Kendrick Blackshire is a linebacker who has not played this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025, at UTSA.
Blackshire ranges from hash to hash and finishes the tackle. The five seasons span two programs and two head coaches: Nick Saban and Jeff Traylor. A game that shows it: 10 tackles against Temple — Week 6, 2025.
Play style
Ranges from hash to hash and makes his own tackles.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
44 tackles. 1 pass defended. 1 interception. 1 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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Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 9 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 24-42@ No. 19 Texas A&M | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 36-43vs Texas State | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 17-16@ Colorado State | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 6 | L 21-27@ Temple | 10 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 10 tackles |
| Wk 7 | W 61-13vs Rice | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 17-55@ North Texas | 7 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 23-55@ South Florida | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 28-7@ Charlotte | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 58-24vs East Carolina | 6 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 44 | 27 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 |
Week 7 · 2025
W 61-13
vs Rice
1 interception · 1 sack · 1 tackle for loss
Dominant 48-point win at home against Rice.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
44tackles this seasonTFL rate
2%1 TFLSack rate
2%1 sackPD rate
2%1 pass breakups44 tackles · 1 for loss · 1 sack · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 4.7 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| Road6g | 5.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 5.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 4.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jeff Traylor
Pass share
50.7%
446 pass / 434 run
Plays / game
67.7
13 games
Team sack rate
3.9%
432 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2025
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS linebacker who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Former four-star. Now #324 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-AAC
Based on 2025: #35 of 61 American Athletic LBs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 15% of returning players who ranked #21 or lower at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 13–17%).
A stat line in 24 games over five seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2021–2025
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Nick Saban and Jeff Traylor.
