. Wrestling is a sport that correlates greatly with football. The legendary John Madden once expressed that he would have all of his linemen wrestle if he could. Wrestling helps linemen with their hips, hands, balance, and overall attitude. Lee is just the latest in a long list of wrestlers turned very good football players.
Preseason Player Profile
Hometown: Orion, Ill.
Ht: 6-5
Wt: 277
Class in 2022: Redshirt junior
247Sports composite ranking
2019 three-star / No. 21 Tight End / No. 7 Player in Illinois
Career Stats
| Tackles | Def Int | Fumbles | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | School | Conf | Class | Pos | G | Solo | Ast | Tot | Loss | Sk | Int | Yds | Avg | TD | PD | FR | Yds | TD | FF |
| 2020 | Iowa | Big Ten | FR | DL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| *2021 | Iowa | Big Ten | SO | DL | 14 | 17 | 31 | 48 | 5.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Career | Iowa | 18 | 31 | 49 | 5.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |||||||
Depth Chart Overview
Lee will once again start at defensive tackle for the Hawkeyes, appearing to continue his partnership with redshirt senior Noah Shannon, though don’t be surprised if Lukas Van Ness gets some time next to him. Next to some serious returning talent, including senior leader at defensive end John Waggoner, Lee will be expected to become a true star for a very strong Iowa defense.
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