Blake Mangelson: DE · BYU · #93.
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Blake Mangelson
Holds up snap after snap without a weakness to attack. Fourth year in the BYU defensive front. On tape: 6 tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss against Kansas, Week 12, 2024.
Play style
No single standout number, but nothing missing either — competent across the board.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
37 tackles. 1 pass defended. 1 interception. 5.5 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.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 41-13vs Southern Illinois | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 18-15@ SMU | 7 | 2 | 2.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Wk 4 | W 38-9vs No. 13 Kansas State | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 34-28@ Baylor | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 41-19vs Arizona | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 38-35vs Oklahoma State | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 37-24@ UCF | 4 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 11 | W 22-21@ Utah | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 13-17vs Kansas | 6 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 23-28@ No. 21 Arizona State | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 30-18vs Houston | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 37 | 15 | 5.5 | 2.0 | 1 | 1 |
Week 2 · 2024
W 18-15
at SMU
1 sack · 2.5 tackles for loss · 7 tackles
A close one, won by 3 on the road.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Sack rate
5%2 sacksTFL rate
15%6 TFLHurry rate
8%3 hurriesPressure-to-sack conversion
40%2 of 5 pressures37 tackles · 5.5 for loss · 2 sacks · 1 interception.
4 seasons under Kalani Sitake — 34-17 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 3.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road5g | 3.8 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 3.8 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 3.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Kalani Sitake
Pass share
45.8%
375 pass / 443 run
Plays / game
62.9
13 games
Team sack rate
4.4%
405 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2024
37 tackles in 11 games, about as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
How it ended
Four seasons at BYU, 2 sacks — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2021–2024
1 coachPlayed every college season under Kalani Sitake.
