Usage Score
7.5
Player Dossier
2023-2025Kansas
Blake Herold
DT • 6'3" • 290 lbs • Shenandoah, IA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Blake Herold shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 23.3 disruption score.
Efficiency
23.3
Consistency
36.7
Season Value
22.6
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2025 Regular Season · Kansas
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Seasons Tracked
- 3
- Program Path
- Kansas
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Cincinnati
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.
Blake Herold, DT. Best season Best season by value score: 2025 Regular Season · Kansas. Blake Herold shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 23.3 disruption score.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2025 Regular Season
Kansas paired 10 primary output with 23.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 23.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2025 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Cincinnati
Loss with 3.5 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 · Kansas
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
0.8
Efficiency
23.3
Usage
7.5
Consistency
36.7
Best Game by takeover score
Utah
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Unknown: 1. Fresno State: 0. Missouri: 0. West Virginia: 1. Cincinnati: 3.5. UCF: 0. Texas Tech: 0. Kansas State: 1. Oklahoma State: 2. Arizona: 0. Iowa State: 1.5. Utah: 0
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: 1 by 14.2. Fresno State: 1 by 4.2. Missouri: 4 by 16.7. West Virginia: 7 by 39.2. Cincinnati: 5 by 55.8. UCF: 4 by 16.7. Texas Tech: 4 by 16.7. Kansas State: 7 by 39.2. Oklahoma State: 1 by 24.2. Arizona: 1 by 4.2. Iowa State: 7 by 44.2. Utah: 1 by 4.2
Split Comparison
Wins0.8 · n=4 · -0.1 vs Losses
Losses0.9 · n=7 · +0.1 vs Wins
First Half0.9 · n=6 · +0.2 vs Second Half
Second Half0.8 · n=6 · -0.2 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
Cincinnati
Best efficiency game
55.8 vs Cincinnati
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 11/28 | vs Utah | L 21-31 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/22 | @ Iowa State | L 14-38 | 7 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/8 | @ Arizona | L 20-24 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/1 | vs Oklahoma State | W 38-21 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/25 | vs Kansas State | L 17-42 | 7 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/11 | @ Texas Tech | L 17-42 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/4 | @ UCF | W 27-20 | 4 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/27 | vs Cincinnati | L 34-37 | 5 | 2 | — | 1.50 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/20 | vs West Virginia | W 41-10 | 7 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/6 | @ Missouri | L 31-42 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 8/29 | vs Unknown | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 8/23 | vs Fresno State | W 31-7 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
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Kansas
2023-2025
Opening stop
Season Progression
202320242025
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Regular Season | Kansas | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2024 Regular Season | Kansas | 3.5 | 10.8 | 3.3 | 3.5 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Kansas | 10 | 23.3 | 7.5 | 6.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
Cincinnati
Loss with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3.5
Primary metric
3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 63.5 takeover score.
#2
West Virginia
2
Primary metric
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 45.9 takeover score.
#3
Oklahoma State
2
Primary metric
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 31.6 takeover score.
#4
Iowa State
1.5
Primary metric
Loss with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 31.3 takeover score.
#5
West Virginia
1
Primary metric
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 26.6 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by value score
2025 Regular Season · Kansas
10 primary output · 23.3 efficiency · 7.5 usage
22.6
#2
2024 Regular Season · Kansas
7.8
3.5 primary · 10.8 efficiency · 3.3 usage
#3
2023 Regular Season · Kansas
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0 primary · — efficiency · — usage
Milestones
1
Impact games
0
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Recruit Profile
3★
Class 2023 · Rating 0.8367
Shenandoah · Shenandoah, IA
- Committed To
- Kansas
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2023
Career Facts
1
Career teams
3
Seasons tracked
63
Career Tackles
Data Context
Coverage spans 3 tracked seasons, 23 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.