Safety, Virginia, 2017–21
Joey Blount
- Number
- No. 29
- Height
- 6′1″
- Weight
- 205 lb
- Class (2021)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Atlanta, GA
- Born
- Nov 16, 1998
Joey Blount played safety at Virginia (2017–21).
Career highs
13tackles, career highat Indiana, 20182sacks, career highat Pittsburgh, 2019Defense
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Virginia | 29 | S | Yr 1 | ||
| 2018 | Virginia | 29 | S | Yr 2 | ||
| 2019 | Virginia | 29 | S | Yr 3 | ||
| 2020 | Virginia | 29 | S | Yr 4 | ||
| 2021 | Virginia | 29 | S | Sr. (Yr 5) | 6′1″ | 205 |
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
2021 Virginia 11 games, 86 tackles, 1 sack, 3 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | vs. William & Mary | W 43–0 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 11 | vs. Illinois | W 42–14 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 18 | at North Carolina | L 39–59 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 24 | vs. Wake Forest | L 17–37 | 11 | 5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 30 | at Miami | W 30–28 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 16 | vs. Duke | W 48–0 | 4 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 23 | vs. Georgia Tech | W 48–40 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Oct 30 | at BYU | L 49–66 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 13 | vs. Notre Dame | L 3–28 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 20 | at Pittsburgh | L 38–48 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 27 | vs. Virginia Tech | L 24–29 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2020 Virginia 4 games, 25 tackles, 1 sack, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 26 | vs.Duke | W 38–20 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Oct 3 | at Clemson | L 23–41 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 5 | vs. Boston College | W 43–32 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dec 12 | atVirginia Tech | L 15–33 | 5 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2019 Virginia 14 games, 95 tackles, 3.5 sacks, 3 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | atPittsburgh | W 30–14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 6 | vs.William & Mary | W 52–17 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 14 | vs. Florida State | W 31–24 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 21 | vs. Old Dominion | W 28–17 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 28 | atNotre Dame | L 20–35 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 11 | atMiami | L 9–17 | 8 | 5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 19 | vs.Duke | W 48–14 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 26 | at Louisville | L 21–28 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 2 | atNorth Carolina | W 38–31 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 9 | vs.Georgia Tech | W 33–28 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 23 | vs. Liberty | W 55–27 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 29 | vs.Virginia Tech | W 39–30 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dec 7 | vs.Clemson | L 17–62 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 30 ✦ | vs. Florida | L 28–36 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
2018 Virginia 11 games, 63 tackles, 2 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs. Richmond | W 42–13 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 8 | at Indiana | L 16–20 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 15 | vs. Ohio | W 45–31 | 5 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 22 | vs.Louisville | W 27–3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 29 | at NC State | L 21–35 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 13 | vs.Miami | W 16–13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Oct 20 | atDuke | W 28–14 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 27 | vs.North Carolina | W 31–21 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 2 | vs.Pittsburgh | L 13–23 | 11 | 4 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 23 | atVirginia Tech | L 31–34 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 29 ✦ | vs. South Carolina | W 28–0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
2017 Virginia 11 games, 34 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 9 | vs.Indiana | L 17–34 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 16 | vs. UConn | W 38–18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 22 | at Boise State | W 42–23 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 7 | vs.Duke | W 28–21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 14 | atNorth Carolina | W 20–14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 21 | vs.Boston College | L 10–41 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 28 | atPittsburgh | L 14–31 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 4 | vs.Georgia Tech | W 40–36 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 11 | atLouisville | L 21–38 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 18 | atMiami | L 28–44 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 28 ✦ | at Navy | L 7–49 | 6 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Pro day 2022 |
|---|---|
| Height | 6′1″ |
| Weight | 201 lb |
| Arm length | 30¾″ |
| Hand size | 9⅜″ |
| Wingspan | 75″ |
| 40-yard dash | 4.45 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.52 s |
| Vertical jump | 38″ |
| Broad jump | 10′7″ |
| Bench press | 20 reps |
| 3-cone drill | 6.90 s |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.33 s |
Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
3 seasons, 20 games with a stat; latest team: Arizona Cardinals.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Seattle Seahawks | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | Arizona Cardinals | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | Arizona Cardinals | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| NFL career | 20 | 17 | 0 | 1 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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