NYJ · 2019–2021HOU · 2022–2023MIN · 2024–presentACT
BlakeCashman#51LB
Age
30
May 10, 1996
Height
6'1"
73"
Weight
235
lb
College
Minnesota
2015-2018
Drafted
2019
Rd 5, Pk 157
Exp
7
seasons
Contract
$23M
3y · $7.5M APY
Status
ACT
ACT

2025 Season

Latest production
Tackles
144
2025
TFL
4
regular season
Sacks
2.0
regular season
QB Hits
3
regular season
FF
1
regular season
Snap %
96%
avg / game
Updated 2026-06-02

Career

Team path from high school through the NFL, with draft context and accolades.
01 / Career

Career Path

2015 — Present · Includes honors
2024
Minnesota Vikings · Linebacker
LB · 31 active weeks
NFL
2022–2023
Houston Texans · Linebacker
LB · 36 active weeks
NFL
2019–2021
New York Jets · Linebacker
LB · 17 active weeks
NFL
2015–2018
Minnesota · LB
NCAA

Draft Profile

2019 Draft
Selection
Round 5, Pick 157
#157 overall by New York Jets
TeamNYJ
Overall#157

Data Sources & Attribution

Credits
Headshot — NFL officialA local silhouette placeholder is shown in the hero. Official artwork is not embedded for licensing reasons; the `View headshot` button links to the source on NFL.com.
Statistics — nflverseStats are sourced from nflverse. Carl S, Baldwin B, Sharpe L, Ho T, Edwards J (2025). nflverse: Easily Install and Load the ‘nflverse’. R package version 1.0.3.9001, https://nflverse.nflverse.com/. Advanced metrics shown here are drawn via nflverse from Pro Football Reference Advanced Stats and NFL Next Gen Stats.
Pro Football ReferenceSports Reference LLC. “Pro Football Statistics and History.” Pro-Football-Reference.com. https://www.pro-football-reference.com/. (Accessed 2026-06-02.)
Athleticism & RASCombine and pro-day measurements compiled by Ray Carpenter, nfl-draft-data. Relative Athletic Score (RAS) by Kent Lee Platte, https://ras.football/.