Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2018-2023Duke
Al Blades Jr.
CB • 6'1" • 195 lbs • Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Al Blades Jr. shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 23.7 disruption score.
Impact Production
35
Developing production for a corner
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Reliability
70
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
36
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2023 Postseason · Duke
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 6
- Program Path
- Miami • Duke
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Central Michigan
Player Story
Al Blades Jr. built his college career from 2018 through 2023 as a cornerback from Fort Lauderdale, FL wearing No. 7, spending time with Duke and Miami. The clearest part of Al Blades Jr.'s career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Miami
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2018
Al Blades Jr., CB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2023 Postseason · Duke. Al Blades Jr. shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 23.7 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 134
- TFL
- 2
- QB hurries
- 2
- Passes defended
- 23
Quick Answers
Al Blades Jr. quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Duke · CB
- Career Tackles
- 134
- Tracked sample
- 6 unique seasons · 9 entries · 47 games
- Best season
- 2023 Postseason · Duke
- Top game
- Central Michigan
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · St. Thomas Aquinas · Miami
- High school pipeline
- St. Thomas Aquinas · 173 FBS recruits · 20 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 7 · Senior
- 2023 Tackles rank
- 43 tackles · CB 38th (top 10%) · ACC 77th (top 13%) · National 774th (top 13%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Postseason | Miami | 9 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 7.8 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Miami | 9 | 12 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 7.8 |
| 2019 Postseason | Miami | 11 | 8 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 46.7 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Miami | 11 | 27 | - | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 46.7 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Miami | 8 | 29 | - | 0 | - | 7 | 0 | 51.1 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Miami | 2 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 20.3 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Miami | 5 | 11 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 10.9 |
| 2023 Postseason | Duke | 12 | 5 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 51.2 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Duke | 12 | 38 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 51.2 |
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Transfer Portal History
Matched portal movement
Al Blades Jr. played CB for Miami and Duke. Across 6 tracked seasons, Al Blades Jr. recorded 134 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2023 with Duke.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2023 Postseason
Duke paired 10.5 primary output with 23.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
2023 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 23.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2023 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Miami, Duke.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: NC State
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2023 Postseason · Duke
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
0.9
Efficiency
23.7
Usage
2.8
Consistency
57.7
Best Game by takeover score
NC State
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Troy: 0. Clemson: 1. Northwestern: 0. UConn: 1. Notre Dame: 0. NC State: 3. Florida State: 1. Louisville: 1. Wake Forest: 0. North Carolina: 1. Virginia: 1. Pittsburgh: 1.5
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Troy: 5 by 20.8. Clemson: 0 by 10. Northwestern: 3 by 12.5. UConn: 2 by 18.3. Notre Dame: 1 by 4.2. NC State: 3 by 42.5. Florida State: 8 by 43.3. Louisville: 6 by 35. Wake Forest: 4 by 16.7. North Carolina: 7 by 39.2. Virginia: 1 by 14.2. Pittsburgh: 3 by 27.5
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins0.9 · Games = 7 · +0.1 vs Losses
Losses0.8 · Games = 5 · -0.1 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
NC State
Best efficiency game
43.3 vs Florida State
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 12/23 | vs Troy | W 17-10 | 5 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/25 | vs Pittsburgh | W 30-19 | 3 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/18 | @ Virginia | L 27-30 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sun 11/12 | @ North Carolina | L 45-47 | 7 | 7 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Thu 11/2 | vs Wake Forest | W 24-21 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/28 | @ Louisville | L 0-23 | 6 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/21 | @ Florida State | L 20-38 | 8 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sun 10/15 | vs NC StateSplash game | W 24-3 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Sat 9/30 | vs Notre Dame | L 14-21 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/23 | @ UConn | W 41-7 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/16 | vs Northwestern | W 38-14 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Tue 9/5 | vs Clemson | W 28-7 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
Player Story
Al Blades Jr. story
Al Blades Jr. built his college career from 2018 through 2023 as a cornerback from Fort Lauderdale, FL wearing No. 7, spending time with Duke and Miami. The clearest part of Al Blades Jr.'s career was his defensive production: 134 tackles, 2 tackles for loss, 4 interceptions, and 23 passes defended across 47 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2023 with Duke. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Al Blades Jr.'s production has multiple signals. With 47 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Duke and Miami.
The arc is straightforward: Al Blades Jr. moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
Miami
2018-2022
Opening stop
- 2
Duke
2023
Final stop
Season Value Progression
201820182019201920202021202220232023
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Postseason | Miami | 1 | 7.1 | 1.3 | — |
| 2018 Regular Season | Miami | 1 | 7.1 | 1.3 | 0 |
| 2019 Postseason | Miami | 9 | 21.4 | 3.4 | 8 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Miami | 9 | 21.4 | 3.4 | 0 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Miami | 9 | 26.4 | 3.3 | 0 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Miami | 0.5 | 8.8 | 2.1 | -8.5 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Miami | 1 | 11.2 | 2 | 0.5 |
| 2023 Postseason | Duke | 10.5 | 23.7 | 2.8 | 9.5 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Duke | 10.5 | 23.7 | 2.8 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Central Michigan
Week 4 · W 17-12
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3
Havoc Plays
69.7 takeover
3 disruption/tackle impact with 69.7 takeover score.
#2
@ Louisville
Week 3 · W 47-34 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
66.7 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 66.7 takeover score.
#3
vs NC State
Week 7 · W 24-3 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
61.9 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 61.9 takeover score.
#4
vs Duke
Week 8 · L 21-45 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
55.3 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 55.3 takeover score.
#5
vs UAB
Week 2 · W 31-14
2
Havoc Plays
52.5 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 52.5 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2023 Postseason · Duke
10.5 primary output · 23.7 efficiency · 2.8 usage
51.2
#2
2023 Regular Season · Duke
51.2
10.5 primary · 23.7 efficiency · 2.8 usage
#3
2020 Regular Season · Miami
51.1
9 primary · 26.4 efficiency · 3.3 usage
Milestones
3
Impact games
6
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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