Blake Cashman holds the MLB · Starter spot in Minnesota Vikings’s linebacker room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

Blake Cashman played 13 games in 2025 with a 96% snap share.

Blake Cashman is a linebacker from Eden Prairie, Minnesota, who was selected by the New York Jets in the fifth round (157th overall) of the 2019 NFL Draft out of the University of Minnesota. Over three seasons with New York (2019–21), he appeared in 14 games with seven starts, recording 49 total tackles and 0.5 sack. He spent two seasons with the Houston Texans (2022–23), totaling 132 combined tackles, 5.0 sacks, and seven passes defensed across 30 games. Joining Minnesota in 2024, Cashman recorded 112 total tackles, 4.5 sacks, 11 QB hits, and eight passes defensed while starting 14 games played. In 2025, he recorded 2.0 sacks and 2.0 passes defensed.

Minnesotathrough 2018

Jets2019 – 2021

Texans2022 – 2023

Vikings2024 — present

CollegeMinnesotaDraftRound 5 · No. 157 overall · 2019 · NYJAcquiredAcquired from New York Jets · drafted thereHometownEden Prairie, MN