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Blake Cashman

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Blake Cashman is the starting RILB for the Minnesota Vikings.

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Blake Cashman this week

The Minnesota Vikings play next in Week 7, at home against the Indianapolis Colts on Sun, Oct 25 (CBS). Blake Cashman is listed as the starter at RILB going into that game.

At RILB for the Minnesota Vikings, Ivan Pace Jr. and Jamal Adams are next in line behind him.

Blake Cashman's 2026 game log, most recent 3 games: W 23-13 at NO (Oct 11); W 15-10 vs MIA (Oct 4); W 23-16 at TB (Sep 27).

Blake Cashman wears No. 51, is 30 years old, is listed at 6' 1", 235 lbs, has 8 years of NFL experience, came out of Minnesota.

Is Blake Cashman playing this week?

Blake Cashman is expected to start at RILB for Minnesota Vikings. No injury listed (updated Oct 15, ESPN).

MIN RILB Depth

1Blake CashmanStarter
2Ivan Pace Jr.
3Jamal Adams

Minnesota Vikings Starting Lineup

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Age
30
Height
6' 1"
Weight
235
Experience
8 yrs

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    Season Stats

    SeasonTeamGTklTFLSacksINTPD
    2026MIN52042.501
    2025MIN13604202
    2024MIN145984.508
    2023HOU13405215
    2022HOU13162302
    2021NYJ130000
    2020NYJ440000
    2019NYJ72530.501
    Career8 yrs702272614.5119

    Season stats from nflverse, a public NFL statistics project. Last refreshed Oct 15, 2026.

    2026 vs. 2025

    Tackles
    20
    -0.6/gm vs 2025
    Sacks
    2.5
    +0.3/gm vs 2025
    INT
    0
    even with 2025 per game

    Career Totals

    Seasons
    8
    Games
    70
    Tackles
    227

    #14 of 244 at LB in Solo Tackles (2026)

    WHY THIS RATING

    Blake Cashman is rated 91 (Elite): production, role and draft slot rank 3rd of 190 qualifying linebackers (outperforms 98% of them). 2026 games count fully, 2025 games half. Same 40-99 scale as college ratings; compare within the NFL.

    Rating basis
    Production + draft
    On-field production
    98th percentile
    Beats 98% of 190
    Sample
    5 + 13 games
    2026 + 2025 · 1,071 snaps
    Draft slot
    5% of rating
    Pick 157 · 2019 draft
    Updated
    Through week 5

    Production per game depends partly on the offense or scheme around a player, so a player on a weak team can rate lower. Not a betting line. How we rank

    2026 Game Log

    Oct 11W@ NOTKL 5
    TKL
    5
    TFL
    1
    SACK
    0
    INT
    0
    PD
    0

    Final W 23-13

    Oct 4Wvs MIATKL 3
    TKL
    3
    TFL
    0
    SACK
    0
    INT
    0
    PD
    0

    Final W 15-10

    Sep 27W@ TBTKL 3
    TKL
    3
    TFL
    1
    SACK
    1
    INT
    0
    PD
    1

    Final W 23-16

    Sep 20W@ CHITKL 6
    TKL
    6
    TFL
    0
    SACK
    1
    INT
    0
    PD
    0

    Final W 9-3

    Sep 13Wvs GBTKL 3
    TKL
    3
    TFL
    2
    SACK
    0.5
    INT
    0
    PD
    0

    Final W 39-22

    Blake Cashman's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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    Team Role

    Starter
    Blake Cashman plays 96% of his team's defensive snaps in games he appears in (2026, 5 games).
    Snap share96%

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