Blake Herold
Blake Herold
Wins his gap play after play. Second year in the Kansas defensive front, same address the whole way. The receipt: 7 tackles, 0.5 TFL against Iowa State — Week 13, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- game log
Career Arc
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Lance Leipold
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 2 · StarterR06 · Starter
Starter. Tackle volume for the position at a full-time starter's level.
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2025
W 46–7
vs Wagner
1 TFL · 1 SOLO · 1 TOT
Dominant 39-point win at home against Wagner.
How he plays
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Kansas
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive tackle · Kansas
Returning around him
- 2 Kansas players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: +5 net (31 in / 26 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Kansas · Last season: 5-7 · Talent rank #48 · 2026 recruiting class #61
DNA match
Player DNA
Two-Gap Base
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Sean FitzSimmons’s 2024 season.
Matches Sean on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Caleb Moore's sophomore season at Georgia Southern (2025).
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Background
NAME PRONUNCIATION Get to Know Blake ... At what age did you start playing football and how did you get into football? I started football at the age of 7 by playing flag football. Who was your favorite player growing up and who do you model your game after? My favorite player growing up was Von M...