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Blake Cashman

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Minnesota Vikings · LB

Blake Cashman recorded 70 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 8 rostered seasons with Minnesota Vikings, Houston Texans, New York Jets.

▶Best highlights

6.4

tackles/gm

3

playoff games

8

indexed seasons

70

career games

Five defining games

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A provisional five-game introduction to Blake Cashman's most significant indexed performances.

MINNESOTAVIKINGS

LOS ANGELESRAMS

Minnesota Vikings vs Los Angeles Rams

Wild Card · Jan 13, 2025

11 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Divisional Round

BALTIMORERAVENS

Houston Texans vs Baltimore Ravens

Divisional Round · Jan 20, 2024

4 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

CLEVELANDBROWNS

Cleveland Browns vs Houston Texans

Wild Card · Jan 13, 2024

8 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

GREEN BAYPACKERS

MINNESOTAVIKINGS

Green Bay Packers vs Minnesota Vikings

Regular Season · Dec 29, 2024

11 tackles · 1.5 sacks · 0 INT

ARIZONACARDINALS

Arizona Cardinals vs Houston Texans

Regular Season · Nov 19, 2023

16 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Blake Cashman's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 17 total tackles

MINNESOTAVIKINGS

Detroit Lions vs Minnesota Vikings

Regular Season · Dec 25, 2025

17 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1.5 sacks

GREEN BAYPACKERS

MINNESOTAVIKINGS

Green Bay Packers vs Minnesota Vikings

Regular Season · Dec 29, 2024

11 tackles · 1.5 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 2 tackles for loss

GREEN BAYPACKERS

MINNESOTAVIKINGS

Green Bay Packers vs Minnesota Vikings

Regular Season · Sep 13, 2026

5 tackles · 0.5 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 2 quarterback hits

MINNESOTAVIKINGS

TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS

Minnesota Vikings vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Regular Season · Sep 27, 2026

8 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 forced fumble

MINNESOTAVIKINGS

Minnesota Vikings vs Detroit Lions

Regular Season · Nov 2, 2025

13 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Blake Cashman's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

2011–present

Muhammad Wilkerson

Quinnen Williams

Defensive talent waits for quarterback stability

New York Jets · The playoff drought

New York continued producing excellent defenders but cycled through quarterbacks and coaches during the league's longest active postseason absence.

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Franchise era

2021–2022

Accumulating picks and clearing the roster

Houston Texans · The full reset

The Texans accepted a ground-up rebuild, converted veteran value into draft capital and searched for the leadership structure to use it.

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Franchise era

2023–present

Will Anderson Jr.

A rookie quarterback accelerates everything

Houston Texans · Stroud and Ryans arrive together

Ryans restored defensive purpose while Stroud's record-setting rookie season delivered a division title and the franchise's first new foundation in years.

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Franchise era

2022–present

Justin Jefferson

An elite receiver leads a changing offense

Minnesota Vikings · The Jefferson transition

Jefferson's record pace and a season of improbable comebacks carried Minnesota into its post-Peterson, post-Zimmer transition.

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Career accomplishments

8 NFL seasons70 career games227 career solo tackles15 career sacksCollege: MinnesotaDrafted by: NYJDraft pick: 157Jersey: 513 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 8, 2019Most recent: Oct 11, 2026

Official awards via ESPN · Pro Bowl and All-Pro counts via NFLverse with selection years cross-checked against Wikipedia · league leads verified from indexed regular-season stats

Team history