Blain Padgett: DE · Rice · #90.
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Blain Padgett
Collapses the pocket even when the sack doesn't come. Two seasons in the Rice defensive front to date. A game that shows it: 2 tackles against Houston — Week 3, 2017.
Play style
Collapses the pocket even when the sack doesn't come.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2017 season · 3 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 7-62vs No. 14 Stanford | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 31-14@ UTEP | 7 | 4 | 2.5 | 1.5 | — | 1 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Wk 3 | L 3-38@ Houston | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 10 | 6 | 2.5 | 1.5 | — | 1 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Sack rate
15%2 sacksTFL rate
25%2 TFLHurry rate
30%3 hurriesPressure-to-sack conversion
33%2 of 4 pressures10 tackles · 2.5 for loss · 1.5 sacks.
2 seasons under David Bailiff — 4-20 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2017 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Road2g | 4.5 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.5 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 3.3 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
David Bailiff
Pass share
33.7%
245 pass / 482 run
Plays / game
60.6
12 games
Team sack rate
10.2%
275 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2017
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
How it ended
Two seasons at Rice, 4 sacks — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2014–2019
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: David Bailiff → Mike Bloomgren. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
