Defensive tackle, TCU, 2016–⁠19

Ross Blacklock

Number
No. 90
Height
6′4″
Weight
305 lb
Class (2019)
Junior
Hometown
Missouri City, TX
Born
Jul 9, 1998

Ross Blacklock played defensive tackle at TCU (2016–⁠19). The Houston Texans took Blacklock in round 2, No. 40 overall in the 2020 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
40
Tackles, 2019 (TCU, 5–⁠7)
Drafted
No. 40
Round 2, 2020 NFL Draft (Houston Texans)

Honors

Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.

Defense

Tackles, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamTklSoloTFLSacksPDHur
2017TCU25136.5200
2019TCU402593.503
Career653815.55.503

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2017TCU90DTFr.
2018TCU90DTSo.
2019TCU90DTJr.6′4″305

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

2019 TCU 12 games, 40 tackles, 3.5 sacks
DateOpponentResultTklSoloTFLSacksPD
Aug 31vs.Arkansas–Pine BluffW 39–⁠711110
Sep 14atPurdueW 34–⁠1322110
Sep 21vs.SMUL 38–⁠4155000
Sep 28vs.KansasW 51–⁠14522.50.50
Oct 5atIowa StateL 24–⁠4921000
Oct 19atKansas StateL 17–⁠2443210
Oct 26vs.TexasW 37–⁠27310.500
Nov 2atOklahoma StateL 27–⁠34740.500
Nov 9vs.BaylorL 23–⁠29431.500
Nov 16atTexas TechW 33–⁠3122000
Nov 23atOklahomaL 24–⁠2830000
Nov 29vs.West VirginiaL 17–⁠2021000
2017 TCU 11 games, 25 tackles, 2 sacks
DateOpponentResultTklSoloTFLSacksPD
Sep 9atArkansasW 28–⁠711000
Sep 16vs.SMUW 56–⁠3621000
Sep 23atOklahoma StateW 44–⁠3110000
Oct 7vs.West VirginiaW 31–⁠2411000
Oct 14atKansas StateW 26–⁠622100
Oct 21vs.KansasW 43–⁠0511.510
Oct 28atIowa StateL 7–⁠1442000
Nov 4vs.TexasW 24–⁠711110
Nov 18atTexas TechW 27–⁠311000
Nov 24vs.BaylorW 45–⁠2221100
Dec 28 ✦vs.StanfordW 39–⁠3752200

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

Before the draft

DrillCombine 2020
Height6′3⅛″
Weight290 lb
Arm length32⅜″
Hand size9¾″
Wingspan78¾″W
40-yard dash4.90 s
10-yard split1.70 sW
Vertical jump29″
Broad jump8′11″
3-cone drill7.77 s
20-yard shuttle4.67 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

4 seasons, 27 games with a stat; latest team: New York Giants.

SeasonTeamGTklSacksInt
2020Houston Texans111200
2021Houston Texans121820
2022Minnesota Vikings2210
2023Tennessee Titans2200
NFL career273430

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.

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