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Jersey Number 16
Keyon Blankenbaker
- Position:
- Defensive Back
- Height:
- 5-10
- Weight:
- 185
- Class:
- Super-Senior
- Hometown:
- Oak Park, Ill.
- High School:
- Oak Park-River Forest
2022 SEASON (SUPER SENIOR)
Contributed in the two-deep in the secondary and on special teams during lone season with the Red Raiders โฆ appeared in 12 games, missing only the TaxAct Texas Bowl victory over Ole Miss due to injury โฆ totaled two tackles on the year with one coming on special teams โฆ other was credited following a stop late in the fourth quarter in the win over Texas (9/24) โฆ special teams stop came as part of kickoff coverage in the win at Iowa State (11/19) โฆ credited with playing in 69 snaps defensively by Pro Football Focus and an additional 109 snaps on special teams, generally on either the kickoff coverage or punt return units.
PRIOR TO TEXAS TECH
Transferred to Texas Tech for his final year of eligibility following four seasons at Wyoming โฆ made 20 starts during his career as a Cowboy, totaling 125 tackles, an interception, a forced fumble and 16 pass breakups over 40 games. 2021 SEASON (SENIOR): made 10 starts over the span of 11 games โฆ key member of the Wyoming secondary that led the Mountain West and ranked 12th nationally in averaging only 189.8 passing yards per game โฆ recorded 33 tackles (24 solo) to go along with one pass breakup โฆ returned his first career interception for a 50-yard touchdown against Ball State (9/18) early in the season โฆ led the team in tackles with seven (six solo) against UCONN. 2020ย SEASON (JUNIOR): appeared in four games for the Cowboys after battling through injuries โฆ finished the season with eight tackles (six solo) and two pass breakups โฆ recorded a season-high three tackles in the first two contests of the season against Nevada (10/24) and HawaiโI (10/30) โฆ also added his pass breakups against Nevada and at Colorado State (11/5). 2019 ย SEASON (SOPHOMORE): made the transition from cornerback to nickel as one of the key members of the Cowboy defense โฆ appeared in all 13 games for the Pokes with 10 starts โฆ finished the season ranked fourth on the team with 57 tackles (38 solo), the most thus far in his career to date โฆ led the Cowboys with 10 pass breakups overall โฆ recorded a career-high nine tackles twice against New Mexico (10/19) and Utah State (11/16) โฆ performance versus New Mexico featured a career-high eight solo stops โฆ forced the lone fumble of his career in the Utah State game โฆ recorded a career-high three pass breakups against Idaho (9/14). 2018 SEASONย (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN): appeared in all 12 games as a redshirt freshman, playing at the cornerback position โฆ finished the season with 29 total tackles (22 solo) โฆ also added three pass breakups for the season โฆ recorded a career-high seven tackles at HawaiโI (10/6) โฆ recorded six tackles against Boise State (9/29) and added five against Wofford (9/15) โฆ recorded pass breakups at Hawaiโi, Colorado State and at New Mexico. 2017 SEASON (FRESHMAN): redshirted during his first season with the program.
ย
HIGH SCHOOL
Attended Oak Park-River Forest High School in his hometown of Oak Park, Illinois, outside of Chicago โฆ helped lead school to a 7-3 overall record and the first round of the Illinois Class 8A state playoffs as a senior in 2016 โฆ Class 8A is the largest classification in the state of Illinois โฆ was a two-time West Suburban Silver All-Conference selection at cornerback โฆ ranked by 247 Sports as the No. 85 overall recruit in the state of Illinois in the 2017 recruiting class โฆ recruited by Buffalo, Central Michigan, Cincinnati, Northern Illinois and Wisconsin before accepting scholarship offer from Wyoming.
PERSONAL
Keyon Blankenbaker ... son of Jermaine and Charmaine Blankenbaker ... cousin, Mike Green II, was a teammate of his at Wyoming โฆ pursuing his masterโs degree in interdisciplinary studies from Texas Tech.
Contributed in the two-deep in the secondary and on special teams during lone season with the Red Raiders โฆ appeared in 12 games, missing only the TaxAct Texas Bowl victory over Ole Miss due to injury โฆ totaled two tackles on the year with one coming on special teams โฆ other was credited following a stop late in the fourth quarter in the win over Texas (9/24) โฆ special teams stop came as part of kickoff coverage in the win at Iowa State (11/19) โฆ credited with playing in 69 snaps defensively by Pro Football Focus and an additional 109 snaps on special teams, generally on either the kickoff coverage or punt return units.
PRIOR TO TEXAS TECH
Transferred to Texas Tech for his final year of eligibility following four seasons at Wyoming โฆ made 20 starts during his career as a Cowboy, totaling 125 tackles, an interception, a forced fumble and 16 pass breakups over 40 games. 2021 SEASON (SENIOR): made 10 starts over the span of 11 games โฆ key member of the Wyoming secondary that led the Mountain West and ranked 12th nationally in averaging only 189.8 passing yards per game โฆ recorded 33 tackles (24 solo) to go along with one pass breakup โฆ returned his first career interception for a 50-yard touchdown against Ball State (9/18) early in the season โฆ led the team in tackles with seven (six solo) against UCONN. 2020ย SEASON (JUNIOR): appeared in four games for the Cowboys after battling through injuries โฆ finished the season with eight tackles (six solo) and two pass breakups โฆ recorded a season-high three tackles in the first two contests of the season against Nevada (10/24) and HawaiโI (10/30) โฆ also added his pass breakups against Nevada and at Colorado State (11/5). 2019 ย SEASON (SOPHOMORE): made the transition from cornerback to nickel as one of the key members of the Cowboy defense โฆ appeared in all 13 games for the Pokes with 10 starts โฆ finished the season ranked fourth on the team with 57 tackles (38 solo), the most thus far in his career to date โฆ led the Cowboys with 10 pass breakups overall โฆ recorded a career-high nine tackles twice against New Mexico (10/19) and Utah State (11/16) โฆ performance versus New Mexico featured a career-high eight solo stops โฆ forced the lone fumble of his career in the Utah State game โฆ recorded a career-high three pass breakups against Idaho (9/14). 2018 SEASONย (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN): appeared in all 12 games as a redshirt freshman, playing at the cornerback position โฆ finished the season with 29 total tackles (22 solo) โฆ also added three pass breakups for the season โฆ recorded a career-high seven tackles at HawaiโI (10/6) โฆ recorded six tackles against Boise State (9/29) and added five against Wofford (9/15) โฆ recorded pass breakups at Hawaiโi, Colorado State and at New Mexico. 2017 SEASON (FRESHMAN): redshirted during his first season with the program.
ย
HIGH SCHOOL
Attended Oak Park-River Forest High School in his hometown of Oak Park, Illinois, outside of Chicago โฆ helped lead school to a 7-3 overall record and the first round of the Illinois Class 8A state playoffs as a senior in 2016 โฆ Class 8A is the largest classification in the state of Illinois โฆ was a two-time West Suburban Silver All-Conference selection at cornerback โฆ ranked by 247 Sports as the No. 85 overall recruit in the state of Illinois in the 2017 recruiting class โฆ recruited by Buffalo, Central Michigan, Cincinnati, Northern Illinois and Wisconsin before accepting scholarship offer from Wyoming.
PERSONAL
Keyon Blankenbaker ... son of Jermaine and Charmaine Blankenbaker ... cousin, Mike Green II, was a teammate of his at Wyoming โฆ pursuing his masterโs degree in interdisciplinary studies from Texas Tech.
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