Blake Cashman ranks in the all-time elite tier for linebackers — a career that places Cashman in the top 5% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Cashman a career score of 71, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.

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Blake Cashman

Top 5% all-time linebackersAll-Time Great📈 Late Developer · 2025

Height6'1"

Weight235 lb

BornMay 10, 1996

Age30

CollegeMinnesota See College Stats

ConferenceBig Ten

Rookie yr2019

Draft2019 · Rd 5, Pick 157 · NYJ

Archetype Intelligence

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A top 5% all-time linebacker — a career that puts them among the greatest at their position in NFL history. Their average per-snap value underscores the elite level they operated at.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 92 · #1242 · High-Value

Worth 92 points of value above a freely-available replacement linebacker — top 28% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 4 of 5 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +23 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

4 cleared

Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+23

Avg surplus

peak +41

4 seasons × ~23 surplus ≈ VORP 92

Combined Season Grid

The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at once—no tab hopping.

3 grids split in one view

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Defense													Snap Counts						Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+)
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty	Off	Off%	Def	Def%	ST	ST%	Tgt	Cmp	Cmp%	RateAll	ADOT	Prss	Hrry	QBKD	Bltz	MissTkl	Miss%
2019	—	NYJ	7	—	38	25	13	3	3	0.5	6.5	0	1	0	1	0	0	—	0.0%	427	82.1%	66	35.7%	26	20	0.8	90.4	5.1	5	2	2	39	3	0.1
2020	—	NYJ	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	3	3.0%	45	44.8%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2021	—	NYJ	1	—	2	2	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	33	43.0%	32	41.7%	5	4	0.8	107.5	-0.8	0	0	0	2	0	0.0
2022	—	HOU	10	—	12	9	3	4	5	3.0	12.0	0	2	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	149	15.6%	320	72.8%	5	3	0.6	70.4	4.0	5	0	2	9	0	0.0
2023	—	HOU	13	—	88	39	49	9	5	2.0	16.0	1	5	0	1	0	0	—	0.0%	657	73.8%	83	26.6%	55	38	0.7	78.1	4.0	7	2	3	28	8	0.1
2024	—	MIN	14	—	102	59	43	8	11	4.5	23.5	0	8	0	1	0	0	—	0.0%	895	93.6%	44	20.8%	57	43	0.8	103.0	5.5	18	7	6	108	5	0.0
2025	—	MIN	13	—	143	60	83	4	3	2.0	9.0	0	2	1	—	0	0	—	0.0%	790	95.7%	5	5.0%	35	26	0.7	109.7	3.7	7	4	1	58	8	0.1
Career		—	62	—	385	194	191	28	27	12.0	67.0	1	18	1	3	0	0	—	0.0%	2,954	58.1%	595	35.3%	183	134	—	—	—	42	15	14	244	24	—

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	VAL
2019	23	NYJ	7	6*	38	25	13	3	3	0.5	6.5	0	1	0	1	3.5
2021	25	NYJ	1	—	2	2	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	—
2022	26	HOU	10	0*	12	9	3	4	5	3.0	12.0	0	2	0	—	4.8
2023	27	HOU	13	10*	88	39	49	9	5	2.0	16.0	1	5	0	1	8.5
2024	28	MIN	14	13*	102	59	43	8	11	4.5	23.5	0	8	0	1	9.1
2025	29	MIN	13	12*	143	60	83	4	3	2.0	9.0	0	2	1	—	8.4
Career			58	41*	385	194	191	28	27	—	—	1	18	1	3	34.3

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

Snap Counts

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Off	Off%	Def	Def%	ST	ST%
2019	23	NYJ	7	6*	—	0.0%	427	82.1%	66	35.7%
2020	24	NYJ	4	0*	—	0.0%	3	3.0%	45	44.8%
2021	25	NYJ	3	—	—	0.0%	33	43.0%	32	41.7%
2022	26	HOU	16	0*	—	0.0%	149	15.6%	320	72.8%
2023	27	HOU	14	10*	—	0.0%	657	73.8%	83	26.6%
2024	28	MIN	14	13*	—	0.0%	895	93.6%	44	20.8%
2025	29	MIN	13	12*	—	0.0%	790	95.7%	5	5.0%
Career			71	41*	—	—	2,954	—	595	—

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Cmp	Cmp%	RateAll	ADOT	Prss	Hrry	QBKD	Bltz	MissTkl	Miss%
2019	23	NYJ	7	6*	26	20	0.8	90.4	5.1	5	2	2	39	3	0.1
2021	25	NYJ	3	—	5	4	0.8	107.5	-0.8	0	0	0	2	0	0.0
2022	26	HOU	16	0*	5	3	0.6	70.4	4.0	5	0	2	9	0	0.0
2023	27	HOU	14	10*	55	38	0.7	78.1	4.0	7	2	3	28	8	0.1
2024	28	MIN	14	13*	57	43	0.8	103.0	5.5	18	7	6	108	5	0.0
2025	29	MIN	13	12*	35	26	0.7	109.7	3.7	7	4	1	58	8	0.1
Career			67	41*	183	134	—	—	—	42	15	14	244	24	—

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 71 · Great

A great career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 71 of 100, era-normalized against tackles/g peers across 5 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 71 × longevity 1 = KV-H 71· confidence 98%

What builds the career mark of 67

On-field 53

Availability 14

On-field production Staying available

Season-by-season quality (era-relative tackles/g)

2019bestavg 64elite 702025

All-Time Standing

how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position

Depth

of 100

Reached 6% of the all-time Sacks leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

6% of the all-time Sacks leader6

0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0

A 0–100 scale where 100 = matched the all-time leaderat this position. Built only from visible encyclopedia data — career production vs. the all-time leader, plus efficiency (EPA) and comparable-player confidence — so it's a transparent context score, not a subjective rating. Tiers: Elite ≥ 85 · Strong ≥ 65 · Solid ≥ 45 · Depth < 45. Comparable-player confidence: 91%.

