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Blankenship played football for [[Norman North High School]], where he gained 5,050 rushing yards and 59 total [[touchdown]]s.<ref name="Ohio">[http://www.ohiobobcats.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/beau_blankenship_764978.html "Beau Blankenship Profile"]. ohiobobcats.com. Retrieved February 2, 2013.</ref> He was an all-state selection. Blankenship was also on the track and field team.<ref>[http://www.cyclones.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=10700&ATCLID=3662167 "Beau Blankenship"]. cyclones.com. Retrieved February 2, 2013.</ref> |
Blankenship played football for [[Norman North High School]], where he gained 5,050 rushing yards and 59 total [[touchdown]]s.<ref name="Ohio">[http://www.ohiobobcats.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/beau_blankenship_764978.html "Beau Blankenship Profile"]. ohiobobcats.com. Retrieved February 2, 2013.</ref> He was an all-state selection. Blankenship was also on the track and field team.<ref>[http://www.cyclones.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=10700&ATCLID=3662167 "Beau Blankenship"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120818142905/http://www.cyclones.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=10700&ATCLID=3662167 |date=2012-08-18 }}. cyclones.com. Retrieved February 2, 2013.</ref> |
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Revision as of 18:51, 16 July 2017
| Personal information | |
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| Born: | August 13, 1990 Norman, Oklahoma |
| Height: | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
| Weight: | 202 lb (92 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Norman North (OK) Norman |
| College: | Ohio |
| Position: | Running back |
| Undrafted: | 2014 |
| Career history | |
| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Beau Blankenship (born August 13, 1990) is a former American football running back. He was signed by the Jacksonville Jaguars as an undrafted free agent in 2014. He played college football at Iowa State in 2009 and Ohio from 2011 to 2013.
High school
Blankenship played football for Norman North High School, where he gained 5,050 rushing yards and 59 total touchdowns.[1] He was an all-state selection. Blankenship was also on the track and field team.[2]
College
In 2009, Blankenship played seven games for Iowa State. He gained 11 total yards. He then redshirted in 2010. In 2011, he played 13 games for Ohio and had 462 rushing yards and four touchdowns.[1] He had a season-high 129 yards against Central Michigan on November 10. He rushed for 47 yards in the 2011 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl.[3]
In 2012, Blankenship rushed for 1,604 yards and 15 touchdowns, breaking Kalvin McRae's Ohio record for rushing yards in a season.[1] On September 29, against Massachusetts, Blankenship had 43 carries, which tied a school record; his 269 yards in that game was a season high for him. In the 2012 Independence Bowl, he totaled 104 rushing yards, and his four touchdowns set an Independence Bowl record. It was Blankenship's ninth 100-yard rushing game in 2012, which was another school record. He was also named the game's co-offensive most valuable player. Blankenship was named to the 2012 All-MAC second team.[1] His 312 rushing attempts led the MAC, and his 1,604 rushing yards ranked second.[4]
Statistics
| Season | Team | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | Att | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | ||
| ~2009 | Iowa State | 7 | 4 | 11 | 2.8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| ~2011 | Ohio University | 13 | 93 | 462 | 5.0 | 48 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 6.3 | 11 | 0 |
| ~2012 | Ohio University | 13 | 312 | 1604 | 5.1 | 58 | 15 | 21 | 182 | 8.7 | 28 | 1 |
| ~2013 | Ohio University | 13 | 204 | 910 | 4.5 | 53 | 5 | 15 | 62 | 4.1 | 10 | 0 |
| Total | 46 | 613 | 2987 | 4.9 | 58 | 24 | 39 | 263 | 6.7 | 28 | 1 | |
~includes bowl game
Professional career
Following an invitation to rookie minicamp, the Jacksonville Jaguars signed Blankenship on May 17, 2014. He was released on July 23.
Beau currently works as a realtor and a property management company owner in Santa Rosa Beach, FL. Source
Personal life
Blankenship is a communication studies major. He was born to Cynthia and Charlie on August 13, 1990, and has one sister, Brittany.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e "Beau Blankenship Profile". ohiobobcats.com. Retrieved February 2, 2013.
- ^ "Beau Blankenship" Archived 2012-08-18 at the Wayback Machine. cyclones.com. Retrieved February 2, 2013.
- ^ "Beau Blankenship Game By Game Stats and Performance". espn.go.com. Retrieved February 2, 2013.
- ^ "Beau Blankenship Stats". sports-reference.com. Retrieved February 2, 2013.