2026 games, tackles for loss per game. W and L: the team’s results.
Blake Purchase
Holds up snap after snap without a weakness to attack. Played for two head coaches at two programs in four seasons: Dan Lanning and Pete Golding. A game that shows it: 5 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against Florida — Week 4, 2026.
30 tackles · 4.5 sacks
Play style
No single standout number, but nothing missing either — competent across the board.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
30 tackles. 3 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 8 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Fans first named Blake Purchase vs Louisville.
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Last game (Wk 9): 3 tackles.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 41-38vs No. 24 Louisville | 5 | 3 | 1.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 41-9vs Charlotte | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 32-24vs No. 7 LSU | 5 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 28-52@ No. 21 Florida | 5 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 52-17@ Vanderbilt | 5 | 4 | 3.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 | 2 sacks |
| Wk 7 | W 31-3vs No. 13 Missouri | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 8 | L 27-34@ No. 19 Texas | 4 | 2 | 1.5 | 1.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 9 | W 45-15vs Auburn | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 30 | 16 | 8.0 | 4.5 | — | 3 |
Oct. 31 · W 45-15 vs Auburn, play by play
3 tackles, including 1 pass broken up.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
His game this year: disruption in the backfield — 8 tackles for loss, 4 of them sacks, in the 8 games with play by play.
How Ole Miss’s defense played that day
Auburn’s 10 drives: 7 stopped (2 takeaways) · 3 scored. While the game was within a score they held 3 of 6. His pbu came with Ole Miss up 8.
4 tackles, including 1 sack, 1 pass broken up. He hurried the quarterback once.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Hurried the quarterback. Second quarter, down 10-3. Ended Texas’s drive (td).
2 tackles, including 1 pass broken up. The pressure he forced on 4th and 6 ended Missouri’s drive (downs).
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. It places 3 for him; the box score credits 2.
Hurried the quarterback on 4th and 6. Third quarter, up 21-3. Ended Missouri’s drive (downs).
A big game: 5 tackles, including 1 more for loss, 2 sacks, tied for the most sacks in FBS that week. His sack on 4th and 5 ended Vanderbilt’s drive (downs).
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Sacked the quarterback for a 2-yard loss on 4th and 5. Second quarter, up 28-3. Ended Vanderbilt’s drive (downs).
5 tackles, including 1 more for loss.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
5 tackles, including 1 sack. He hurried the quarterback once.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Sacked the quarterback for a 3-yard loss. Third quarter, up 24-7.
1 tackle.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. It places 2 for him; the box score credits 1.
5 tackles, including 1 more for loss.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Sacked the quarterback for a 7-yard loss on 3rd and 15. Second quarter, up 10-3.
Week 6 · 2026
W 52-17
at Vanderbilt
2 sacks · 3 tackles for loss · 5 tackles
Dominant 35-point win on the road against Vanderbilt.
Conference ranks count every player in the conference with a row in that stat, any position. Career ranks count current FBS players, from the games in our log.
Ratings of the games shown run from -25 to +25 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Sack rate
15%4 sacksTFL rate
27%8 TFLHurry rate
10%3 hurriesPressure-to-sack conversion
60%4 of 8 pressures30 tackles · 8 for loss · 4.5 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 2.8 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.5 |
| Road3g | 4.7 | 1.8 | 1.0 | 0.3 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 3.8 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 3.5 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 1.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Pete Golding
Pass share
53.5%
305 pass / 265 run
Plays / game
71.2
8 games
Team sack rate
1.5%
330 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2026
30 tackles in 8 games, about as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Former four-star. Now #35 at the position.
2026 is in progress.
A stat line in 32 games over four seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Dan Lanning and Pete Golding.
Next stop · Transfer
Transferred to Ole Miss
