Player Dossier

2021-2025

Florida International

Brian Blades II

DB • 5'11" • 180 lbs • Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Brian Blades II shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 18.7 disruption score.

Usage Score

2.9

Efficiency

18.7

Consistency

11.1

Season Value

12.9

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season · Florida International

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
5
Program Path
Florida International
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Middle Tennessee

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.

Brian Blades II, DB. Best season Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season · Florida International. Brian Blades II shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 18.7 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season

Florida International paired 0 primary output with 8.3 efficiency.

Supporting note

2025 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 18.7 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value cooled off

2025 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Middle Tennessee

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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2025 Regular Season · Florida International

Games

9

Havoc Plays / G

0.7

Efficiency

18.7

Usage

2.9

Consistency

11.1

Best Game by takeover score

Jacksonville State

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Unknown: 0. Penn State: 0. Florida Atlantic: 2. Western Kentucky: 0. Kennesaw State: 0. Missouri State: 0. Middle Tennessee: 3. Liberty: 0. Jacksonville State: 1

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. Unknown: 4 by 16.7. Penn State: 4 by 16.7. Florida Atlantic: 2 by 28.3. Western Kentucky: 3 by 12.5. Kennesaw State: 1 by 4.2. Missouri State: 3 by 12.5. Middle Tennessee: 5 by 50.8. Liberty: 2 by 8.3. Jacksonville State: 2 by 18.3

Split Comparison

Wins1.2 · n=5 · +1.2 vs Losses
Losses0 · n=3 · -1.2 vs Wins
First Half0.4 · n=5 · -0.6 vs Second Half
Second Half1 · n=4 · +0.6 vs First Half

Game Log

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

9 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Middle Tennessee

Best efficiency game

50.8 vs Middle Tennessee

Result
Sat 11/22vs Jacksonville StateW 27-2122001
Sat 11/15vs LibertyW 34-2722000
Sat 11/8@ Middle TennesseeW 56-30550012
Thu 10/30@ Missouri StateL 21-2833000
Tue 10/21vs Kennesaw StateL 26-4511000
Wed 10/15@ Western KentuckyW 25-632000
Sat 9/13vs Florida AtlanticW 38-2822002
Sat 9/6@ Penn StateL 0-3443000
Fri 8/29vs Unknown44000

Career Arc

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

  1. 1

    Florida International

    2021-2025

    Opening stop

Season Progression

20212022202320242025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2021 Regular SeasonFlorida International08.31.1
2022 Regular SeasonFlorida International111.71.61
2023 Regular SeasonFlorida International314.532
2024 Regular SeasonFlorida International820.13.75
2025 Regular SeasonFlorida International618.72.9-2

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Middle Tennessee

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3

Primary metric

3 disruption/tackle impact with 53.1 takeover score.

#2

Unknown

2

Primary metric

Game with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 52.2 takeover score.

#3

UConn

2

Primary metric

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 48.2 takeover score.

#4

Central Michigan

2

Primary metric

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 44.4 takeover score.

#5

Western Kentucky

1

Primary metric

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 43.4 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2021 Regular Season · Florida International

0 primary output · 8.3 efficiency · 1.1 usage

36.5

#2

2024 Regular Season · Florida International

26.1

8 primary · 20.1 efficiency · 3.7 usage

#3

2025 Regular Season · Florida International

12.9

6 primary · 18.7 efficiency · 2.9 usage

Milestones

0

Impact games

0

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2021 · Rating 0.8367

American Heritage · Fort Lauderdale, FL

Committed To
Florida International
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2021

Career Facts

1

Career teams

5

Seasons tracked

91

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 5 tracked seasons, 34 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Brian Blades II quick answers

Recruiting profile

3-star recruit

Position
DB
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
5
Career tackles
91