Illegal Block Above the Waist

Definition

Often called on the field as "Illegal Block in the Back". A blocker contacting a non-ballcarrying member of the opposing team from behind and above the waist.

Outcome

10 yards

2025 Stats

By Player

Games are team games. It does not account for games the specific player in question missed, or was otherwise not on the team.

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Name	Team	Pos	Games	Count	Count/Game	Yards	Yards/Game	Home	Away	Declined	Offsetting
R.Van Demark	Buffalo	OL	19	1	0.05	10	0.53	0	1	0	0
S.Avila	LA Rams	OL	20	1	0.05	10	0.50	0	1	0	0
O.Speights	LA Rams	LB	20	1	0.05	10	0.50	0	1	0	0
K.Hodge	Atlanta	WR	17	1	0.06	10	0.59	1	0	0	0
J.Gibbens	New England	LB	20	1	0.05	10	0.50	1	0	0	0
T.Eichenberg	Las Vegas	LB	17	1	0.06	10	0.59	0	1	0	0
Q.Stiggers	N.Y. Jets	DB	17	1	0.06	10	0.59	1	0	0	0
D.Clark	Dallas	LB	17	1	0.06	10	0.59	1	0	0	0
E.Ponder	New England	LB	20	2	0.10	20	1.00	0	2	0	0
I.Yiadom	New Orleans	DB	17	1	0.06	10	0.59	1	0	0	0
A.Davis-Gaither	Arizona	LB	17	1	0.06	10	0.59	1	0	0	0
K.Britt	Miami	LB	17	1	0.06	10	0.59	0	1	0	0
R.Doubs	Green Bay	WR	18	1	0.06	10	0.56	0	1	0	0
V.Miller	Jacksonville	LB	18	3	0.17	30	1.67	1	2	0	0
W.Fries	Minnesota	OL	17	1	0.06	10	0.59	1	0	0	0
C.Grandy	Cincinnati	TE	17	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	0	1
C.Sample	Cincinnati	DL	17	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	0	1
J.Trotter	Philadelphia	LB	18	1	0.06	8	0.44	1	0	0	0
J.Ward	Minnesota	DB	17	1	0.06	10	0.59	0	1	0	0
L.Cushenberry	Tennessee	OL	17	1	0.06	10	0.59	0	1	0	0
L.McConkey	LA Chargers	WR	18	1	0.06	10	0.56	0	1	0	0
M.Bell	Dallas	DB	17	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	1	0
M.Robinson	N.Y. Jets	LB	17	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	1	0
M.Harris	Tennessee	DB	17	1	0.06	10	0.59	0	1	0	0
G.Stuard	Detroit	LB	17	1	0.06	10	0.59	0	1	0	0
T.Linderbaum	Baltimore	OL	17	1	0.06	10	0.59	1	0	0	0
D.Robinson	Chicago	DL	19	1	0.05	10	0.53	0	1	0	0
J.Jones	Jacksonville	DB	18	1	0.06	10	0.56	1	0	0	0
T.Owens	Washington	DB	17	3	0.18	29	1.71	1	2	0	0
K.Raymond	Detroit	WR	17	1	0.06	6	0.35	1	0	0	0
W.Robinson	N.Y. Giants	WR	17	1	0.06	10	0.59	0	1	0	0
J.Bassa	Kansas City	LB	17	1	0.06	10	0.59	1	0	0	0
T.Conner	Miami	TE	17	1	0.06	10	0.59	1	0	0	0
J.Williams	Detroit	WR	17	1	0.06	10	0.59	1	0	0	0
D.Bellinger	N.Y. Giants	TE	17	1	0.06	10	0.59	0	1	0	0
M.Wax	LA Chargers	LB	18	1	0.06	10	0.56	1	0	0	0
D.London	Atlanta	WR	17	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	1	0
I.Hodgins	N.Y. Giants	WR	17	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	1	0
K.Knowles	Kansas City	DB	17	1	0.06	10	0.59	0	1	0	0
J.Uche	Philadelphia	LB	18	1	0.06	10	0.56	0	1	0	0
T.Patrick	Jacksonville	WR	18	1	0.06	10	0.56	0	1	0	0
B.Melton	Green Bay	DB	18	1	0.06	10	0.56	1	0	0	0
J.Waddle	Miami	WR	17	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	0	1
J.Ruckert	N.Y. Jets	TE	17	1	0.06	10	0.59	1	0	0	0
M.Edwards	Kansas City	DB	17	2	0.12	6	0.35	1	1	0	0
S.Brown	Philadelphia	DB	18	1	0.06	10	0.56	1	0	0	0
E.Saubert	Seattle	TE	19	1	0.05	10	0.53	1	0	0	0
J.Latham	Tennessee	OL	17	1	0.06	11	0.65	0	1	0	0
B.Skowronek	Pittsburgh	WR	18	1	0.06	10	0.56	1	0	0	0
O.Udoh	Tennessee	OL	17	1	0.06	10	0.59	1	0	0	0
J.Smith	Pittsburgh	TE	18	1	0.06	10	0.56	0	1	0	0
C.Snowden	Las Vegas	DL	17	1	0.06	10	0.59	0	1	0	0
M.Liufau	Dallas	LB	17	1	0.06	10	0.59	0	1	0	0
G.Barton	Tampa Bay	OL	17	1	0.06	10	0.59	0	1	0	0
R.McCreary	LA Rams	DB	20	1	0.05	5	0.25	0	1	0	0
P.Mafah	Dallas	RB	17	1	0.06	10	0.59	0	1	0	0
J.Hayes	Tampa Bay	DB	17	1	0.06	10	0.59	1	0	0	0
Totals			1002	56		535		25	31	4	3