Senior linebacker for Georgia State. 2022: 21 tackles, 3 tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks.
6′1″ · 239 lb · Lawrenceville, GA
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.
Recruiting
OLB recruit
No. 1695 nationally · Signed with Georgia State
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 linebacker for Georgia State. 2022: 21 tackles, 3 tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks.
Blake Carroll
Fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge. This is his fifth year in the same linebacker corps at Georgia State. He has been named All-Sun Belt two seasons running, most recently in 2022. One game to point at: 11 tackles, 1 TFL against North Carolina — Week 2, 2022.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Five seasons at Georgia State, 199 tackles — his college career is complete.
His career
Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.
The role got bigger.
The snaps went the other way.
Career arc
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-SUN BELT
All-Sun Belt mention (2022)
Coaching lineage · 2018–2022
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Shawn Elliott.
Season context · Team result + system
5 seasons under Shawn Elliott — 27-33 over that span.
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: passes defended (18th 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
2022 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 7.0 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Road1g | 7.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 7.0 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Dell McGee
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2022
Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Georgia State | 21 | 15 | 3.0 | 1.5 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2021 | Georgia State | 89 | 48 | 11.5 | 5.5 | 4 | 1 | -- |
| 2020 | Georgia State | 73 | 51 | 4.5 | 0.0 | 4 | -- | -- |
| 2019 | Georgia State | 8 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2018 | Georgia State | 8 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 199 | 122 | 21.0 | 8.0 | 8 | 1 | -- |
Game log · Week-by-week
2022 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 14-35@ South Carolina | 7 | 7 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 28-35vs North Carolina | 11 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.5 | — | 0 | Season-high 11 tackles |
| Wk 3 | L 41-42vs Charlotte | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 21 | 15 | 3.0 | 1.5 | — | 0 |
Play style
Downhill striker who fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge.
CFB Index positional classification
Player DNA
Downhill striker who fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge.
His 2022 production profile sits closest to Rico Tolefree’s 2021 season.
Matches Rico on
Differs from Rico on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a graduate, his production profile tracks closest to Dmitri Johnson's graduate season at New Mexico (2025).
Matches Dmitri on
Differs from Dmitri on
Player DNA