Karson Block: DL · Washington State · #50.
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Karson Block
Wins the gap play after play. Second year in the same defensive front at Washington State. One game to point at: 5 tackles against Air Force — Bowl, 2019.
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
22 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 4.5 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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| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Washington State | 22 | 9 | 4.5 | 2.0 |
| 2018 | Washington State | 9 | 6 | 3.0 | 0.0 |
| Career | 31 | 15 | 7.5 | 2.0 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2019 season · 10 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 58-7vs New Mexico State | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 59-17vs Northern Colorado | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 7 | L 34-38@ No. 18 Arizona State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 41-10vs Colorado | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 35-37@ No. 11 Oregon | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 20-33@ California | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 49-22vs Stanford | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 54-53vs Oregon State | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 13-31@ Washington | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | L 21-31vs No. 24 Air Force | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 22 | 9 | 4.5 | 2.0 | — | 0 |
Week 13 · 2019
W 54-53
vs Oregon State
1 sack · 1 tackle for loss · 3 tackles
Edged out Oregon State at home in a shootout.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
20%4 TFLSack rate
9%2 sacksHurry rate
5%1 hurry22 tackles · 4.5 for loss · 2 sacks.
2 seasons under Mike Leach, all pass-heavy offenses — 17-9 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2019 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 1.6 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 2.2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 1.8 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 2.5 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mike Leach
Pass share
77.7%
708 pass / 203 run
Plays / game
70.1
13 games
Team sack rate
2.8%
746 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-heavy.
Player standing · 2019
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
How it ended
Two seasons at Washington State, 2 sacks — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2016–2020
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Mike Leach → Nick Rolovich. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
