Senior linebacker for Rice. 2025: 11 tackles.
6′2″ · 220 lb · Houston, TX
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
Blaise Tita
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Blaise Tita has been at Rice through two head coaches in two seasons. The receipt on tape: 3 tackles against Houston, Week 2, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
His career
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2024–2025
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Mike Bloomgren → Scott Abell. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Season context · Team result + system
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (6th percentile).
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 6 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 1.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 1.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Scott Abell
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2024
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Recognition
Production · CFB Index Score
Unranked recruit. Now #451 at the position.
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 3 · 2025
W 38–17
1 TOT
Dominant 21-point win at home against Prairie View A&M.
With C. Jenkins — 87 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 39.6 · 124 rush yds (21 car) · 1 TD · A. Turner — 68 rush yds (5 car) · 1 TD
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 6 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | L 9-35vs Houston | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Wk 3 | W 38-17vs Prairie View A&M | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 28-17@ Charlotte | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 13-21@ Navy | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 21-27vs Florida Atlantic | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Bowl | L 10-41@ Texas State | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 11 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Rice
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Linebacker · Rice
Returning around him
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Rice · Last season: 5-8 · Talent rank #100 · 2026 recruiting class #104
Player DNA
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Trenilyas Tatum’s 2022 season.
Matches Trenilyas on
Differs from Trenilyas on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Kyle Arnholt's sophomore season at App State (2023).
Matches Kyle on
Player DNA