Last confirmed: Utah, 2019. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′1″ · 204 lb · Layton, UT
Julian Blackmon: DB · Utah · #23.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Julian Blackmon
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away. He has spent four seasons in the Utah secondary. A game that shows it: 5 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against Arizona State — Week 8, 2019.
Play style
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
55 tackles. 4 passes defended. 4 interceptions. 4 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.
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2019 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 30-12@ BYU | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | W 35-17vs Northern Illinois | 8 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 23-30@ USC | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 5 | W 38-13vs Washington State | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 7 | W 52-7@ Oregon State | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 21-3vs No. 17 Arizona State | 5 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 35-0vs California | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 10 | W 33-28@ Washington | 8 | 5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 49-3vs UCLA | 12 | 9 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 | Season-high 12 tackles |
| Wk 13 | W 35-7@ Arizona | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 45-15vs Colorado | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 15 | L 15-37@ No. 13 Oregon | 4 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 55 | 39 | 4.0 | 1.5 | 4 | 4 |
Week 12 · 2019
W 49-3
vs UCLA
1 interception · 1.5 sacks · 1.5 tackles for loss
Dominant 46-point win at home against UCLA.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
7%4 pass breakupsInterceptions
4interceptionsTackle volume
55tackles this seasonTFL rate
7%4 TFL55 tackles · 4 for loss · 1.5 sacks · 4 pass breakups · 4 interceptions.
4 seasons under Kyle Whittingham — 36-18 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2019 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 4.8 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.3 |
| Road5g | 4.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 4.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.6 |
| Weeks 8+7g | 4.7 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.1 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Kyle Whittingham
Pass share
35.5%
321 pass / 583 run
Plays / game
64.6
14 games
Team sack rate
8.2%
355 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2019
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
How it ended
Four seasons at Utah, 149 tackles — drafted at #85 overall by the Indianapolis Colts.
His career
He barely played early on. Then he did not come off the field.
Coaching lineage · 2016–2019
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Kyle Whittingham.
Where he ended up · NFL
Indianapolis ColtsEntering 7th NFL season
Indianapolis ColtsEntering 7th NFL season
