Iowa Hawkeyes 2023 Snapshot Profile: No. 99 Noah Shannon
Defensive tackle Noah Shannon was not someone I expected to be back in black and gold this season. He had a superb senior season as a returning starter and looked like someone who could compete for a spot in the NFL. Shannon proclaimed over the offseason that he had unfinished business at the University of Iowa and everyone in Iowa City is ecstatic to have him back.
Last year, the experienced defensive tackle enjoyed somewhat of a breakout season. In addition to his stellar play off the stat sheet, Shannon boasted a career-high 8.5 tackles for loss. He was an All-Big Ten honorable mention selection as well. Known as the man who does all the dirty work on the line, Shannon turned some heads with his disruptive play last year. He was instrumental in the defense being as good as it was and showed some serious NFL potential.
For now, those dreams of playing in the league are on the back-burner as Shannon is back with a vengeance. A sixth-year senior, Shannon returns to help lead Iowa back to the Big Ten Championship.
Shannon just may make good on that goal. He is slotting back into a starting defensive tackle tandem with Logan Lee, surrounded by an extremely talented group of pass rushers. Here is a look at the always-underrated Noah Shannon.
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Noah Shannon's Preseason Player Profile
Hometown: Aurora, Ill.
Ht: 6-0
Wt: 289
Class in 2023: Redshirt Senior
Recruiting Ranking
Stars | Overall | State | Position | |
247 | 3 | N/A | 25 | 68 |
Rivals | 3 | N/A | 9 | 36 |
ESPN | 3 | N/A | 9 | 61 |
On3 Recruiting | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
247 Composite | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Before Iowa
Named to Champaign News-Gazette all-state team as a senior
First-team all-conference and all-state as a senior
Named team MVP as both a junior and senior
Career Stats
Tackles | Def Int | Fumbles | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
FR | DL | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
SO | DL | 6 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
JR | DL | 13 | 21 | 26 | 47 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
SR | DL | 13 | 24 | 20 | 44 | 8.5 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Provided by CFB at Sports Reference: View Original Table
Generated 5/24/2023.
Depth Chart Overview
Noah Shannon has pretty much the exact same depth chart overview as last year. Shannon will once again start opposite Logan Lee and will have a promising youngster in Aaron Graves peering over his shoulder. It’s the same situation as last year as Iowa will look to rotate their line as they are known to do.
Quote Them
“I have spent the last several weeks reflecting on my time in Iowa city. After thoughtful consideration and discussions with my family, I have decided that I am coming back to represent the Black and Gold for one more year and help our team back to Indy,” Shannon wrote in his January announcement that he was coming back to Iowa City.
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