Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 3 | W 70-0vs Northwestern State | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 8 | W 49-17@ Oklahoma State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
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Ben Blevins
Senior linebacker for Cincinnati. 2025: 2 games with a box-score line.
5′11″ · 235 lb · Cincinnati, OH
Returning to Cincinnati for 2026
The numbers
5
tackles · 2025
2 games into 2025 so far -- Best game: 4 tackles, vs Northwestern State
His career numbers, season by seasonBen Blevins
Two seasons at Cincinnati, two different head coaches: Luke Fickell and Scott Satterfield. One game to point at: 4 tackles against Northwestern State — Week 3, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- head-coach lineage
- game log
Career arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
Cincinnati
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2022–2025
2 coaches2022
Cincinnati
Coaching transition mid-career: Luke Fickell → Scott Satterfield. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2022Cincinnati9-4HC: Luke Fickell · Balanced
2025Cincinnati7-6HC: Scott Satterfield · Balanced, slow tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 2.5 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Scott Satterfield
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Cincinnati | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Cincinnati | 3 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 8 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Cincinnati
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Linebacker · Cincinnati
Returning around him
- 4 Cincinnati players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: +0 net (23 in / 23 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Cincinnati · Last season: 7-6 (AP #22) · Talent rank #77 · 2026 recruiting class #58
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology