Iowa football player Josiah Miamen arrested on Sunday

IOWA CITY — Josiah Miamen, a sophomore tight end on the Iowa football team, was arrested Sunday morning, charged with public intoxication and two other crimes.

A 6-foot-4, 240-pounder from Peoria, Ill., Miamen also was charged with disorderly conduct and criminal trespass. No details were available. He was arrested at 12:29 a.m.

An all-Big Ten academic selection in 2020, Miamen has yet to see action on the field. He red-shirted in 2019 and missed most of the 2020 season with injury, according to his Iowa football bio.

He was a three-year letterwinner in football at Dunlap High School, playing tight end, wide receiver and defensive end, helping his team to a 20-4 record as a junior and senior. He had 25 receptions for 500 yards and six touchdowns as a senior and 22 catches for 634 yards and 11 touchdowns as a junior.