6′2″ · 283 lb · Trafalgar, IN · Franklin Community
2026 games, tackles for loss per game. W and L: his team’s results.
Blake Smythe
One game to point at: 2 tackles against Ohio State — Week 7, 2026.
6 tackles · 1 sack
His game this year: disruption in the backfield — 2 tackles for loss, 1 of them a sack, in the 5 games with play by play.
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| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Indiana | 6 | 2 | 2.0 | 1.0 |
| Career | 6 | 2 | 2.0 | 1.0 |
Last game (Wk 7): 2 tackles.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 5 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 3 | W 38-0vs Western Kentucky | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 29-23vs Northwestern | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 47-15@ Rutgers | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Wk 6 | W 20-17@ Nebraska | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 15-19vs No. 4 Ohio State | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 6 | 2 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 |
Week 5 · 2026
W 47-15
at Rutgers
1 sack · 1 tackle for loss · 2 tackles
Dominant 32-point win on the road against Rutgers.
Ratings of the games shown run from -11 to +27 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 5 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 1.5 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 1.2 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Curt Cignetti
Pass share
41.9%
177 pass / 245 run
Plays / game
60.3
7 games
Team sack rate
5.6%
197 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
The No. 1,066 recruit in the country is starting on the defensive line in the Big Ten as a freshman.
His career
