Career: Two-time Ivy League champion ... Two-time All-Ivy honorable mention ... Played in 29 of 30 games in his final three seasons ... Starting defensive back as a senior, also played wide receiver, running back and returned kicks ... Finished career with 550 rushing yards, 451 receiving yards, 281 punt return yards, 556 kick return yards and seven total touchdowns ... Also threw for one touchdown in 2008 ... Had 12 total tackles, four passes defended, and one fumble recovery as a starter for the nation's fourth-ranked defense in 2010 ... Was Penn's top kick returner in each of his final two seasons ... Led the team in all-purpose yardage (739) as a senior and was second as a junior (555) ... Second on the team in rushing and third in receiving as a junior ... Returned a punt 53 yards for a touchdown in a win at Yale (10/23/10) ... Ran for a career-high 70 yards on four carries in win over Dartmouth (10/3/09).
2009: Played in all 10 games ... Second on the team in rushing ... Third on the team in receptions (24) and receiving yards (171) ... Averaged 7.1 yards per catch and 5.7 yards per rush ... Had two touchdowns, one rushing and one receiving ... Caught the game-tying touchdown at Lafayette (Sept. 26) and ran for a touchdown against Bucknell (Oct. 10) ... Had Penn's longest rush of the season, going 55 yards at Dartmouth (Oct. 3) ...Penn's top kick returner at 25.4 yards per return and was second on the team in punt return yards (53) ... Finished second on the team with 555 all-purpose yards ... Also completed a pass for 21 yards.
2008: Appeared in nine of 10 games for the Quakers ... Started at running back in four games ... Rushed for a season total of 197 yards and one touchdown on 60 attempts ... Caught 21 passes for 208 yards and two touchdowns ... Season-high four catches in three different games ... His career-long 42-yard catch at Lafayette (Sept. 22) went for a touchdown ... Also had a career-best 60 rushing yards at Lafayette ... Rushing touchdown came against Columbia (Oct. 18) ... Third on the team with 444 all-purpose yards ... Had a touchdown reception and also threw a three-yard touchdown pass against Brown (Nov. 1) ... Returned two punts for four yards and one kickoff for 35 yards.
2007: Played four games at running back ... Finished with 23 carries for 90 yards ... Had season-high 12 rushes for 60 yards vs. Cornell (11/17) ... Also caught a pass for 17 yards vs. Big Red ... In first varsity action, carried eight times for 23 yards and a touchdown vs. Georgetown (10/6) ... Had three rushes for seven yards at Harvard (11/10).
St. Andrew's Episcopal HS: Three-sport athlete in football, basketball and track ... Named state class 2-A offensive MVP ... 2006 BankPlus Blitz 16 All Metro Player of the Year ... Two-time first-team all-state ... Four-time all-district ... Named team MVP all four years ... Wendy’s High School Heisman nominee.
Personal: Born in Jackson, Miss. ... Son of Barbara and Edward Blackmon, Jr. ... Enrolled in the College of Arts and Sciences and is majoring in political science.
Career Stats:
| RUSHING | g | att | yards | td | long | avg/c | avg/g |
|---|
| 2007 | 4 | 23 | 90 | 1 | 24 | 3.9 | 22.5 |
| 2008 | 9 | 60 | 197 | 1 | 11 | 3.3 | 21.9 |
| 2009 | 10 | 36 | 204 | 1 | 55 | 5.7 | 20.4 |
| 2010 | 10 | 13 | 59 | 0 | 18 | 4.5 | 5.9 |
| TOTAL | 33 | 132 | 550 | 3 | 55 | 4.2 | 16.7 |
| PASSING | g | cmp-att-int | yards | td | long | pct | avg/p | avg/g | effic |
|---|
| 2007 | 4 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 | 9 | 1-1-0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 100.0 | 3.0 | 0.3 | 455.2 |
| 2009 | 10 | 1-2-0 | 21 | 0 | 21 | 50.0 | 10.5 | 2.1 | 138.2 |
| 2010 | 10 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| TOTAL | 33 | 2-3-0 | 24 | 1 | 21 | 66.7 | 8.0 | 0.7 | 243.9 |
