Player Dossier

2015-2018

Minnesota

Blake Cashman

LB • 6'2" • 235 lbs • Eden Prairie, MN, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Blake Cashman shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 50.9 disruption score.

Usage Score

15.5

Efficiency

50.9

Consistency

39.5

Season Value

31.8

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2018 Regular Season · Minnesota

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
5
Program Path
Minnesota
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: New Mexico State

Scouting Read

Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.

Blake Cashman, LB. Best season Best season by value score: 2018 Regular Season · Minnesota. Blake Cashman shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 50.9 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2018 Regular Season

Minnesota paired 22.5 primary output with 50.9 efficiency.

Supporting note

2018 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 50.9 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value is trending up

2018 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: New Mexico State

Win with 6 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

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2018 Regular Season · Minnesota

Games

12

Havoc Plays / G

1.9

Efficiency

50.9

Usage

15.5

Consistency

39.5

Best Game by takeover score

Wisconsin

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. New Mexico State: 6. Fresno State: 1.5. Miami (OH): 0. Maryland: 1. Iowa: 0. Ohio State: 3. Nebraska: 3. Indiana: 1. Illinois: 0.5. Purdue: 2. Northwestern: 4.5. Wisconsin: 0

Volume vs Efficiency

Low volume / high quality

High volume / high quality

Low volume / lower quality

High volume / lower quality

Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. New Mexico State: 8 by 83.3. Fresno State: 10 by 56.7. Miami (OH): 3 by 12.5. Maryland: 6 by 35. Iowa: 7 by 29.2. Ohio State: 13 by 80. Nebraska: 11 by 75.8. Indiana: 10 by 51.7. Illinois: 4 by 21.7. Purdue: 9 by 57.5. Northwestern: 20 by 95. Wisconsin: 3 by 12.5

Split Comparison

Wins1.8 · n=6 · -0.3 vs Losses
Losses2 · n=6 · +0.3 vs Wins
First Half1.9 · n=6 · +0.1 vs Second Half
Second Half1.8 · n=6 · -0.1 vs First Half

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

12 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

New Mexico State

Best efficiency game

95 vs Northwestern

Result
Sat 11/24@ WisconsinW 37-1532000
Sat 11/17vs Northwestern10+ tackles · Splash gameL 14-242082.5011
Sat 11/10vs PurdueW 41-10970.500.501
Sat 11/3@ IllinoisL 31-55420.5000
Sat 10/27vs Indiana10+ tacklesW 38-311010100
Sat 10/20@ Nebraska10+ tackles · Splash gameL 28-53115201
Sat 10/13@ Ohio State10+ tackles · Splash gameL 14-30139201
Sat 10/6vs IowaL 31-4877000
Sat 9/22@ MarylandL 13-4262100
Sat 9/15vs Miami (OH)W 26-330000
Sat 9/8vs Fresno State10+ tacklesW 21-141041.5000
Thu 8/30vs New Mexico StateSplash gameW 48-1086411

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

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    Minnesota

    2015-2018

    Opening stop

Season Progression

20152016201620172018
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2015 Regular SeasonMinnesota0
2016 PostseasonMinnesota1833.411.318
2016 Regular SeasonMinnesota1833.411.30
2017 Regular SeasonMinnesota921.56.1-9
2018 Regular SeasonMinnesota22.550.915.513.5

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

New Mexico State

Win with 6 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

6

Primary metric

6 disruption/tackle impact with 70.2 takeover score.

#2

Northwestern

4.5

Primary metric

Loss with 4.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

4.5 disruption/tackle impact with 67.8 takeover score.

#3

Purdue

5

Primary metric

Win with backfield disruption leading the way.

5 disruption/tackle impact with 63.1 takeover score.

#4

Northwestern

4

Primary metric

Win with backfield disruption leading the way.

4 disruption/tackle impact with 59.8 takeover score.

#5

Washington State

3

Primary metric

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 56 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2018 Regular Season · Minnesota

22.5 primary output · 50.9 efficiency · 15.5 usage

31.8

#2

2016 Postseason · Minnesota

28.3

18 primary · 33.4 efficiency · 11.3 usage

#3

2016 Regular Season · Minnesota

28.3

18 primary · 33.4 efficiency · 11.3 usage

Milestones

3

Impact games

8

Splash games

7

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit context is not available for this player in the current dataset.

Career Facts

1

Career teams

5

Seasons tracked

179

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 5 tracked seasons, 33 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Blake Cashman quick answers

Position
LB
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
5
Career tackles
179