Defensive back, Utah, 2016–19
Julian Blackmon
- Number
- No. 23
- Height
- 6′1″
- Weight
- 204 lb
- Class (2019)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Layton, UT
- Born
- Aug 24, 1998
Julian Blackmon played defensive back at Utah (2016–19). The Indianapolis Colts took Blackmon in round 3, No. 85 overall in the 2020 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
12tackles, career highvs. UCLA, 20192interceptions, career highvs. West Virginia, 2017All-America: Sports Illustrated 2019; The Athletic 2019
Defense
Returns
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
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
2019 Utah 12 games, 55 tackles, 1.5 sacks, 4 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29 | at BYU | W 30–12 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Sep 7 | vs. Northern Illinois | W 35–17 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 20 | at USC | L 23–30 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 28 | vs. Washington State | W 38–13 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 12 | at Oregon State | W 52–7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 19 | vs. Arizona State | W 21–3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 26 | vs. California | W 35–0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 2 | at Washington | W 33–28 | 8 | 5 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 16 | vs. UCLA | W 49–3 | 12 | 9 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 23 | at Arizona | W 35–7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 30 | vs. Colorado | W 45–15 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Dec 6 | vs. Oregon | L 15–37 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2018 Utah 14 games, 48 tackles, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | vs. Weber State | W 41–10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Sep 8 | atNorthern Illinois | W 17–6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Sep 15 | vs.Washington | L 7–21 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 29 | atWashington State | L 24–28 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 6 | at Stanford | W 40–21 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 12 | vs.Arizona | W 42–10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 20 | vs.USC | W 41–28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 26 | atUCLA | W 41–10 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 3 | atArizona State | L 20–38 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 10 | vs.Oregon | W 32–25 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 17 | atColorado | W 30–7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 24 | vs.BYU | W 35–27 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Nov 30 | vs.Washington | L 3–10 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dec 31 ✦ | vs. Northwestern | L 20–31 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2017 Utah 12 games, 44 tackles, 4 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. North Dakota | W 37–16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Sep 9 | atBYU | W 19–13 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 16 | vs. San José State | W 54–16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 22 | atArizona | W 30–24 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 7 | vs.Stanford | L 20–23 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 14 | atUSC | L 27–28 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 21 | vs.Arizona State | L 10–30 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 28 | atOregon | L 20–41 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 3 | vs.UCLA | W 48–17 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 18 | atWashington | L 30–33 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 25 | vs.Colorado | W 34–13 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dec 26 ✦ | vs. West Virginia | W 30–14 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
2016 Utah 4 games, 2 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 10 | vs.BYU | W 20–19 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Oct 1 | atCalifornia | L 23–28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 8 | vs.Arizona | W 36–23 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Dec 28 ✦ | vs. Indiana | W 26–24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2020 |
|---|---|
| Height | 5′11¾″ |
| Weight | 187 lb |
| Arm length | 31″ |
| Hand size | 9″ |
| Wingspan | 75¼″W |
Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
7 seasons, 72 games with a stat; latest team: New Orleans Saints.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Indianapolis Colts | 15 | 38 | 0 | 2 |
| 2021 | Indianapolis Colts | 6 | 34 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | Indianapolis Colts | 14 | 46 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | Indianapolis Colts | 15 | 75 | 0 | 4 |
| 2024 | Indianapolis Colts | 16 | 76 | 0.5 | 3 |
| 2025 | New Orleans Saints | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 (so far) | New Orleans Saints | 5 | 26 | 0 | 1 |
| NFL career | 72 | 302 | 1.5 | 11 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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