Sebastian Castro

2024 Honors – – Phil Steele preseason second-team All-Big Ten.

2023 Honors – – Pro Football Focus first-team All-America… Associated Press third-team All-America… Phil Steele honorable mention All-America… second-team All-Big Ten by league media and honorable mention All-Big Ten by league coaches… Phil Steele second-team All-Big Ten… Associated Press midseason second-team All-America… Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week (9/11) following Iowa’s 20-13 win at Iowa State… Team Hustle Award, defense… 2023 – – Started at leo/cash position in 10 games and strong safety three times playing in all 14… led team with eight pass break-ups and three interceptions for 36 yards, which rank fourth and ninth in the Big Ten, respectively… had 67 tackles (47 solo, 20 assists), including eight tackles for a loss of 16 yards on the season… recorded a career-high nine tackles (six solo, three assists) and one pass break-up in 26-0 loss to Michigan… recorded seven solo tackles, including two tackles for a loss of seven yards, a blitz that forced a safety, a game-sealing interception for six yards, and had one pass break-up in 15-6 win at Wisconsin… recorded seven tackles (four solo, three assists), including one tackle for a loss of one yard, and one pass break-up in 12-10 loss vs. Minnesota… collected his first career interception for a touchdown in 20-13 win at Iowa State… also had four tackles (three solo, one assist) and one pass break-up at Iowa State… collected six solo tackles in 35-0 loss to Tennessee… recorded five tackles (three solo, two assists), including two tackles for a loss of three yards in season-opening 24-14 win over Utah State…. had five tackles, four solo, one assist) and snagged his second career interception in 26-16 win vs. Michigan State… collected five tackles (one solo, four assists) and had one pass break-up in 20-14 win over Purdue… had five tackles (three solo, two assists) in 10-7 win at Northwestern… recorded four tackles (three solo, one assist), including two tackles for a loss of three yards and one QB sack for two yards, one forced fumble and one QB pressure in 13-10 win at Nebraska… matched a career-high with two pass break-ups and had three tackles (two solo, one assist) in 15-13 win over Illinois… letterwinner.

2022 Honors – – Next Man In Award, defense… 2022 – – Saw action in all 13 games while starting eight, recording 22 solo tackles and 12 assists … started at outside linebacker in 27-14 loss to #4 Michigan, collecting a career-high five tackles (three solos, two assists), along with one pass break-up… matched career-high with five tackles in 21-0 Music City Bowl win over Kentucky, including four solo tackles and one assist, with one QB sack and career-high two pass break-ups… had four tackles in 24-10 win over Wisconsin, (two solo, two assists), including one tackle for loss and second forced fumble of the season… recorded four tackles in 24-17 loss to Nebraska, including three solos and one assist… had first career start in 27-10 win at Rutgers, recording two solo tackles and two assists… his forced fumble was recovered by teammate and returned for a touchdown and he added one pass break-up… recorded two solo tackles 27-0 win over Nevada, including first career tackle for loss… started at outside linebacker in 24-3 win at Purdue, collecting two tackles at Purdue (one solo, one assist), along with one pass break-up… letterwinner.

2021 – – Saw action in all 14 games, collecting five solo tackles and one assist… collected a season-best three tackles, (two solo, one assist), in 51-14 win at Maryland … first career forced fumble at Maryland led to Iowa recovery on kickoff return and an Iowa touchdown… letterwinner.

2022

defensive
TFL	QB HUR	TOT	TD	PD	SACKS	SOLO
3.0	0.0	29.0	0.0	3.0	1.0	19.0

2021

defensive
TFL	QB HUR	TOT	TD	PD	SACKS	SOLO
0.0	0.0	6.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	5.0