Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2014-2019Rice
Blain Padgett
DE • 6'5" • 250 lbs • Sour Lake, TX, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Blain Padgett shows a ball-hunting defender profile with partial disruption data.
Impact Production
56
Solid production for an edge defender
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Reliability
50
Useful contributor with volatile peaks
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Star Power
72
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2016 Regular Season · Rice
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 6
- Program Path
- Rice
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: UTEP
Player Story
Blain Padgett built his college career from 2014 through 2019 as a defensive end from Sour Lake, TX wearing No. 90, spending time with Rice. The clearest part of Blain Padgett's career was his defensive production:...
Read the storyBlain Padgett, DE. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2016 Regular Season · Rice. Blain Padgett shows a ball-hunting defender profile with partial disruption data.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 51
- TFL
- 8
- Sacks
- 3.5
- QB hurries
- 5
- Passes defended
- 1
Quick Answers
Blain Padgett quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Rice · DE
- Career Tackles
- 51
- Tracked sample
- 6 unique seasons · 6 entries · 15 games
- Best season
- 2016 Regular Season · Rice
- Top game
- UTEP
- Latest roster
- No. 90 · Senior
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | Rice | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2015 Regular Season | Rice | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2016 Regular Season | Rice | 12 | 41 | 5.5 | 2 | 2 | - | 0 | 59 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Rice | 3 | 10 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 50.8 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Rice | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2019 Regular Season | Rice | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
Related Context
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Blain Padgett played DE for Rice. Across 6 tracked seasons, Blain Padgett recorded 51 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2016 with Rice.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2016 Regular Season
Rice paired 9.5 primary output with 22.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
2016 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 22.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2019 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: UTSA
Loss with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2016 Regular Season · Rice
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
0.8
Efficiency
22.2
Usage
7.3
Consistency
52.8
Best Game by takeover score
UTSA
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Western Kentucky: 0. Army: 1. Baylor: 1. North Texas: 1. Southern Miss: 0. UTSA: 2.5. Prairie View A&M: 1. Louisiana Tech: 1. Florida Atlantic: 0. Charlotte: 0. UTEP: 0. Stanford: 2
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Western Kentucky: 5 by 20.8. Army: 7 by 39.2. Baylor: 1 by 14.2. North Texas: 5 by 30.8. Southern Miss: 1 by 4.2. UTSA: 5 by 45.8. Prairie View A&M: 1 by 14.2. Louisiana Tech: 2 by 18.3. Florida Atlantic: 4 by 16.7. Charlotte: 3 by 12.5. UTEP: 1 by 4.2. Stanford: 6 by 45
Split Comparison
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Wins0.3 · Games = 3 · -0.6 vs Losses
Losses0.9 · Games = 9 · +0.6 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
UTSA
Best efficiency game
45.8 vs UTSA
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 11/27 | @ StanfordSplash game | L 17-41 | 6 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/19 | vs UTEP | W 44-24 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/12 | @ Charlotte | W 22-21 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/5 | vs Florida Atlantic | L 25-42 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/29 | @ Louisiana Tech | L 16-61 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/22 | vs Prairie View A&M | W 65-44 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/15 | vs UTSASplash game | L 13-14 | 5 | 1 | — | 1 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/1 | @ Southern Miss | L 28-44 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/24 | vs North Texas | L 35-42 | 5 | 3 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/17 | vs Baylor | L 10-38 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/10 | @ Army | L 14-31 | 7 | 6 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 9/2 | @ Western Kentucky | L 14-46 | 5 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Blain Padgett story
Blain Padgett built his college career from 2014 through 2019 as a defensive end from Sour Lake, TX wearing No. 90, spending time with Rice. The clearest part of Blain Padgett's career was his defensive production: 51 tackles, 8 tackles for loss, 3.5 sacks, and 1 pass defended across 15 career games in the available record. That gives Blain Padgett's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Rice
2014-2019
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
201420152016201720182019
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | Rice | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2015 Regular Season | Rice | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Rice | 9.5 | 22.2 | 7.3 | 9.5 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Rice | 8 | 30.6 | 9.3 | -1.5 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Rice | 0 | — | — | -8 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Rice | 0 | — | — | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ UTEP
Week 2 · W 31-14 · Conference game
Win with 8 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
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Havoc Plays
93.1 takeover
8 disruption/tackle impact with 93.1 takeover score.
#2
vs UTSA
Week 7 · L 13-14 · Conference game
2.5
Havoc Plays
81.9 takeover
Loss with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 81.9 takeover score.
#3
@ Stanford
Week 13 · L 17-41
2
Havoc Plays
75 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 75 takeover score.
#4
@ Army
Week 2 · L 14-31
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Havoc Plays
53.3 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 53.3 takeover score.
#5
vs Prairie View A&M
Week 8 · W 65-44
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Havoc Plays
51.4 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 51.4 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2016 Regular Season · Rice
9.5 primary output · 22.2 efficiency · 7.3 usage
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#2
2017 Regular Season · Rice
50.8
8 primary · 30.6 efficiency · 9.3 usage
#3
2014 Regular Season · Rice
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0 primary · — efficiency · — usage
Milestones
3
Impact games
3
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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