Blake Gotcher

Position:
Linebacker
Ht./Wt.:
6-1 / 235
Class:
Redshirt Senior
Hometown:
Little Elm, Texas
High School:
Lone Star HS
Prev School:
Northwestern State

Awards & Honors

2024: Buck Buchanan Award Finalist
2024: Phil Steele FCS Midseason All-American
2024: Southland Conference Defensive Player of the Week (9/9)
2024: Stats Perform FCS National Defensive Player of the Week Honorable Mention (9/9)

Before Arizona: In 2024 with Northwestern State, enjoyed a standout debut season, recording the fourth-most tackles in a single season in school history (162) to lead the Football Championship Subdivision ... Finished with double-figure tackles in 11 of the 12 games, including six with at least 16 tackles ... Capped the season with 16 tackles at Houston Christian ... Recorded 14 stops against Southeastern with two tackles for loss ... Named to Phil Steele's FCS Midseason All-American Team ... Posted his eighth double-figure tackle game with 10 stops and recorded a fumble recovery against Lamar on Oct. 26 ... Recorded his second straight game with at least 16 tackles at Nicholls on Oct. 19 ... Tallied 17 stops against East Texas A&M on Oct. 12 ... Had 16 tackles at No. 13 Southeast Missouri State on Sept. 28 ... Posted 11 tackles and two sacks against Weber State on Sept. 21 ... Piled up 23 tackles, two sacks and a forced fumble against Prairie View A&M on Sept. 7, earning Southland Conference Defensive Player of the Week honors ... Posted six solo tackles among his 11 total stops in his Northwestern State debut at Tulsa on Aug. 29... Played three seasons at Lamar ... Recorded 83 career tackles for the Cardinals ... Ranked second on the team with 61 tackles in 11 games as a sophomore in 2022 ... Had 12 tackles with a tackle for loss against Southeastern, establishing a career high for tackles ... Had eight tackles in three other games that season ... Intercepted a pass against SMU and had a sack against Northern Colorado ... Appeared in 17 games for Lamar, including four in 2023, preserving a season of eligibility.

High School: Two-time all-district selection for the Rangers ... Team captain went 31-8 in his career, including a 14-1 mark his junior year ... Tied the school’s career interception record ... Graduated with a 3.56 grade point average.

Personal: Born Oct. 18, 2002 ... Son of Windy and Kevin Gotcher ... Has four sisters — Tyler, Ella, Katelyn and Alexis — and one brother, Austin ... majoring in business administration .... Life’s ambition is to play in the NFL

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Sunday, August 09

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Tuesday, August 11

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Wednesday, August 05

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Tuesday, August 04

Taye Brown Named to Bronko Nagurski Trophy Preseason Watch List

Tuesday, August 04

2025 Football Roster

Roster

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Tre Smith

Max Harris

Kris Hutson

Marquis Groves-Killebrew

Giovanni Richardson

Taye Brown

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Sawyer Anderson

Chase Kennedy

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Rex Haynes

Myron Robinson

Chris Hunter

Jabari Mann

Genesis Smith

Tré Spivey

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Jack Luttrell

Stacy Bey

Mason Bray

Luke Wysong

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Riley Wilson

Jshawn Frausto-Ramos

Isaiah Mizell

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Brandon Phelps

Michael Salgado-Medina

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Jacob Buggie

Broden Molen

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Julian Savaiinaea

Dominic Lolesio

Dalton Johnson

Malachi Bailey

Chase Randall

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