Blake Herold holds the DT · Starter spot in Kansas Jayhawks’s defensive tackle room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

Blake Herold is a defensive tackle for Kansas listed at 6'3" and 292 pounds. The Shenandoah, Iowa native arrived as a 3-star recruit in 2023 and redshirted that season. He played in all 12 games during 2024, recording 20 tackles (13 solo, 7 assisted), 3.0 tackles-for-loss and one sack. In 2025, Herold finished sixth on the team with 43 total tackles (19 solo, 24 assisted), adding 5.0 tackles-for-loss, 2 sacks, 4 pass breakups, and 1 fumble recovery. He posted career-highs of 7 tackles on multiple occasions during the season.

Kansas2023 — present