Blake Boenisch is a defensive lineman who has not played this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025, at Rice.
Controls the point of attack and doesn't move. Played for two head coaches at Rice: Mike Bloomgren and Scott Abell. One game to point at: 7 tackles and 1 sack against Memphis — Week 10, 2025.
Play style
The heaviest frame on the interior. Sack production is intentionally not the point of this profile.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
39 tackles. 2 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 5 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 14-12@ Louisiana | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 2 | L 9-35vs Houston | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 38-17vs Prairie View A&M | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 28-17@ Charlotte | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 13-21@ Navy | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 21-27vs Florida Atlantic | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 37-34vs UConn | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 14-38vs No. 25 Memphis | 7 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Wk 11 | W 24-17vs UAB | 4 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 24-56vs No. 22 North Texas | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 14 | L 3-52@ South Florida | 6 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
 Bowl | L 10-41vs Texas State | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 39 | 16 | 5.0 | 1.5 | — | 2 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
13%5 TFLSack rate
4%2 sacksHurry rate
0%0 hurries39 tackles · 5 for loss · 1.5 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 3.9 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.1 |
| Road4g | 2.5 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 2.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 4.8 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.4 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Scott Abell
Pass share
26.0%
224 pass / 636 run
Plays / game
66.2
13 games
Team sack rate
7.9%
214 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2025
39 tackles in 12 games, about as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #45 at the position.
2026 outlook
In the mix for All-AAC
Based on 2025: #4 of 53 American Athletic DLs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 35% of returning players who ranked #4–10 at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 31–38%).
The No. 2,189 recruit in the country is starting on the defensive line in the American Athletic as a senior.
A stat line in 43 games over four seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2021–2025
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Mike Bloomgren, Pete Alamar, and Scott Abell. Multi-era developmental context.
