Last confirmed: TCU, 2019. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′4″ · 305 lb · Missouri City, TX
Ross Blacklock: DT · TCU · #90.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Ross Blacklock
Controls the point of attack and doesn't move. Second year in the TCU defensive front. One game to point at: 7 tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss against Oklahoma State — Week 10, 2019.
Play style
The heaviest frame on the interior. Sack production is intentionally not the point of this profile.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
40 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 9 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 39-7vs Arkansas-Pine Bluff | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 34-13@ Purdue | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 38-41vs SMU | 5 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 51-14vs Kansas | 5 | 2 | 2.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | 2.5 TFL |
| Wk 6 | L 24-49@ Iowa State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 17-24@ Kansas State | 4 | 3 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 37-27vs No. 15 Texas | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 27-34@ Oklahoma State | 7 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Wk 11 | L 23-29vs No. 11 Baylor | 4 | 3 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 33-31@ Texas Tech | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 24-28@ No. 8 Oklahoma | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 17-20vs West Virginia | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 40 | 25 | 9.0 | 3.5 | — | 0 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
22%9 TFLSack rate
9%4 sacksHurry rate
8%3 hurries40 tackles · 9 for loss · 3.5 sacks.
2 seasons under Gary Patterson — 16-10 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2019 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 3.3 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Road6g | 3.3 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 3.0 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+7g | 3.6 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Gary Patterson
Pass share
43.7%
393 pass / 507 run
Plays / game
75.0
12 games
Team sack rate
7.6%
434 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, fast tempo.
Player standing · 2019
40 tackles in 12 games, about as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
How it ended
Two seasons at TCU, 65 tackles — drafted at #40 overall by the Houston Texans.
His career
Coaching lineage · 2017–2019
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Gary Patterson.
Where he ended up · NFL
Houston TexansEntering 7th NFL season
Houston TexansEntering 7th NFL season
