Max Llewellyn (American football)

Max Llewellyn (born August 16, 2002) is an American football defensive end for the Iowa Hawkeyes.

Max Llewellyn

Iowa Hawkeyes – No. 48
Position	Defensive end
Class	Senior
Personal information
Born:	(2002-08-16) August 16, 2002 (age 23)
Height	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight	258 lb (117 kg)
Career history
College	Iowa (2021–present)
High school	Urbandale (Urbandale, Iowa)

Early life

Llewellyn attended Urbandale High School in Urbandale, Iowa. He played defensive end and tight end in high school.^[1] Over his final two seasons he had nine sacks on defense. He committed to the University of Iowa to play college football.^[2]

College career

After redshirting his first year at Iowa in 2021, Llewellyn played in four games in 2022 and had three tackles. As a sophomore in 2023, he played in all 14 games, recording 13 tackles and 2.5 sacks.^[3] As a redshirt junior in 2024, he played in all 13 games and had 22 tackles and 5.5 sacks.^[4] Llewellyn returned to Iowa for his senior year in 2025.^[5]