Blake Cashman

CAREER NOTES

• In three seasons with the New York Jets (2019-21), started seven of the 14 games he played, registering 49 total tackles, including three for loss, 0.5 sack, one pass defensed and a fumble recovery.
• Spent two seasons with the Houston Texans (2022-23) and totaled 132 combined tackles, including 13 for loss, 5.0 sacks, one interception, seven passes defensed and a pair of fumble recoveries in 30 games played, including 14 starts.
• Joined Patrick Willis (2007) and Shaquille Leonard (2018) as the only players in NFL history to record at least 19 tackles, 1.0 sack and one pass defensed in a single game with his performance in Week 11 against Arizona in 2023.

2023 | HOUSTON TEXANS

• Started 13 of the 14 games he played, tallying a career-high 106 total tackles, including nine for loss, 2.0 sacks, five passes defensed, one interception and a fumble recovery.
• Finished with four solo tackles, including two for loss, and 1.0 sack in the AFC Divisional Round at Baltimore (1/20).
• Played in his first postseason contest in the AFC Wild Card contest against Cleveland (1/13), recording 10 total tackles, including one for loss.
• Totaled a career-high 19 tackles against Arizona in Week 11 (11/19), marking the second-most tackles in a single game in franchise history, trailing only LB Kamu Grugier-Hill (20 on 12/5/21 against Indianapolis).
• Notched 15 tackles, including two for loss in Week 6 against New Orleans (10/15).
• In Week 3 at Jacksonville (9/24), hauled in his first career interception and also recovered a fumble.

CAREER NOTES

• In three seasons with the New York Jets (2019-21), started seven of the 14 games he played, registering 49 total tackles, including three for loss, 0.5 sack, one pass defensed and a fumble recovery.
• Spent two seasons with the Houston Texans (2022-23) and totaled 132 combined tackles, including 13 for loss, 5.0 sacks, one interception, seven passes defensed and a pair of fumble recoveries in 30 games played, including 14 starts.
• Joined Patrick Willis (2007) and Shaquille Leonard (2018) as the only players in NFL history to record at least 19 tackles, 1.0 sack and one pass defensed in a single game with his performance in Week 11 against Arizona in 2023.

2023 | HOUSTON TEXANS

• Started 13 of the 14 games he played, tallying a career-high 106 total tackles, including nine for loss, 2.0 sacks, five passes defensed, one interception and a fumble recovery.
• Finished with four solo tackles, including two for loss, and 1.0 sack in the AFC Divisional Round at Baltimore (1/20).
• Played in his first postseason contest in the AFC Wild Card contest against Cleveland (1/13), recording 10 total tackles, including one for loss.
• Totaled a career-high 19 tackles against Arizona in Week 11 (11/19), marking the second-most tackles in a single game in franchise history, trailing only LB Kamu Grugier-Hill (20 on 12/5/21 against Indianapolis).
• Notched 15 tackles, including two for loss in Week 6 against New Orleans (10/15).
• In Week 3 at Jacksonville (9/24), hauled in his first career interception and also recovered a fumble.

2022 | HOUSTON TEXANS

• Appeared in 16 games, including one start, and registered 26 total tackles, including four for loss, 3.0 sacks, five quarterback hits, two passes defensed.
• Recovered his first career fumble on a special teams muffed punt which set up a touchdown at Dallas in Week 14 (12/11).
• Posted his first career full sack, two tackles, one tackle for loss and a quarterback hit in Week 10 at the New York Giants (11/13).

2021 | NEW YORK JETS

• Played in three games, starting one, making three total tackles.

2020 | NEW YORK JETS

• Started one of the four games he appeared, notching six total tackles.

2019 | NEW YORK JETS

• Played in seven games with five starts, recording 40 tackles, including three for loss, 0.5 sack, one pass defensed and recovered a fumble.
• Tallied his first career fumble recovery and posted six tackles at Jacksonville in Week 8 (10/27).
• Made his NFL debut against Buffalo in Week 1 (9/8), logging two tackles, including one for loss.

COLLEGE - MINNESOTA

• In four seasons (2015-18) at Minnesota, appeared in 48 games and totaled 183 tackles, including 31 for loss, 12.0 sacks, seven passes defensed, two forced fumbles and returned a fumble for a touchdown.
• Started 11 of the 12 games he played as a senior in 2018 and led the team with 104 tackles, including 15 for loss, 2.5 sacks.
• Played in all 12 games as a junior in 2017, notching 30 tackles, including five for loss, and 2.0 sacks.
• As a sophomore in 2016, played in all 13 games and recorded 45 tackles with a team-leading and single-season career-high 7.5 sacks and one forced fumble.
• Saw action in 11 games as a freshman, primarily on special teams.
• Two-time Gary Tinsley Award winner, given annually to the player who best embodies the underdog spirit of the late former Gopher Gary Tinsley.

HONORS

• Second-Team All-Big Ten, Media (2018)
• Third-Team All-Big Ten, Coaches (2018)
• Defensive MVP of the Holiday Bowl (2016)
• Academic All-Big Ten (2016)

PREP - Eden Prairie (Minn.)

• Helped lead Eden Prairie to a 13-0 record and a state championship as a senior, the team's fourth-straight state title, playing both cornerback and linebacker.
• Named Associated Press First-Team All-State as a senior and was named to the 2014 KARE11 All-Metro Defensive Team.
• Also lettered in basketball.

OFF THE FIELD

• Son of Steve and Sarah Cashman.
• Father played football at St. Thomas University.
• Has one brother, Austen, and three sisters - Isabelle, Claire and Lyla.