Blake Brandel

Experience: 6 years

Height: 6-6

Age: 29

Weight: 315 lbs

College: Oregon State

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Year

Season

	G	Total	Solo	AST	SCK	SFTY	PDEF	INT	TDS	YDS	AVG	LNG
Sundays	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

	G	Total	Solo	AST	SCK	SFTY	PDEF	INT	TDS	YDS	AVG	LNG
October	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
September	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

	G	Total	Solo
vs AFC Teams	1	0	0
vs NFC Teams	3	1	1
Outside Own Division	2	1	1
vs Own Division	2	0	0

	G	Total	Solo
Chicago Bears	1	0	0
Green Bay Packers	1	0	0
Miami Dolphins	1	0	0
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	1	1	1

	G	Total	Solo	AST	SCK	SFTY	PDEF	INT	TDS	YDS	AVG	LNG
Wins	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

	G	Total	Solo
U.S. Bank Stadium	2	0	0
Raymond James Stadium	1	1	1
Soldier Field	1	0	0

Biography

2025 | MINNESOTA VIKINGS

Appeared in all 17 games in 2025, making nine starts, and playing 60.3% of the team's offensive snaps at C, LT, LG and RT. Also saw action on special teams.
Started at RT in Week 17 vs. Detroit (12/25), playing in 100% of the team's offensive snaps.
Entered the game at RT in relief of an injured Brian O'Neill in Week 15 at Dallas (12/14) on Sunday Night Football.
Started at LG in Week 13 at Seattle, playing in 100% of the team's offensive snaps.
Entered the game at LG in relief of Donovan Jackson, who left the game due to injury, in Week 12 at Green Bay (11/23).
Started at center in Weeks 7-11.
Started at center in Week 5 against the Cleveland Browns in London (10/5), the first time he's taken snaps at center in his career.
Played 100% of the team's offensive snaps at LG in Week 4 against the Pittsburgh Steelers in Dublin (9/28).

2025 | MINNESOTA VIKINGS

Appeared in all 17 games in 2025, making nine starts, and playing 60.3% of the team's offensive snaps at C, LT, LG and RT. Also saw action on special teams.
Started at RT in Week 17 vs. Detroit (12/25), playing in 100% of the team's offensive snaps.
Entered the game at RT in relief of an injured Brian O'Neill in Week 15 at Dallas (12/14) on Sunday Night Football.
Started at LG in Week 13 at Seattle, playing in 100% of the team's offensive snaps.
Entered the game at LG in relief of Donovan Jackson, who left the game due to injury, in Week 12 at Green Bay (11/23).
Started at center in Weeks 7-11.
Started at center in Week 5 against the Cleveland Browns in London (10/5), the first time he's taken snaps at center in his career.
Played 100% of the team's offensive snaps at LG in Week 4 against the Pittsburgh Steelers in Dublin (9/28).

2024 | MINNESOTA VIKINGS

Started at LG in all 17 games, playing every offensive snap. Also saw action on special teams each week, playing 20% of the team's snaps.
Played in his second career postseason game in the Wild Card round vs. the L.A. Rams (1/13).
Made his season debut in Week 1 at the New York Giants (9/8), playing 100% of the team's offensive snaps. It marked his first career start in a season opener.

2023 | MINNESOTA VIKINGS

Saw action in every game for the Vikings during the 2023 season, including making two starts.
Started his second game of the season in Week 18 at Detroit (1/7), playing 100% of the offensive snaps at RG.
Made his first start of the season in Week 14 at Las Vegas (12/10), playing 100% of the offensive snaps at RG.
Active Weeks 1-12 and 15-16, appearing on special teams.

2022 | MINNESOTA VIKINGS

Played in nine contests with three starts (all at LT) in 2022, playing in a career-high 275 offensive snaps.
Placed on IR on 12/14 and was activated prior to the team's Wild Card matchup vs. New York Giants.
Started at LT, his first career start, vs. New England (11/24), a contest played on Thanksgiving.
Replaced Christian Darrisaw at LT after he left with an injury at Buffalo (11/13) and vs. Dallas (11/20).
Played on special teams at Miami (10/16) and vs. Arizona (10/30).
Made season debut in Week 1 vs. Green Bay (9/11), appearing on one offensive snap.
Was active but did not play Weeks 2-5.

2021 | MINNESOTA VIKINGS

Appeared in 13 games in 2021, playing in 65 snaps on offense, mostly as an extra eligible OL.
Played in a career-high 17 offensive snaps, subbing in as an extra OL vs. Pittsburgh (12/9).
Filled in at RG for injured Olisaemeka Udoh briefly in first half at Baltimore (11/7).
Played on special teams and in extra-lineman offensive packages vs. Dallas, at Baltimore, at LA Chargers, vs. Green Bay and at San Francisco.
Signed to 53-man roster from Vikings practice squad on 10/18.
Released from 53-man roster prior to game vs. Seattle (9/26) but signed back to practice squad on 9/27.
Played at Arizona (9/19).
Appeared in his first career game at Cincinnati (9/12) playing in two snaps on offense and four on special teams.

2020 | MINNESOTA VIKINGS

Joined Vikings practice squad on 9/6 and spent entire rookie season there.
Drafted by Vikings in sixth round (203rd overall), the 10th of a team-record 15 players drafted.

COLLEGE - OREGON STATE

A Second-Team All-Pac-12 in 2019 by coaches and the AP.
Team captain as a senior; earned a 93.1 pass-blocking grade (the best in the nation) from Pro Football Focus.
Helped Beavers RBs break the 100-yard rushing mark seven times during the 2019 season and allowed only one sack himself.
Started all 12 games at LT in 2018 and helped RB Jermar Jefferson break the 1,000-yard mark, becoming the first Beavers back to do so since 2010.
Freshman season in 2016 was best record he posted with Beavers, going 4-8, including a win over cross-state rival Ducks.

PREP - CATHOLIC CENTRAL (ORE.)

Ranked as Oregon's No. 3 prospect at Catholic Central in Portland.
Helped team to consecutive 6A state titles and earned 6A All-State as a junior and senior.
Played basketball in high school.

OFF THE FIELD

Graduated with degree in business entrepreneurship, earning Honorable Mention Academic All-Pac-12 in 2016, 2017 and 2018.
Father, Scott, played college football at Lewis & Clark College, a Division III school in Portland.
Married wife, Natalie, in spring 2021.
Has one son, Beau, and is expecting a second child in the Fall of 2026.

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