Per-Snap Impact

Linebackers · proprietary · 2012+

Solid

SIS

Disruption / 100 snaps:2.948See leaderboard →

Disruption/1002.948Snap share67.3%Def snaps2,951VolatileCV 0.73

Production per snap — the box score normalized by opportunity. SIS is z-scored within linebackers, shrinkage-regularized so small samples don't spike, over the NFL snap-count era (2012+).

Career Aging Trajectory

vs. position group average · KV-H basis

Amber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average linebackers aging curve. Group peak age: 25. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).

Combine · 2019

Percentiles compare each raw measurement against position peers, the full combine pool, and the same draft class where enough samples exist.

LB · 2019 class

4.50s

40-Yard

Elite · 94th pct

Pos 94thAll 77thClass Pos 92thClass All 80th

37.5"

Vertical

Strong · 85th pct

Pos 85thAll 84thClass Pos 79thClass All 81th

124"

Broad Jump

Strong · 83th pct

Pos 83thAll 82thClass Pos 83thClass All 82th

18 reps

Bench

Low · 16th pct

Pos 16thAll 33thClass Pos 21thClass All 36th

6.95s

3-Cone

Strong · 78th pct

Pos 78thAll 75thClass Pos 69thClass All 82th

4.12s

Shuttle

Strong · 85th pct

Pos 85thAll 86thClass Pos 78thClass All 89th

Postseason Career

3 playoff games

Defense

Tkl23Solo13Ast10TFL3QBHits2Sk2.0Dis7.0

College Stats

MinnesotaCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Minnesota), but no parsed college box-score table is present in this profile artifact. The section stays here so every profile has a consistent college-stats landing point without fabricating unavailable rows.

Reference Graph

Career teammates and draft class, derived from year-by-year rosters — every name is linked.

2019 Draft Class· this player went #157

#149Hunter RenfrowWR #150Kingsley KekeDE #151Andrew Van GinkelOLB #152Qadree OllisonRB #153Ross PierschbacherC #154Jordan ScarlettRB #155Mack WilsonLB #156Justin HollinsLB #158Mike JacksonCB #159Byron CowartDT #160Daylon MackDT #161Charles OmenihuDE #162Cameron SmithILB #163Jake BaileyP #164E.J. SpeedLB #165Joe JacksonDE

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Blake inherited the Minnesota Vikings LB room from Andrew Van Ginkel (2024–2025), and handed it to Dallas Turner (2024–2025).

Jesse Solomon 1986–1989Jack Del Rio 1992–1995Ed McDaniel 1992–2001Jeff Brady 1995–1997Dwayne Rudd 1997–2000Kailee Wong

Similar Players

Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).

Movementderived from season history

2025final season
Last recorded season with MIN
2024team change
Joined MIN (from HOU)
2022team change
Joined HOU (from NYJ)
2019draft
Drafted by NYJ — Round 5, Pick 157

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'1" / 235 lb

Frame

237 lb at 4.50s

Size-speed

37.5" vert / 124" broad

Explosion

18 reps

Bench power

Injury History

9 career games missed (Out)

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Games Out	Designations
2024	MIN	3	W7Out· ToeW8Out· ToeW9Out· ToeW10Questionable· Toe
2023	HOU	3	W1Out· HamstringW15Out· HamstringW16Out· Hamstring
2022	HOU	1	W5Out· Concussion
2020	NYJ	2	W8Out· HamstringW9Out· HamstringW11Doubtful· HamstringsW12Questionable· Hamstrings

Knox

StatVault's proprietary player intelligence, informed by full career data. How Knox works →

Historical Knox · KV-H

Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 5-season peers. See all →

peak 77

Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season

C2019

C2022

B+2023

B+2024

A2025

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 7 seasons.

73%

Era Translator

Tackles translated to the 2025NFL — each season's standing among its own-era peers, projected onto 2025's scoring environment. Modern-era (1999+) coverage.

Season	Actual Tackles	Tackles/G	→ 2025 Tackles	→ 2025 /G
2019	38	5.4	85+47	5
2022	12	1.2	19+7	1.1
2023	88	6.8	114+26	6.7
2024	102	7.3	122+20	7.2
2025	143	11	187+44	11

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:snap_counts, nflverse:combine, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:injuries · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

92 career value over replacement — #1242 all-time of 4,642. 18.4/season above a replacement-level LB.

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #157 (Rd 5) · NYJ · 2019 · +38 vs expected KV-H

71actual

33 expected · Δ+38

💔+24.8 stolen VORP·1.35 szns lost

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Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Defense

Snap Counts

Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+)

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Per-Snap Impact

Career Aging Trajectory

Combine · 2019

Postseason Career

Defense

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

2019 Draft Class· this player went #157

Franchise Succession

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Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Injury History

Knox

Era Translator

Career Geography