The Players had team-high three catches totaling 39 yards with a 36-yard TD grab ... The scoring catch was AU’s first of game and came with 5:08 left in the second quarter ... In last four games, has 15 catches for 236 yards with two TD’s ... In SEC Championship Game vs. South Carolina, caught five passes for 63 yards with one touchdown ... TD catch came on 7-yard pass from Cam Newton that gave AU 49-14 lead in fourth quarter ... In last five games, is averaging four receptions for 59.8 yards per game. 2009 — Appeared in 11 games with one start ... Had a catch in four consecutive games to end the season ... Saw playing time, but did not have a reception in season opener vs. Louisiana Tech ... Notched first career reception vs. LSU, a 16-yard grab ... Hauled in five passes for 32 yards vs. Furman ... Had one reception for 8 yards vs. Georgia ... Grabbed one pass for 7 yards vs. Alabama ... Had a 3-yard catch vs. Northwestern in Outback Bowl. HIGH SCHOOL — High School Coach: Rodney Vincent ... As a senior, caught 64 passes for 936 yards and nine touchdowns, while rushing for 643 yards and four scores on 74 carries … Named the 2008 District 25-5A Offensive MVP … Had 22 grabs for 412 yards and five scores in just six games as a junior, while also carrying 38 times for 289 yards and two TDs … Caught 28 passes for 525 yards and four touchdowns as a sophomore … Ranked 42nd nationally among wide receivers ends and 39th on the Texas Postseason Top 100 by Rivals.com … Listed as the nation’s No. 72 wide receiver by ESPN.com/Scouts, Inc. … Ranked as the nation’s No. 94 wide receiver by Scout.com … The No. 30-ranked prospect from Texas by SuperPrep … Named to the Orlando Sentinel's 2008 All-Southern football team … Selected to the All-Midlands Region team by PrepStar. PERSONAL — Born July 18, 1991 ... Son of Jeff and Lewanna Blake … Father was an NFL quarterback for 14 years ... Major: Undecided.
BLAKE’S CAREER RECEIVING STATS YEAR 2009 2010 Totals
G/GS 11/1 13/6 24/7
NO 9 29 38
YDS 66 500 566
AVG 7.3 17.2 14.9
TD 0 7 7
LP/OPPONENT 16/LSU 94/ULM 94/ULM
BLAKE’S CAREER GAME HIGH STATS Receptions Receiving Yards TDs
No. 6 101 1
Opponent Ole Miss ULM 7x (last vs. South Carolina [SECCG])
Date 10/30/10 10/2/10 12/4/10
BLAKE’S GAME-BY-GAME RECEIVING STATS DATE 9/5/09 9/12/09 9/19/09 9/26/09 10/3/09 10/10/09 10/17/09 10/24/09 10/31/09 11/7/09 11/14/09 11/27/09 1/1/10
OPPONENT LOUISIANA TECH MISSISSIPPI STATE WEST VIRGINIA BALL STATE at Tennessee at Arkansas KENTUCKY at LSU OLE MISS FURMAN at Georgia ALABAMA Northwestern (Outback)
REC 0
DATE 9/4/10 9/9/10 9/18/10 9/25/10 10/2/10 10/9/10 10/16/10 10/23/10 10/30/10 11/6/10 11/13/10 11/26/10 12/4/10
OPPONENT ARKANSAS STATE at Mississippi State CLEMSON SOUTH CAROLINA LOUISIANA-MONROE at Kentucky ARKANSAS LSU at Ole Miss CHATTANOOGA GEORGIA at Alabama South Carolina (SECCG)
REC 0 2 0 3 2 0 2 0 6 3 3 3 5
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0 0 0 0 1 0 5 1 1 1
YDS AVG 0 0.0 DID NOT PLAY DID NOT PLAY 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 16 16.0 0 0.0 32 7.8 8 8.0 7 7.0 3 3.0 YDS 0 39 0 33 101 0 28 0 88 45 64 39 63
BCS NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME
AVG 0.0 19.5 0.0 11.0 50.5 0.0 19.0 0.0 14.7 15.0 21.3 13.0 12.6
TD 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1
TD 0
TD REC --
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
----------TD REC -39 -12 94 -15 --20 -36 7
MIKE BLANC
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6-4 • 297 • Sr. • 2L Pompano Beach, Fla. (Deerfield Beach) Graduate
