Sophomore cornerback for Arkansas State. 2021: 1 interception, 1 pass breakup, 16 tackles.
5′9″ · 188 lb · Houston, TX
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The story
2 cornerback for Arkansas State. 2021: 1 interception, 1 pass breakup, 16 tackles.
The record fills in as he plays.
His career, year by yearDenzel Blackwell
Doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play. One game to point at: 6 tackles against Central Arkansas — Week 1, 2021.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
One season at Arkansas State, 16 tackles — his college career is complete.
His career
Career arc
Season context · Team result + system
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles for loss (7th percentile).
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 · Per-game
2021 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 2.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Road3g | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 2.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 1.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Butch Jones
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2021
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Recognition
Production · CFB Index Score
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Arkansas State | 16 | 13 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 16 | 13 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | -- |
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2021
W 40–21
6 TOT · 5 SOLO
With R. Hanson — 43 AVG · 3 IN 20 · 45 LONG · L. Hatcher — 150 yds · 4 TD · 0 INT · QBR 99.2 · 8 rush yds (1 car)
Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 8 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 40-21vs Central Arkansas | 6 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 2 | L 50-55vs Memphis | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | L 3-52@ Washington | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 20-52vs Coastal Carolina | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 13-31@ South Alabama | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 14-48vs App State | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 27-24@ UL Monroe | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | |
| Wk 13 | L 22-24vs Texas State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 16 | 13 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
Play style
Steady in coverage; doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play.
CFB Index positional classification
Player DNA
Steady in coverage; doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play.
His 2021 production profile sits closest to Ty Mason’s 2021 season.
Matches Ty on
Differs from Ty on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Cole Martin's freshman season at Oregon (2023).
Matches Cole on
Player DNA