Defensive line, Northern Iowa (from Drake), 2023–26
Gene Blalock III
- Number
- No. 9
- Height
- 6′3″
- Weight
- 305 lb
- Class (2026)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Grinnell, IA
Gene Blalock III plays defensive line for Northern Iowa, after Drake (2023–25). Last time out, at Youngstown State: 1 tackles.
2026 so far
5 tackles
Last game: 1 tackles at Youngstown State, L 22–35
Next game: at Southern Illinois, Oct 24
Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.
Team titles: Pioneer Football League champions, 2023, 2024 and 2025
Defense
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Drake | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – |
| 2026 | Northern Iowa | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Career | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Drake | 9 | DL | Fr. | ||
| 2024 | Drake | 9 | DL | So. | ||
| 2025 | Drake | 9 | DL | Jr. | ||
| 2026 | Northern Iowa | 9 | DL | Sr. | 6′3″ | 305 |
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Game by game
2026 Northern Iowa 4 games, 5 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | at Eastern Washington | L 24–34 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 26 | vs. Illinois State | W 28–21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 10 | vs. North Dakota | W 24–17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 17 | at Youngstown State | L 22–35 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2024 Drake 1 game, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 23 | at Stetson | W 49–10 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – |
No box score in the source for Aug 29 vs. Quincy, so that game is not listed.
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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