UConn · W 35-26
7 tackles, 1 for loss, 1 sack
The other 7 games average 10 tackles. This one was 3 below.
Blake Fletcher
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Three seasons in the Air Force linebacker corps to date. The first career honor came in 2025: All-Mountain West. A game that shows it: 14 tackles and 1 INT against North Dakota State — Week 2, 2026.
80 tackles · 2 sacks
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
80 tackles. 2 passes defended. 2 interceptions. 3.5 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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Last game (Wk 9): 7 tackles, 1 tackle for loss, 1 sack.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 34-0vs Duquesne | 7 | 2 | 1.5 | 1.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | L 32-38vs North Dakota State | 14 | 8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | Season-high 14 tackles |
| Wk 4 | W 36-33@ Nevada | 13 | 6 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 14-9vs Navy | 10 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 28-7@ Northern Illinois | 11 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 41-31vs UNLV | 9 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 14-28@ Wyoming | 9 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 35-26vs UConn | 7 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 80 | 38 | 3.5 | 2.0 | 2 | 2 |
Oct. 31 · W 35-26 vs UConn, play by play
7 tackles, including 1 sack, 1 pass broken up. He hurried the quarterback twice.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Sacked the quarterback for a 9-yard loss on 3rd and 1. First quarter, tied 0-0.
His game this year: disruption in the backfield — 3 tackles for loss, 2 of them sacks, in the 8 games with play by play.
How Air Force’s defense played that day
UConn’s 9 drives: 5 stopped · 4 scored. While the game was within a score they held 4 of 6.
9 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
9 tackles. He hurried the quarterback once.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. It places 10 for him; the box score credits 9.
11 tackles, including 1 interception. His interception on 3rd and 5 ended Northern Illinois’s drive (int).
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Intercepted on 3rd and 5. Second quarter, up 7-0. Ended Northern Illinois’s drive (int).
10 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. It places 11 for him; the box score credits 10.
A big game: 13 tackles, including 1 more for loss.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Forced a fumble on 3rd and 1. Overtime quarter, up 30-27.
A big game: a defensive touchdown: his interception went 95 yards for the score. 14 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play: 13 of his 14, sacks included.
Intercepted on 3rd and 1, returned 95 yards for the score. Second quarter, cut it to 21-13.
7 tackles, including 1 sack, 1 pass broken up.
Sacked the quarterback for a 8-yard loss on 3rd and 6. Third quarter, up 20-0.
Conference ranks count every player in the conference with a row in that stat, any position. Career ranks count current FBS players, from the games in our log.
Ratings of the games shown run from -25 to +9 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
80tackles this seasonTFL rate
4%4 TFLSack rate
2%2 sacksPD rate
2%2 pass breakups80 tackles · 3.5 for loss · 2 sacks · 2 interceptions.
3 seasons under Troy Calhoun, all run-heavy offenses — 15-17 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 9.4 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Road3g | 11.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 10.7 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 8.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Troy Calhoun
Pass share
11.7%
68 pass / 515 run
Plays / game
72.9
8 games
Team sack rate
7.6%
79 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2025
Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.
Recognition
2026 outlook
Outside shot to repeat All-Mountain West
Based on 2025: #15 of 45 Mountain West LBs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 22% of returning players who ranked #11–20 at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 19–25%).
The No. 2,085 recruit in the country is starting at linebacker in the Mountain West as a senior.
2026 is in progress.
A stat line in 28 games over three seasons.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-MOUNTAIN WEST · 2ND TEAM
All-Mountain West 2nd team (2025)
Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
1 coachPlayed every college season under Troy Calhoun.
