CDO grad Blake Martinez has emerged as a top defensive player in the Pac-12 after Stanford’s first three games. Martinez, a junior inside linebacker, leads Stanford with 24 tackles and was No. 10 in the league through three games. “I think he’s playing about the best of anybody on defense right now,” Stanford defensive coordinator Lance Anderson told reporters last week. “He had a great offseason in terms of just improving his speed, improving his strength. He’s a big, physical kid that runs really well. It’s all translating on the field.”
CDO grad Martinez leads Stanford in tackles
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Greg Hansen
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USC quarterback Cody Kessler is hit as he throws by Stanford linebacker Blake Martinez, foiling a fourth-down attempt by the Trojans late in the game at Stanford Stadium in Palo Alto, Calif., on Sept. 6, 2014. (Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times/MCT)
Greg Hansen
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