2010 — Named SEC Defensive Lineman of the Week (9/25) ... Has appeared in 13 games and totaled 23 tackles with 3.5 TFL’s and 2.5 sacks ... Totaled three tackles with half a TFL, a blocked PAT and one QBH vs. Arkansas State in season opener ... The blocked PAT was first block of career ... In SEC opener vs. Mississippi State, registered half a sack for minus 4 yards and totaled one assisted tackle ... Against Clemson, recorded a season-high four tackles, all solo ... The four tackles matched season total entering game ... Against South Carolina, had season-high seven tackles, first career fumble recovery and a PBU ... The seven stops were most since setting career high of nine vs. UGA in 2009 ... Against ULM, did not record a tackle and had a QB hurry in limited action ... Against Kentucky, totaled two tackles with one solo stop ... Against Arkansas, set career high with two sacks (minus 10 yards) and finished with three tackles with a pair of QB hurries ... Against LSU, had half a TFL and two total tackles ... Played vs. Ole Miss but did not have a tackle ... Saw playing time vs. UTC but did not record a tackle in limited action ... Against Georgia, had one QB hurry but did not register a tackle ... Played vs. Alabama but did not have a tackle ... Part of AU defense that held Alabama to 67 yards total offense in second half ... In SEC Championship Game vs. South Carolina, had one tackle and was part of AU defense that held Gamecocks to 153 yards total offense in second half. 2009 — Had a TFL in eight of 13 games ... Appeared in 13 games with 11 starts ... Recorded a sack (minus 5 yards) to go with two total tackles in season opener vs. Louisiana Tech ... Sack vs. Tech was first since Ole Miss game in 2008 ... Started at defensive tackle vs. Mississippi State and registered four tackles and a pair of QB hurries ... Forced a fumble, registered one sack (minus 4 yards) and had two solo tackles in win vs. West Virginia ... Forced fumble was first of career ... Against Ball State, had half a sack (minus 3 yards) ... Recorded a pair of pass break-ups (first of career) to go with one solo tackle vs. Tennessee ... Tied season high of four tackles, all solo, against Arkansas ... Also had 1.5 TFL’s (minus 2 yards) with one pass break-up vs. Razorbacks ... Against Kentucky, racked up half a TFL (minus 1 yard) and four tackles ... Set career high with seven tackles vs. LSU ... Also had half a sack (minus 5 yards) and one TFL (minus 6 yards) vs. LSU ... Totaled four tackles with one QB hurry vs. Ole Miss ... Saw limited time vs. Furman, recording one QB hurry ... Against Georgia, recorded a career-best and team-high nine tackles ... Also had half a TFL (minus 1 yard) ... Against Alabama, registered half a sack (minus 1 yard) to go with five total tackles ... Registered one assisted tackle vs. Northwestern in the Outback Bowl. 2008 — Played in 12 games with six starts ... Finished with 27 tackles, 3.5 TFL’s for minus 6 yards and 1.5 sacks for minus 4 yards ... Earned first career start in season opener vs. Louisiana-Monroe ... Started and notched four tackles vs. Southern Miss ... Also had a half a TFL for no gain vs. USM ... Finished with three tackles, two solo, in win vs. Mississippi State ... Against Vanderbilt, had one solo tackle, a TFL for minus 1 yard ... Recorded two tackles, one solo, vs. Arkansas ... Tallied a career-best five tackles with half a TFL for minus 1 yard vs. West Virginia ... Started at nose guard vs. Ole Miss and totaled five tackles, two solo, with 1.5 TFL’s for minus 4 yards and half a sack for minus 1 yard ... The half sack was the first of his career ... Had one assisted tackle vs. UT Martin ... Against Georgia, had two total tackles, one solo, and one QB hurry ... Recorded three assisted tackles against Alabama. 2007 — Saw action in 11 games ... Named the Most Improved Defensive Lineman after the spring by the coaches ... Played in first career game at Auburn in opener against K-State ... Had one stop against the Wildcats ... Saw action against South Florida, however, did not record a tackle ... One tackle in SEC lid-lifter against Mississippi State ... Career-best two tackles in Vanderbilt win ... One assisted tackle vs. Ole Miss ... Recorded one solo tackle vs. Tennessee Tech. 2007 SPRING — Named the Most Improved Defensive Lineman after spring by coaches. 2006 — Redshirted. HIGH SCHOOL — High School Coach: Greg Minnus ... Was a two-way standout and four-year starter for Deerfield Beach … Led Deerfield Beach to a spot in the Florida Class 6A state championship game … Selected to play in the Florida NorthSouth and Dade-Broward All-Star Games … Ranked as the No. 60 defensive tackle in
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