Josey Jewell chose to play for the Iowa Hawkeyes, he played all four years with the Hawkeyes. In Jewell’s career with the Hawkeyes, he had an impressive 437 tackles, 10 sacks, six interceptions, and three forced fumbles. In 2017 Jewell had his best season; at Iowa, he had 136 tackles, four-and-a-half sacks, one forced fumble, one recovered fumble, and two interceptions. Jewell also in 2017 won Big 10 defensive player of the year, the Jack Lambert Award, an award given to the best linebacker, and was a finalist for the Bronko Nagurski trophy, an award given to the best defensive player.