Usage / Role
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Regular defensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2017-2019TCU
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 26.8 disruption score.
Impact Production
77
High-end production for a defensive lineman
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Reliability
69
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
90
Blue-chip, NFL-level ceiling
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2019 Regular Season · TCU
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- TCU
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Kansas
Player Story
Ross Blacklock built his college career from 2017 through 2019 as a defensive tackle from Missouri City, TX wearing No. 90, spending time with TCU. The clearest part of Ross Blacklock's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- TCU
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2016
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2020
- Selection
- Round 2 · Pick 8
- Overall
- No. 40
- NFL Team
- Houston Texans
Ross Blacklock, DT. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2019 Regular Season · TCU. Ross Blacklock shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 26.8 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 65
- TFL
- 15.5
- Sacks
- 5.5
- QB hurries
- 3
Quick Answers
Ross Blacklock quick answers
- Latest team and position
- TCU · DT
- Career Tackles
- 65
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 4 entries · 23 games
- Best season
- 2019 Regular Season · TCU
- Top game
- Kansas
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Elkins · TCU
- High school pipeline
- Elkins · 23 FBS recruits · 4 drafted players
- NFL Draft
- 2020 · Round 2 · Pick 8 · Houston Texans
- Latest roster
- No. 90 · Junior
- 2019 Tackles rank
- 40 tackles · DT 29th (top 13%) · Big 12 71st (top 16%) · National 986th (top 17%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Postseason | TCU | 11 | 5 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 31.1 |
| 2017 Regular Season | TCU | 11 | 20 | 4.5 | 2 | - | - | 0 | 31.1 |
| 2018 Regular Season | TCU | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2019 Regular Season | TCU | 12 | 40 | 9 | 3.5 | 3 | - | 0 | 65.4 |
Related Context
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Ross Blacklock played DT for TCU. Across 3 tracked seasons, Ross Blacklock recorded 65 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2019 with TCU.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2019 Regular Season
TCU paired 15.5 primary output with 26.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
2019 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 26.8 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.
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2019 Regular Season · TCU
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
1.3
Efficiency
26.8
Usage
9.5
Consistency
55.7
Best Game by takeover score
Kansas
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Arkansas-Pine Bluff: 2. Purdue: 2. SMU: 0. Kansas: 3. Iowa State: 0. Kansas State: 3. Texas: 1.5. Oklahoma State: 0.5. Baylor: 1.5. Texas Tech: 1. Oklahoma: 0. West Virginia: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Arkansas-Pine Bluff: 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 27.5. Oklahoma State: 7 by 34.2. Baylor: 4 by 31.7. Texas Tech: 2 by 18.3. Oklahoma: 3 by 12.5. West Virginia: 2 by 18.3
Split Comparison
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Wins1.9 · Games = 5 · +1.0 vs Losses
Losses0.9 · Games = 7 · -1.0 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
Kansas
Best efficiency game
50.8 vs Kansas
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 11/29 | vs West Virginia | L 17-20 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/24 | @ Oklahoma | L 24-28 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/16 | @ Texas Tech | W 33-31 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/9 | vs Baylor | L 23-29 | 4 | 3 | — | 1.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/2 | @ Oklahoma State | L 27-34 | 7 | 4 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/26 | vs Texas | W 37-27 | 3 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/19 | @ Kansas StateSplash game | L 17-24 | 4 | 3 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/5 | @ Iowa State | L 24-49 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/28 | vs KansasSplash game | W 51-14 | 5 | 2 | — | 2.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/21 | vs SMU | L 38-41 | 5 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/14 | @ PurdueSplash game | W 34-13 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/1 | vs Arkansas-Pine BluffSplash game | W 39-7 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Ross Blacklock story
Ross Blacklock built his college career from 2017 through 2019 as a defensive tackle from Missouri City, TX wearing No. 90, spending time with TCU. The clearest part of Ross Blacklock's career was his defensive production: 65 tackles, 15.5 tackles for loss, and 5.5 sacks across 23 career games in the available record. That gives Ross Blacklock's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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TCU
2017-2019
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2017201720182019
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Postseason | TCU | 8.5 | 17.2 | 4.5 | — |
| 2017 Regular Season | TCU | 8.5 | 17.2 | 4.5 | 0 |
| 2018 Regular Season | TCU | 0 | — | — | -8.5 |
| 2019 Regular Season | TCU | 15.5 | 26.8 | 9.5 | 15.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Kansas
Week 5 · W 51-14 · Conference game
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3
Havoc Plays
83.6 takeover
3 disruption/tackle impact with 83.6 takeover score.
#2
@ Kansas State
Week 8 · L 17-24 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
82.2 takeover
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 82.2 takeover score.
#3
vs Kansas
Week 8 · W 43-0 · Conference game
2.5
Havoc Plays
81.7 takeover
Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 81.7 takeover score.
#4
vs Stanford
Week 1 · W 39-37 · Postseason
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Havoc Plays
71.7 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 71.7 takeover score.
#5
@ Purdue
Week 3 · W 34-13
2
Havoc Plays
65 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 65 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2019 Regular Season · TCU
15.5 primary output · 26.8 efficiency · 9.5 usage
65.4
#2
2017 Postseason · TCU
31.1
8.5 primary · 17.2 efficiency · 4.5 usage
#3
2017 Regular Season · TCU
31.1
8.5 primary · 17.2 efficiency · 4.5 usage
Milestones
5
Impact games
7
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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