Kevin Bletzer: LB · Boston College · #49.
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Kevin Bletzer
Carries tight ends down the field in coverage. Arrived as a two-star recruit; three seasons of production at Boston College since. On tape: 4 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against Louisville, Week 7, 2018.
Play style
Carries tight ends and patrols the middle of the field in coverage.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
19 tackles. 1 pass defended. 1 interception. 3 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.
Atlantic Coast Conference Oct 22
Sports Illustrated Oct 22
247Sports Oct 16Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Boston College | 19 | 7 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | Boston College | 35 | 19 | 6.5 | 2.0 | 4 | -- |
| 2016 | Boston College | 7 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| Career | 61 | 29 | 10.0 | 2.0 | 5 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2018 season · 9 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 62-14vs Holy Cross | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | W 41-34@ Wake Forest | 4 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 4 | L 13-30@ Purdue | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 45-35vs Temple | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 23-28@ No. 23 NC State | 4 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 38-20vs Louisville | 4 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 27-14vs Miami | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 31-21@ Virginia Tech | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 7-27vs No. 2 Clemson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 19 | 7 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
19tackles this seasonTFL rate
16%3 TFLSack rate
0%0 sacksPD rate
5%1 pass breakups19 tackles · 3 for loss · 1 interception.
3 seasons under Steve Addazio — 21-17 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2018 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 1.8 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Road4g | 2.5 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 2.7 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+3g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Steve Addazio
Pass share
38.5%
338 pass / 540 run
Plays / game
73.2
12 games
Team sack rate
5.9%
358 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2018
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS linebackers who play every week.
How it ended
Three seasons at Boston College, 61 tackles — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 22 games over three seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2014–2018
1 coachPlayed every college season under Steve Addazio.
