Linebacker, Pittsburgh, 2003–06
H.B. Blades
- Born
- Sep 30, 1984, in Fort Lauderdale, Florida
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H.B. Blades played linebacker at Pittsburgh (2003–06). The Washington Redskins took Blades in round 6, No. 179 overall in the 2007 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Honors
Team titles: Big East champions, 2004
All-America: FWAA 2006; Walter Camp second team 2006; AP third team 2006; Sports Illustrated 2006
Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.
Defense
| Season | Team | Int |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Pittsburgh | 3 |
| 2005 | Pittsburgh | 1 |
| 2006 | Pittsburgh | 2 |
| On file (2004–06) | 6 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. Every season here is summed from the game box scores (the source has no season lines for them; a game missing from the box scores is missing here). Before 2016 our source records only interceptions for most defenders (no tackles, tackles for loss or sacks), so these lines count interceptions only. His tackles, tackles for loss and sacks from other sources are under “Defense before 2016” below.
Defense before 2016
| Season | G | Solo | Ast | Tkl | TFL | Sacks | Int | PBU | FF | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 11 | 67 | 54 | 121 | 3.5 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 2006 | 12 | 86 | 61 | 147 | 10.5 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| On file | 153 | 115 | 268 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 1 | |
Our box scores carry tackles, tackles for loss and sacks from 2016 only, so these come from other sources: cfbstats.com (Open Data Commons Attribution License), its game lines summed (G: the games he has a line in). A dash: the source has no number for it.
Game by game
2006 Pittsburgh 2 games with an interception on file, 2 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Int |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 16 | vs. Michigan State | L 23–38 | 1 |
| Nov 4 | at South Florida | L 12–22 | 1 |
2005 Pittsburgh 1 game with an interception on file, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Int |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 22 | vs. Syracuse | W 34–17 | 1 |
2004 Pittsburgh 3 games with an interception on file, 3 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Int |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 18 | vs. Nebraska | L 17–24 | 1 |
| Oct 23 | vs. Rutgers | W 41–17 | 1 |
| Nov 25 | vs. West Virginia | W 16–13 | 1 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file. Before 2016 our source’s box scores record only interceptions for defenders (no tackles, tackles for loss or sacks), so only those games are listed. His tackles, tackles for loss and sacks from other sources are under “Defense before 2016” below.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2007 | Combine or pro day 2007 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 5′10¾″ | |
| Weight | 236 lb | |
| Arm length | 33″ | |
| Hand size | 10⅜″ | |
| 40-yard dash | 4.69 sW | |
| 10-yard split | 1.58 sW | |
| Vertical jump | 32″W | |
| Broad jump | 9′5″W | |
| Bench press | 22 reps | |
| 3-cone drill | 6.98 sW | |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.36 sW |
Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
4 seasons, 47 games with a stat; latest team: Washington Redskins.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Washington Redskins | 8 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | Washington Redskins | 16 | 45 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | Washington Redskins | 11 | 34 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | Washington Redskins | 12 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| NFL career | 47 | 112 | 0 | 0 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0), matched to him by his draft pick and college (Player ids: DynastyProcess (GPL-3.0)). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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