2025 Football Roster
Roster

Blake Herold
- Position:
- Defensive Tackle
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 290
- Class:
- Redshirt Sophomore
- High School:
- Shenandoah HS
- Hometown:
- Shenandoah, Iowa
Get to Know Blake ...
- At what age did you start playing football and how did you get into football?
- I started football at the age of 7 by playing flag football.
- Who was your favorite player growing up and who do you model your game after?
- My favorite player growing up was Von Miller.
- How would you describe your game to someone who hasn't seen you play?
- I'm hard-nosed and gritty.
2025: Was sixth on the team in tackles, totaling 43 total (19 solo, 24 assisted), five tackles-for-loss, two sacks, four pass breakups, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery... Fresno State: Recorded one tackle in the season opener against Fresno State... Wagner: Had one tackle in the win over Wagner...at Missouri: Tied a career high with four tackles and forced his first career fumble in the game against Missouri...West Virginia: Recorded a career-high seven tackles and matches his career high with 1.0 tackles-for-loss...Cincinnati: Career-high 1.5 tackles-for-loss, including his first sack of the season for a loss of 11 yards. Finished with five total tackles and one pass breakup...at UCF: Recorded four solo tackles in the win...at Texas Tech: Made four tackles and had one pass breakup...Kansas State: Matched his career high with seven tackles and had one pass breakup...Oklahoma State: Recorded his second sack of the season for a loss of eight yards in the win...at Arizona: Assisted on one tackle...at Iowa State: Matched his career high with seven tackles, including 0.5 TFL and one pass breakup... Utah: Recorded one tackle in the season finale against Utah.
2024: Played in all 12 games on the defensive line for the Jayhawks, compiling 20 tackles (13 solo, 7 assist), 3.0 tackles-for-loss and a sack... Lindenwood: Recorded a solo tackle in the season opening win over the Lions... at Illinois: Assisted on three tackles against the Illini... UNLV: Recorded a tackle against the Rebels... at West Virginia: Recorded his first-career sack against the Mountaineers... TCU: Recorded a tackle against the Horned Frogs... at Arizona State: Recorded a tackle against the Sun Devils... Houston: Tallied one solo tackle and a TFL against the Cougars... Iowa State: Recorded a season high four total tackles (two solo) and a QB hit against the Cyclones... at BYU: Assisted on a tackle against the Cougars... Colorado: Tallied four total tackles (three solo) against the Buffaloes... at Baylor: Recorded two tackles in the season finale at Baylor.
2023: Did not see game action.
High School: A 247 Sports and Rivals 3-star recruit…Two-way standout, who played on the defensive line and receiver…Played for Coach Ty Ratliff at Shenandoah…Set the school single season record for receptions (60) and receiving yards (712) during his junior season…Also caught three touchdown passes…Posted 73 tackles, 14.5 tackles-for-loss, three sacks and one interception, which he returned for a touchdown, during the 2021 season…Also lettered in basketball.
Personal: Son of Marsha and Mark Herold…Has one sibling, Austin…Was the school’s homecoming king as a senior.














































































