| TOTAL OFFENSE | g | rush | pass | total | avg/g |
|---|
| 2007 | 4 | 90 | 0 | 90 | 22.5 |
| 2008 | 9 | 197 | 3 | 200 | 22.2 |
| 2009 | 10 | 204 | 21 | 225 | 22.5 |
| 2010 | 10 | 59 | 0 | 59 | 5.9 |
| TOTAL | 33 | 550 | 24 | 574 | 17.4 |
| RECEIVING | g | rec | yards | td | long | rec/g | avg/c | avg/g |
|---|
| 2007 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 0 | 17 | 0.8 | 6.7 | 5.0 |
| 2008 | 9 | 21 | 208 | 2 | 42 | 2.3 | 9.9 | 23.1 |
| 2009 | 10 | 24 | 171 | 1 | 21 | 2.4 | 7.1 | 17.1 |
| 2010 | 10 | 6 | 52 | 0 | 16 | 0.6 | 8.7 | 5.2 |
| TOTAL | 33 | 54 | 451 | 3 | 42 | 1.6 | 8.4 | 13.7 |
| SCORING | g | td | rush | rcv | ret | pat | 2pat | fg | total | avg/g |
|---|
| 2007 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1.5 |
| 2008 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 2.0 |
| 2009 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1.2 |
| 2010 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.6 |
| TOTAL | 33 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 1.3 |
| PUNT RETURNS | g | no. | yards | td | long | avg/r | avg/g |
|---|
| 2007 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2.0 | 0.4 |
| 2009 | 10 | 5 | 53 | 0 | 24 | 10.6 | 5.3 |
| 2010 | 10 | 20 | 224 | 1 | 53 | 11.2 | 22.4 |
| TOTAL | 33 | 27 | 281 | 1 | 53 | 10.4 | 8.5 |
| KICK RETURNS | g | no. | yards | td | long | avg/r | avg/g |
|---|
| 2007 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 | 9 | 1 | 35 | 0 | 35 | 35.0 | 3.9 |
| 2009 | 10 | 5 | 127 | 0 | 33 | 25.4 | 12.7 |
| 2010 | 10 | 15 | 404 | 0 | 48 | 26.9 | 40.4 |
| TOTAL | 33 | 21 | 566 | 0 | 48 | 27.0 | 17.2 |
| ALL PURPOSE | g | rush | rcv | pr | kr | ir | total | avg/g |
|---|
| 2007 | 4 | 90 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 110 | 27.5 |
| 2008 | 9 | 197 | 208 | 4 | 35 | 0 | 444 | 49.3 |
| 2009 | 10 | 204 | 171 | 53 | 127 | 0 | 555 | 55.5 |
| 2010 | 10 | 59 | 52 | 224 | 404 | 0 | 739 | 73.9 |
| TOTAL | 33 | 550 | 451 | 281 | 566 | 0 | 1848 | 56.0 |
| TACKLES | g | ua | a | total | tfl | pd | ff | fr | blk |
|---|
| 2007 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 0.5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| TOTAL | 33 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 0.5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
SINGLE-GAME HIGHS:
Points scored: 6, 6 times
Touchdowns: 1, 6 times
Rush attempts: 15, Villanova, Sep 20, 2008
Rush yards: 70, at Dartmouth, Oct 03, 2009 (4 carries)
Rush TDs: 1, Bucknell, 10/10/2009 ; Columbia, Oct 18, 2008
Long rush: 55, at Dartmouth, Oct 03, 2009
Pass attempts: 1, Brown, Nov 01, 2008 ; at Dartmouth, Oct 03, 2009 ; at Brown, Oct 31, 2009
Pass completions: 1, Brown, Nov 01, 2008 ; at Dartmouth, Oct 03, 2009
Pass yards: 21, at Dartmouth, Oct 03, 2009
Pass TDs: 1, Brown, Nov 01, 2008
Long pass: 21, at Dartmouth, Oct 03, 2009
Receptions: 5, at Harvard, Nov 14, 2009
Receiving yards: 56, Villanova, Sep 20, 2008 (4 receptions)
Receiving TDs: 1, Brown, Nov 01, 2008 ; at Lafayette, Sep 26, 2009 ; at Lafayette, Sep 27, 2008
Long reception: 42, at Lafayette, Sep 27, 2008
Total offense attempts: 15, Villanova, Sep 20, 2008 (15 rush,0 pass)
Total ofense yards: 91, at Dartmouth, Oct 03, 2009 (70 rush,21 pass)
All-purpose yards: 166, at Dartmouth, Oct 03, 2009
Punt returns: 5, at Princeton, Nov 06, 2010 ; Harvard, Nov 13, 2010
Punt return yards: 98, Harvard, Nov 13, 2010 (5 returns)
Long punt return: 53, at Yale, Oct 23, 2010
Kick returns: 3, at Princeton, Nov 06, 2010 ; at Dartmouth, Oct 03, 2009 ; at Yale, Oct 23, 2010
Kick return yards: 99, at Princeton, Nov 06, 2010 (3 returns)
Long kick return: 48, Columbia, Oct 16, 2010
Tackles: 4, Columbia, Oct 16, 2010 (3-1)
Tackles for loss: .5, at Cornell, Nov 20, 2010 (0-0)
Fumbles recovered: 1, at Villanova, Sep 25, 2010
Pass breakups: 1, 4 times
