Minnesota Vikings · LB · 7 games through Nov 1, 2026 · Minnesota (2019 Round 5, Pick 157)

Blake Cashman

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93.8

Downfield Score v7.0Ranked #1 of 156 qualified LBs

Combined tackles: 6233 solo · 29 ast
Sacks & QB hits: 4.510 QB hits
Tackles for loss: 70 forced fumbles
Coverage: 5 PD · 0 INTPasses defended & picks
Defensive snaps: 41058.6 snaps/G
Team def. EPA / play: −0.168Schedule-adjusted · What is EPA?

Blake Cashman among the 156 qualified linebackers: each 2026 Downfield Score, 0 to 100.

Singleton93.8
Cashman93.8
Jones92.4
Dean89.5
Warner89.2
Trotter87.8
Smith86.4
Wilson84.6
Edmunds84.5
Reese84.2

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Downfield Score v7.0 breakdown

Each component is shrunk toward the 2026 positional mean before percentile ranking across 156 qualified LBs. Read score check & methodology · What Raw and Shrunk mean

Defensive snaps per team game, regressed8% weight · Raw 1.01 → Shrunk 42.20

76thpercentile

Tackles per game32% weight · Raw 0.15 → Shrunk 8.00

93thpercentile

Weighted defensive disruption per game14% weight · Raw 0.25 → Shrunk 12.71

99thpercentile

Combined tackle rate, regressed18% weight · Raw 15.3% → Shrunk 13.7%

94thpercentile

Solo tackle rate, regressed10% weight · Raw 8.1% → Shrunk 6.8%

97thpercentile

Pass-rush disruption rate, regressed10% weight · Raw 6.2% → Shrunk 4.6%

97thpercentile

Coverage disruption rate, regressed4% weight · Raw 2.1% → Shrunk 1.0%

97thpercentile

Schedule-adjusted team defensive EPA / play, regressed4% weight · Raw −0.168 → Shrunk −0.042

95thpercentile

2026 game log

Every 2026 regular-season game line for Blake Cashman. Click any game to open its drive-by-drive chart and box score.

Week	Date	Matchup	Result	Tackles	Solo	Sacks	TFL	QB hits	PD	Def. snaps
Week 1	Sep 13, 2026	vs GB	W 39-22	5	3	0.5	2	2	0	65
Week 2	Sep 20, 2026	@ CHI	W 9-3	10	6	1	0	1	0	66
Week 3	Sep 27, 2026	@ TB	W 23-16	8	3	1	1	2	1	67
Week 4	Oct 4, 2026	vs MIA	W 15-10	8	3	0	0	1	0	38
Week 5	Oct 11, 2026	@ NO	W 23-13	9	5	0	1	1	0	45
Week 7	Oct 25, 2026	vs IND	W 16-10	12	8	2	2	3	4	58
Week 8	Nov 1, 2026	@ DET	L 15-19	10	5	0	1	0	0	71

College to the NFL: Minnesota to Minnesota Vikings

Verified identity bridge linking Blake Cashman's college regular-season tackles at Minnesota to official NFL game lines.

Minnesota (College tackles)

332016

302017

1042018

157157th pick
2019 Draft

MIN (NFL tackles)

382019

62020

32021

232022

902023

1032024

1432025

622026 *

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Career NFL seasons

Regular-season totals from official NFL game lines across 8 seasons.

Season	Club	G	Tackles	Solo	Ast	Sacks	TFL	QBH	PD	INT	FF	Def. snaps
2019	NYJ	7	38	25	13	0.5	3	3	1	0	0	427
2020	NYJ	4	6	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	3
2021	NYJ	3	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	33
2022	HOU	16	23	16	7	3	2	5	2	0	0	149
2023	HOU	14	90	40	50	2	5	5	5	1	0	657
2024	MIN	14	103	59	44	4.5	8	11	8	0	0	895
2025	MIN	13	143	60	83	2	4	3	2	0	1	790
2026 (so far)	MIN	7	62	33	29	4.5	7	10	5	0	0	410

Compare Blake Cashman with top linebackers

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Blake Cashman vs. Alex Singleton (DEN)Score 93.8 vs. 93.8 Blake Cashman vs. Ernest Jones (SEA)Score 93.8 vs. 92.4 Blake Cashman vs. Nakobe Dean (LV)Score 93.8 vs. 89.5 Blake Cashman vs. Fred Warner (SF)Score 93.8 vs. 89.2 Blake Cashman vs. Josiah Trotter (TB)Score 93.8 vs. 87.8 Blake Cashman vs. Roquan Smith (BAL)Score 93.8 vs. 86.4