2017: Honorable Mention All-LSC at linebacker... Played in 13 games as a senior... Recorded 45 tackles, including nine tackles for loss and four sacks... Also had two forced fumbles, an interception and a blocked kick... Had a sack and a forced fumble against North Alabama (9/1)... Recorded five tackles and blocked a kick against Midwestern State (10/7)... Had four tackles and 1.5 sacks against West Texas A&M (10/28)... Made nine tackles against UT Permian Basin (11/4)... Had four tackles and an interception against Tarleton State (11/11)... Made a season-high 10 tackles, including a sack, in the team's playoff win against Central Washington (11/25)... Was part of the 2017 NCAA Division II National Championship team.
Two-time All-Big 12 honoree...Â
2016 at Baylor: Played in 11 games with 10 starts ... Second-team All-Big 12 (ESPN, Athlon, Phil Steele) honorable mention All-Big 12 by coaches ... Jim Thorpe Award semifinalist ... Fourth on squad with 73 tackles ... Missed first two games of season due to injury ... Registered career-high 15 tackles at No. 13 West Virginia ... Notched three tackles and 1.0 TFL vs. Texas Tech ... Posted seven tackles vs. Kansas State ... Had four tackles, 0.5 TFLs and 0.5 sacks at No. 9 Oklahoma ... Made seven tackles and one PBU vs. TCU ... Recorded five tackles (all solo) and PBU at Texas ... Had one tackle and a PBU vs. Kansas ... Posted eight tackles at Iowa State ... Had 11 tackles, career-high 4.5 TFLs, PBU, QBH, forced fumble and fumble recovery vs. OSU ... Started, made season debut at Rice, posted nine tackles, then career-high-tying 3.0 TFLs and one sack along with one PBU ... Preseason 2016 All-Big 12 by Phil Steele (second team) and Athlon (third team) ... Nagurski Defensive Player of the Week (Sept. 27) ... Thorpe Award Player of the Week (Sept. 28) ... Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week (Sept. 28).
2015 at Baylor: Starting nickelback in all 13 games, earned honorable mention All-Big 12 honors from league coaches as sophomore ... Also named second-team All-Big 12 by San Antonio Express-News ... Led Big 12 (tied) and 13th nationally with 0.31 forced fumbles-per-game ... Tied for fourth in league with two fumbles recovered ... Ranked 20th in conference with 6.5 tackles-per-game ... Totaled 83 tackles (65 solo), 7.5 tackles for loss of 33 yards, two sacks (-17 yards), six breakups, two interceptions, three forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries, one hurry and one blocked punt on season ... Made first career start and totaled eight tackles (six solo, including one for loss) in season-opening win at SMU ... Had two PBUs and three solo stops (one TFL) in win over Lamar in second game ... Made seven tackles, forced and recovered fumble and added PBU in win over Rice in third game ... Had interception, forced fumble and four solo tackles (one TFL) in win vs. Texas Tech in fourth game ... Made nine stops in win over West Virginia in sixth game ... Had 10 tackles (eight solo), fumble recovery and blocked a first-quarter punt in win over Iowa State in seventh game ... Posted season-highs of 14 tackles, 13 solo tackles, three TFL (-16 yards), added career-first sack (-8 yards), interception and QB hurry vs. No. 12 Oklahoma in ninth game ... Made seven tackles and sack (-9 yards) in win at No. 4 Oklahoma State ... Made three stops in win over No. 10 North Carolina in Russell Athletic Bowl.
2014 at Baylor: Played all 13 games as redshirt freshman during 2014 Big 12 championship season, as backup safety (and as extra DB in passing situations) as well as on special teams ... Earned first collegiate letter ... Totaled 31 tackles (20 solo, 2.5 for loss), one interception and one QB hurry on season ... Recorded tackles in 12 of 13 games ... Saw action at safety in season's first 11 games, played only special teams in final two ... Made four tackles (season-high three solo), including an assisted tackle-for-loss, in first career game -- season-opening win over SMU ... Had three stops in win vs. Northwestern State in second game ... Made three tackles including one for loss of two yards in win at Buffalo in third game ... Made QB hurry and had one tackle in win at Texas in fifth game ... Recorded three solo tackles, including one for loss of four yards, in win vs. Kansas in eighth game ... Made season-high five tackles in win at No. 16 Oklahoma in ninth game ... Had four tackles in win vs. Oklahoma State in 10th game ... Made first career interception in win vs. Texas Tech in 11th game, on TTU's first drive of third quarter, led to BU scoring drive and 35-17 lead (also had two tackles) ... Made two tackles on special teams in Cotton Bowl vs. No. 7 Michigan State.
2013 at Baylor: Sat out first season at Baylor and participated on practice squad ... Redshirted to retain eligibility.
High School: Two-time all-state honoree from West Orange-Stark High School in Orange, Texas ... Three-year starter at linebacker and defensive back under head coach Cornel Thompson at WO-S ... National position rankings among linebackers: No. 37 by Scout.com, No. 37 by ESPN.com, No. 44 by Rivals.com ... Rated No. 9 linebacker prospect in state of Texas and No. 82 overall recruit by Dallas Morning News/SportsDay ... Ranked 53rd-best recruit in Texas by ESPN.com ... Also listed on Texas top 100 listings by SuperPrep (No. 57), Rivals/Yahoo! Lonestar (No. 73) and Waco Tribune-Herald ... Earned first-team 2012 3A All-State honors at DB after totaling 88 tackles, two interceptions, four passes defensed and one fumble recovery as senior ... Led West Orange-Stark to 13-1 record and state quarterfinals in 2012 ... Earned 2012 first-team All-District 21-3A and first-team All-Orange Leader honors as safety ... Named 2011 second-team Class 3A All-State as junior ... Helped WO-SHS to 10-4 record and regional finals in 2011 ... Credited with 62 tackles, six tackles-for-loss and three and a half sacks in 2011 ... Earned first-team 2011 All-District 21-3A honors at linebacker ... Starter on West Orange-Stark 2010 team that reached DII bi-district finals and finished 8-3.
Personal: Son of Geary and Kishia Blanchard ... Brother, Jermaine, played football at Tulsa.
