Charting
Where Blanton's plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play
The play-by-play names the defender on breakups, interceptions and tackles, but not the man in coverage on every throw, so true times-targeted isn't in the text. Coverage plays is the closest stand-in; exact targets come from hand charting.
Game Log
Kaleb Blanton's box score, game by game, from ESPN, with a 0–10 game score for each (hover it for how it works). Click a result for the full game
| Defense | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Game score | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Hur | PD | INT | TD |
| 1 |  Houston Christian | W 31–3 | 2.7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | · | · |
| 2 | @ Notre Dame | L 0–52 | 4.1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | · | · |
| 3 |  Western Michigan | L 21–28 | — | no stats recorded | |||||||
| 4 | @ Fresno State | L 24–38 | — | no stats recorded | |||||||
| 5 |  UTSA | L 14–16 | — | no stats recorded | |||||||
| 6 | @ East Carolina | L 12–28 | — | no stats recorded | |||||||
| 7 |  Tulsa | L 17–38 | — | no stats recorded | |||||||
| 2026 · 2 games | 3.4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | · | · | ||
2026 Season Stats
FBS rank among qualifying players
| Defense | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Tackles | 2 | 3763rd / 5408 |
| Solo | 1 | — |
| Tackles for loss | 0 | — |
| Sacks | 0 | — |
| QB hurries | 0 | — |
| Passes defended | 0 | — |
| Defensive TD | 0 | — |
Snaps by Game
Estimated snaps from a model trained on real NFL snap counts. Ranges in brackets are where the real number lands 80% of the time: wide for a single game, tighter over the season. How it works
| Game | Opp. plays | Est. snaps | Plays made | Snap share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 · Houston Christian | 58 | ~13 (0–58) | 1 | 22% |
| Wk 2 · Notre Dame | 65 | ~13 (0–65) | 1 | 20% |
| Season | 463 | 26 (0–71) | 2 | 6% |
Position Room
9 LBs on the Rice roster, ordered by tkl
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Tkl | TFL | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 54 | Austin Harnetiaux | LB | SR | 50 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 |
| 33 | Stone Combs | LB | SR | 47 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 44 | Cooper King | LB | JR | 22 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 14 | Beau Barton | LB | JR | 11 | 0.5 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 56 | Seth Clarke | LB | FR | 6 | 1.5 | 1 | — | 3 |
| 13 | Tariq May | LB | SR | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | — | 0 |
| 40 | Jayden Cupitt | LB | FR | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 34 | Kaleb Blanton | LB | SO | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 42 | DeReyon Jenkins | LB | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
Stats, EPA and usage come from CollegeFootballData.com and refresh daily. FBS ranks only count players with enough volume for the stat to mean something. Qualifying for EPA takes —+ plays per team game. Rice depth chart →