The 2014 Stetson Hatters
2013: Redshirted. Prior to Stetson: Spent two seasons at the College of San Mateo in San Mateo, Calif., after enrolling in January of 2011 ... Spent two seasons as a quarterback for the Bulldogs, posting a 15-7 record ... As a sophomore, he completed 58-of-112 attempts for 950 yards and seven touchdowns, with seven interceptions ... Also ran for a team best 547 yards on 109 carries for nine touchdowns ... Was selected as Most Valuable offensive player by his teammates ... Was selected as the offensive MVP of the Bothman Bulldog Bowl ... As a freshman in 2011, completed 22-of-59 pass attempts for 327 yards and one touchdown while rushing for 211 yards on 45 carries and scoring five times. High School: Was a two-year starter at quarterback for Carson High ... Led the Senators to a 9-3 record and Sierra League title as a senior ... That was the first winning season at Carson in eight years ... Was a second team All-League selection ... Was selected by his coaches as the most outstanding senior on the team ... Was a two-way starter, also playing outside linebacker ... Played one season of baseball. Personal: Full name is Blake Anthony Plattsmier ... Was born on October 25, 1991, in Reno, Nev. ... Is the son of Brandy and Mike Plattsmier ... Has two brothers, John Keever (32) and Chad Plattsmier (25) ... Chose Stetson over Western Illinois and the University of Nevada-Reno ... Is a Communication & Media Services major.
Freshman (2013): Saw action in six varsity games and three JV tilts ... Played a total of 60 snaps ... Recorded one knockdown block ... Graded at 73 percent for the season ... Was named to the PFL Academic Honor Roll. High School: Went to Ironwood Ridge High School in Tucson, Ariz. … Played offensive tackle for the Nighthawks … He was a member of the 2010 and 2011 Sonoran Regional Championship team … Won a total of 19 games in his two years of varsity football ... Also competed in the discus on the track team ... Was a nominee for the Casas Adobes Rotary Honor Club. Personal: Full name is John Albert Post … Was born on September 29, 1993, in West Icelip, N.Y. … Parents are Deborah and Ephraim Post … Has one brother, Richard (26) … Mother played volleyball at Indiana and was a swimmer at Florida State ... Father played basketball at City College of New York … Both grandfathers played college football ... Had a great uncle, Max Post, who played for the New York Giants and Brooklyn Dodgers football teams in the 30s … Lived in Bolivia for more than six years ... Enjoys playing the drums ... Is a Psychology major.
Was selected by his teammates as a team captain for the 2014 season. Freshman (2013): Started all 11 games for the Hatters at safety ... Finished second on the team with 82 total tackles, including 56 solo stops ... Was credited with three tackles for loss ... Had a pair of interceptions, one he returned 23 yards at Marist (10/26) ... Tied for second on the team with nine pass breakups ... Led the nation with six forced fumbles ... Was named Pioneer League co-Special Teams Player of the Week for his performance against Jacksonville (11/16) which included blocking a punt for a 28-yard touchdown ... He also had nine solo tackles and forced two fumbles in the game ... Had a season-high 10 tackles in the game against Birmingham-Southern (9/21) ... Had nine tackles in a game four times and eight tackles in a game two other times ... Was seleected by Phil Steele Publications as a third team Freshman All-American. High School: Played football and lacrosse at Jupiter Christian before spending a post-graduate year playing both sports at Proctor Academy in Andover, NH ... Helped Jupiter Christian to a pair of state titles (2009-10) ... Was a second team All-County and All-Area pick as a junior ... Earned first team All-County, All-Area and All-State as a senior, recording 121 tackles with two interceptions and nine pass breakups ... Earned first team All-New England in lacrosse and football as a post-graduate, earning Northern New England Player of the Year honors in lacrosee ... Was an All-American and first team All-State as a senior in lacrosse. Personal: Full name is Ryan Patrick Powers ... Was born on April 22, 1993, in Jupiter ... Is the son of Colleen and William Powers ... Has one brother, William, and one sister, Lindsey ... His brother is a senior running back at Princeton ... Is a General Business major.