2023 Football Roster

32 Blake Antzoulatos

  • Position Inside Linebacker
  • Height 6-2
  • Weight 225
  • Class Redshirt Junior
  • Experience 5th^
  • Hometown Simi Valley, CA
  • High School Chaminade College Prep

Biography

Pronunciation
an-zuh-LOT-us

Antzoulatos' Cal Career Game Highs
Tackles: 4 (twice, last at North Texas, 2023)
Tackles For Loss: 0.5 (vs. Arizona, 2022)
Tackle For Loss Yards: 3 (vs. Arizona, 2022)
Interceptions: 1 (at North Texas, 2023)
Interception Return Yards: 8 (at North Texas, 2023)
Long Interception Return: 8 (at North Texas, 2023)

Cal Career (2019-23)
– Played in 27 games with two starts over four seasons after redshirting as a 2019 true freshman
– Posted 31 tackles, 0.5 tackles for loss (-3 yards) and one interception that he returned eight yards

Junior (2023)
– Announced on Dec. 1 that he would be entering the transfer portal and was not on the team's roster for the Radiance Technologies Independence Bowl
– Played in a career-high-tying 10 games and made both of his career starts
– Contributed a career-high 15 tackles, as well as his lone and his lone career interception that he returned eight yards
– at North Texas (W, 58-21)  4 tackles, 1 interception (8-yard return) ... career-high-tying tackles ... lone career interception
– Auburn (L, 10-14)  participated but did not record any statistics other than participation
– Idaho (W, 31-17)  1 tackle
– at Washington (L, 32-59)  1 tackle
– Arizona State (W, 24-21)  2 tackles
– at Utah (L, 14-34)  3 tackles ... first career start
– USC (L, 49-50)  1 tackle
– at Oregon (L, 19-63)  3 tackles ... started
– at Stanford (W, 27-15)  played but did not record any statistics other than participation
– at UCLA (W, 33-7)  played but did not record any statistics other than participation

Sophomore (2022)
– Played in a career-high-tying 10 games all off the bench and contributed 11 tackles, as well as his lone career 0.5 tackles for loss (-3 yards)
– UC Davis (W, 34-13)  4 tackles ... career-high-tying tackles
– UNLV (W, 20-14)  played but did not record any statistics other than participation
– at Notre Dame (L, 17-24)  2 tackles
– Arizona (W, 49-31)  1 tackle, 0.5 tackles for loss (-3 yards) ... lone career tackles for loss and tackle for loss yards
– at Washington State (L, 9-28)  played but did not record any statistics other than participation
– at Colorado (L, 13-20, OT)  2 tackles
– Washington (L, 21-28)  1 tackle
– at Oregon State (L, 10-38) – 1 tackle
– Stanford (W, 27-20) – played but did not record any statistics other than participation
– UCLA (L, 28-35) – played but did not record any statistics other than participation

Freshman (2021)
– Did not play
– Suffered a season-ending injury during training camp

Freshman (2020)
– Played in all four games off the bench in a season shortened by COVID primarily on special teams and also as a backup inside linebacker
– Contributed five tackles
– Had two tackles at Oregon State and against Stanford
– Added one tackle vs. Oregon

Freshman (2019)
– Played in three games all off the bench vs. Washington State, at UCLA and vs. Illinois in the Redbox Bowl primarily on special teams and also as a backup inside linebacker
– Did not record any statistics other than participation
– Redshirted

Chaminade College Prep (Class Of 2019)
– Reached the CIF Southern Section Division 1 playoffs in each of his three seasons including a second-round showing as a 2016 sophomore while his 2017 junior squad was 9-2 overall and also won the Mission League title with a 6-0 conference mark before finishing the season ranked No. 11 in the state of California by MaxPreps
– Set a school record with 427 tackles over his three varsity campaigns while other career defensive totals included 37.0 tackles for loss, 12.5 sacks (-53 yards), 36 quarterback hurries, four interceptions that he returned 71 yards, six passes defended, six fumble recoveries, six forced fumbles and one blocked kick
– Earned first-team All-State, All-Southern Section and All-Mission League selections as both a junior and 2018 senior, adding an All-Mission League Defensive Player of the Year selection in his final campaign after being the Daily News and his own team’s Defensive Player of the Year as a junior
– Posted 152 tackles, 25 quarterback hurries and two interceptions that he ran back 38 yards, as well as a career-high-tying two passes deflected as a senior
– Led his section in tackles as a junior with 150 while also posting his top career numbers for tackles for loss (14.5) and sacks (8.5, -33 yards) as well as his lone career blocked kick while his two passes deflected equaled a career best
– Had a career-high three fumble recoveries that he returned for three yards and four forced fumbles as a sophomore
– Also had four receptions for 198 yards and three touchdowns all as a senior
– Wore No. 32
 
Recruiting Notes And Ratings (As Of December 18, 2018)
Stars: 247Sports (3), 247Sports Composite (3), ESPN (3), Rivals (3)
National Overall Player Ratings: 247Sports (681), 247Sports Composite (835)
National Inside Linebacker Ratings: Rivals (26), 247Sports (29), 247Sports Composite (34), ESPN (34)
Regional Overall Player Ratings: ESPN (182)
California Overall Player Ratings: Rivals (72), 247Sports Composite (83), 247Sports (86), ESPN (113)
Ratings/Scout Grades: 247Sports (87), 247Sports Composite (0.8606), ESPN (75), Rivals (5.6)
 
Other
– Born October 11, 2000
– Son of Chris and Alyson Antzoulatos
– Graduated from Cal in May of 2023 with a bachelor’s degree in American studies and pursued a graduate certificate in business administration in the fall of 2023

Last Updated
June 8, 2024

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Historical Player Information

  • 51

    2019Freshman

    Inside Linebacker
    6'2" 220 lbs
    51
  • 51

    2020Redshirt Freshman

    Inside Linebacker
    6'2" 235 lbs
    51
  • 51

    2021Redshirt Sophomore

    Inside Linebacker
    6'2" 230 lbs
    51
  • 51

    2022Redshirt Junior

    Inside Linebacker
    6'2" 230 lbs
    51
  • 32

    2023Redshirt Junior

    Inside Linebacker
    6'2" 225 lbs
    32