Player Dossier

2017-2019

TCU

Ross Blacklock

DT • 6'4" • 305 lbs • Missouri City, TX, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Ross Blacklock shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 24.3 disruption score.

Usage Score

9.2

Efficiency

24.3

Consistency

29.9

Season Value

23.5

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2019 Regular Season · TCU

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
4
Program Path
TCU
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Kansas

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.

Ross Blacklock, DT. Best season Best season by value score: 2019 Regular Season · TCU. Ross Blacklock shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 24.3 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2019 Regular Season

TCU paired 12.5 primary output with 24.3 efficiency.

Supporting note

2019 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 24.3 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value is trending up

2019 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Kansas

Win with 3 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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2019 Regular Season · TCU

Games

12

Havoc Plays / G

1.0

Efficiency

24.3

Usage

9.2

Consistency

29.9

Best Game by takeover score

West Virginia

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Unknown: 2. Purdue: 2. SMU: 0. Kansas: 3. Iowa State: 0. Kansas State: 3. Texas: 0.5. Oklahoma State: 0.5. Baylor: 1.5. Texas Tech: 0. Oklahoma: 0. West Virginia: 0

Volume vs Efficiency

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

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Unknown: 1 by 24.2. Purdue: 2 by 28.3. SMU: 5 by 20.8. Kansas: 5 by 50.8. Iowa State: 2 by 8.3. Kansas State: 4 by 46.7. Texas: 3 by 17.5. Oklahoma State: 7 by 34.2. Baylor: 4 by 31.7. Texas Tech: 2 by 8.3. Oklahoma: 3 by 12.5. West Virginia: 2 by 8.3

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins1.4 · Games = 4 · +0.7 vs Losses
Losses0.7 · Games = 7 · -0.7 vs Wins
First Half1.7 · Games = 6 · +1.3 vs Second Half
Second Half0.4 · Games = 6 · -1.3 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

Kansas

Best efficiency game

50.8 vs Kansas

Result
Fri 11/29vs West VirginiaL 17-2021000
Sun 11/24@ OklahomaL 24-2830000
Sat 11/16@ Texas TechW 33-3122000
Sat 11/9vs BaylorL 23-29431.5000
Sat 11/2@ Oklahoma StateL 27-34740.5000
Sat 10/26vs TexasW 37-27310.5000
Sat 10/19@ Kansas StateSplash gameL 17-2443210
Sat 10/5@ Iowa StateL 24-4921000
Sat 9/28vs KansasSplash gameW 51-14522.500.500
Sat 9/21vs SMUL 38-4155000
Sat 9/14@ PurdueW 34-1322110
Sun 9/1vs Unknown11110

Career Arc

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    TCU

    2017-2019

    Opening stop

Season Progression

2017201720182019
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2017 PostseasonTCU8.517.25.3
2017 Regular SeasonTCU8.517.25.30
2018 Regular SeasonTCU0-8.5
2019 Regular SeasonTCU12.524.39.212.5

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Kansas

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3

Primary metric

3 disruption/tackle impact with 58 takeover score.

#2

Kansas State

3

Primary metric

Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 56.6 takeover score.

#3

Kansas

2.5

Primary metric

Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 53 takeover score.

#4

Stanford

2

Primary metric

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 46.2 takeover score.

#5

Texas

2

Primary metric

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 36.8 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2019 Regular Season · TCU

12.5 primary output · 24.3 efficiency · 9.2 usage

23.5

#2

2017 Postseason · TCU

14.6

8.5 primary · 17.2 efficiency · 5.3 usage

#3

2017 Regular Season · TCU

14.6

8.5 primary · 17.2 efficiency · 5.3 usage

Milestones

0

Impact games

3

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

4★

Class 2016 · Rating 0.9094

Elkins · Missouri City, TX

Committed To
TCU
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2016

Career Facts

1

Career teams

4

Seasons tracked

65

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 4 tracked seasons, 23 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Ross Blacklock quick answers

Recruiting profile

4-star recruit

Position
DT
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
4
Career tackles
65