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BLAKE SEILER Assistant Coach Defensive Ends Kansas State, 2007
The SEILER File
PERSONAL Year at K-State: Eighth Date of Birth: March 31, 1984 Hometown: Goddard, Kan. Spouse: Inge
EDUCATION Kansas State (2007) B.S. Mechanical Engineering Wichita State (2010) M.B.A.
PLAYING EXPERIENCE K-State, Defensive End (2003-06)
A former defensive end for Kansas State under head coach Bill Snyder, Blake Seiler enters his eighth season on the K-State staff and his fourth as a full-time assistant coach tutoring the defensive ends. It hasn’t taken long for Seiler to make an impact, and one has to look no further than former walk-on Ryan Mueller. Seiler coached Mueller to two-straight First Team All-Big 12 honors as a junior and senior, while he was the Big 12 Defensive Lineman of the Year in 2013 and a Second Team All-American that season. Mueller carded 11.5 tackles for loss and 6.5 sacks as a senior in 2014, helping Seiler’s group total over half of the team’s sacks in 2014. Mueller was also a two-time candidate for the Ted Hendricks Award, while, in 2014, he was a candidate for the Bednarik, Nagurski and Lombardi awards. Thanks to the teachings of Seiler, Mueller tied the school record with 11.5 sacks in 2013, a mark that ranked eighth nationally, and he left K-State tied for fifth in school history with 20.5 in his career. With the loss of Mueller, Seiler tutored Jordan Willis to anchor the defensive end position in 2015. Playing at an All-Big 12 level, Willis recorded 15.5 tackles for loss and 9.5 sacks, including 3.5 sacks against Louisiana Tech to finish a half sack shy of the single-game school record. Thanks in part to Willis, Seiler tutored a position group that totaled 17.5 sacks on the year, nearly half of the Wildcats’ 38 sacks in 2015, which ranked ninth in the nation and eighth in school history. A letterman at K-State form 2004-06, Seiler returned to his alma mater in 2009 as a quality control assistant for defense for two years. He then spent two seasons as a defensive graduate assistant coach where he assisted with the secondary, ran the scout team offense and broke down film. Prior to coaching, Seiler spent two years working as a structural engineer at Cessna Aircraft Company in Wichita, Kansas. Prior to the 2003 football season, Seiler transferred to K-State from Oklahoma State where he was a member of the Cowboys 2003 National Championship wrestling team. The Goddard, Kansas, product earned First Team Academic All-Big 12 honors during his final three years in Manhattan while becoming one of the biggest contributors on defense.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE K-State 2009-10 ......................Quality Control Coach 2011-12 ......... Graduate Assistant (Defense) 2013-16 ...................... Assistant Coach (DE)
BOWL EXPERIENCE 2004 Fiesta Bowl .............................. K-State 2006 Texas Bowl .............................. K-State 2010 Pinstripe Bowl ......................... K-State 2012 Cotton Bowl ............................. K-State 2013 Fiesta Bowl .............................. K-State 2013 Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl .......... K-State 2015 Alamo Bowl ............................. K-State 2016 Liberty Bowl............................. K-State
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THE SEILER FAMILY
As a senior in 2006, Seiler was voted team captain and named the Kansas State Male Scholar-Athlete of the Year. He made 21 tackles that season, including four sacks, as he registered at least one tackle in 11-of-13 games. He had multiple stops in six games as he helped the Wildcats earn a trip to the 2006 Texas Bowl. During an 11-game 2005 season, Seiler carded a career-best 34 tackles, including a season-high seven against Texas A&M. That season, Seiler was honored with the program’s Nancy Bennett Award, representing fight, spirit and a positive nature. Seiler saw action in all 11 games in 2004 as a sophomore, being credited with six tackles, including 1.5 for loss. He earned the Kansas State Purple Pride Award as the walk-on that displayed quality play, leadership and work ethic. Seiler graduated from Kansas State in 2007 with a degree in mechanical engineering. He also holds a master’s degree in Business Administration from Wichita State University. He is married to the former Inge Jorgensen.