Linebacker, Minnesota, 2015–18
Blake Cashman
- Number
- No. 36
- Height
- 6′2″
- Weight
- 235 lb
- Class (2018)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Eden Prairie, MN
- Born
- May 10, 1996, in Eden Prairie, Minnesota
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Blake Cashman played linebacker at Minnesota (2015–18). The New York Jets took Cashman in round 5, No. 157 overall in the 2019 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
20tackles, career highvs. Northwestern, 20182sacks, career hightwice; last vs. Northwestern, 2016Honors
Defense
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Minnesota | 36 | LB | Fr. | ||
| 2016 | Minnesota | 36 | LB | So. | ||
| 2017 | Minnesota | 36 | LB | Jr. | ||
| 2018 | Minnesota | 36 | LB | Sr. | 6′2″ | 235 |
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Game by game
2018 Minnesota 12 games, 104 tackles, 2.5 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | vs. New Mexico State | W 48–10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Sep 8 | vs. Fresno State | W 21–14 | 10 | 4 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 15 | vs. Miami (OH) | W 26–3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 22 | at Maryland | L 13–42 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 6 | vs. Iowa | L 31–48 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 13 | at Ohio State | L 14–30 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 20 | at Nebraska | L 28–53 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 26 | vs. Indiana | W 38–31 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 3 | at Illinois | L 31–55 | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 10 | vs. Purdue | W 41–10 | 9 | 7 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1 |
| Nov 17 | vs. Northwestern | L 14–24 | 20 | 8 | 2.5 | 1 | 1 |
| Nov 24 | at Wisconsin | W 37–15 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2017 Minnesota 10 games, 30 tackles, 2 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 9 | at Oregon State | W 48–14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 16 | vs. Middle Tennessee | W 34–3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 30 | vs.Maryland | L 24–31 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 14 | vs. Michigan State | L 27–30 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 21 | vs.Illinois | W 24–17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 28 | atIowa | L 10–17 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 4 | at Michigan | L 10–33 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 11 | vs.Nebraska | W 54–21 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Nov 18 | atNorthwestern | L 0–39 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 25 | vs.Wisconsin | L 0–31 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2016 Minnesota 11 games, 45 tackles, 7.5 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs.Oregon State | W 30–23 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 10 | vs. Indiana State | W 58–28 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 24 | vs. Colorado State | W 31–24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 8 | vs.Iowa | L 7–14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 15 | atMaryland | W 31–10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 29 | atIllinois | W 40–17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 5 | vs.Purdue | W 44–31 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Nov 12 | atNebraska | L 17–24 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 19 | vs.Northwestern | W 29–12 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Nov 26 | atWisconsin | L 17–31 | 4 | 1 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Dec 27 ✦ | vs. Washington State | W 17–12 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2019 |
|---|---|
| Height | 6′1⅛″ |
| Weight | 237 lb |
| Arm length | 30⅛″ |
| Hand size | 8¾″ |
| Wingspan | 73⅝″W |
| 40-yard dash | 4.50 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.55 sW |
| Vertical jump | 37½″ |
| Broad jump | 10′4″ |
| Bench press | 18 reps |
| 3-cone drill | 6.95 s |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.12 s |
Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
8 seasons, 70 games with a stat; latest team: Minnesota Vikings.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | New York Jets | 7 | 38 | 0.5 | 0 |
| 2020 | New York Jets | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | New York Jets | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | Houston Texans | 13 | 23 | 3 | 0 |
| 2023 | Houston Texans | 13 | 90 | 2 | 1 |
| 2024 | Minnesota Vikings | 14 | 103 | 4.5 | 0 |
| 2025 | Minnesota Vikings | 13 | 143 | 2 | 0 |
| 2026 (so far) | Minnesota Vikings | 5 | 40 | 2.5 | 0 |
| NFL career | 70 | 446 | 14.5 | 1 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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