Senior defensive lineman for Air Force. 2023: 1.5 sacks, 1.5 tackles for loss, 10 tackles.
6′5″ · 265 lb
The story
4 defensive lineman for Air Force. 2023: 1.5 sacks, 1.5 tackles for loss, 10 tackles.
Recruiting
TE recruit
No. 2894 nationally · Signed with Air Force
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonCaden Blum
Disrupts the pocket from the interior. A 2-star signing who has since put two seasons on the field at Air Force. The receipt: 3 tackles against Army — Week 10, 2023.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Two seasons at Air Force, 2 sacks — his college career is complete.
His career
Career arc
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Troy Calhoun — 19-7 over that span.
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (2nd 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
2023 season · 6 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 2.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-71g | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 2.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Troy Calhoun
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2023
Tackle volume for the position at the early end of the ladder.
Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 6 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 42-7vs Robert Morris | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 17-6@ Navy | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 3-23vs Army | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Wk 11 | L 13-27@ Hawai'i | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 27-31vs UNLV | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 19-27@ Boise State | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 10 | 6 | 1.5 | 1.5 | — | 0 |
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
CFB Index positional classification
Player DNA
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
His 2023 production profile sits closest to Sean McLaughlin’s 2021 season.
Matches Sean on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Sean McLaughlin's sophomore season at Northwestern (2021).
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Player DNA