Justin Blackmon in the NFL
In the NFL. Photo: KT King from Stillwater, OK, US, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Receiver, Oklahoma State, 2008–⁠11

Justin Blackmon

Number
No. 81
Height
6′1″
Hometown
Ardmore, OK
Born
Jan 9, 1990

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Justin Blackmon played receiver at Oklahoma State (2008–⁠11). He won the 2010 and 2011 Biletnikoff Awards. He finished fifth in the 2010 Heisman vote and was a consensus All‑American in 2010 and 2011. The Jacksonville Jaguars took Blackmon in the first round, No. 5 overall in the 2012 NFL Draft. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2024.

At a glance

Best season
1,782
Receiving yards, 2010 (Oklahoma State, 11–⁠2)
Best game
174 yards
Vs. Tulsa, week 3, 2010: No. 1 receiving game in FBS that week
National rank
No. 1
In the nation in receiving touchdowns, 2010
Drafted
No. 5
Overall, 2012 NFL Draft (Jacksonville Jaguars)

Career highs

13catches, career highfour times; last vs. Kansas State, 2011207receiving yards, career highat Texas Tech, 20103receiving touchdowns, career highthree times; last vs. Stanford, 2011

Honors

Team titles: Big 12 champions, 2011

Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2009Oklahoma State2026013.0232
2010Oklahoma State1111,78216.12081
2011Oklahoma State1211,52212.61867
Career2523,56414.14081

Returns

SeasonTeamPRYdsTD
2010Oklahoma State171
2011Oklahoma State820
Career991

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHt
2009Oklahoma State81WR
2010Oklahoma State81WR
2011Oklahoma State81WR6′1″

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

2011 Oklahoma State 13 games, 121 catches, 1,522 yards, 18 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 3vs.LouisianaW 61–⁠348144040–
Sep 8vs.ArizonaW 37–⁠14121282296
Sep 17atTulsaW 59–⁠337571240
Sep 24atTexas A&MW 30–⁠2911121120–
Oct 8vs.KansasW 70–⁠28884224–
Oct 15atTexasW 38–⁠26774123–
Oct 22atMissouriW 45–⁠24854112–
Oct 29vs.BaylorW 59–⁠2413172251–
Nov 5vs.Kansas StateW 52–⁠45132052540
Nov 12atTexas TechW 66–⁠66103248–
Nov 18atIowa StateL 31–⁠371099128–
Dec 3vs.OklahomaW 44–⁠1010950201
Jan 2 ✦vs.StanfordW 41–⁠3881863670
2010 Oklahoma State 12 games, 111 catches, 1,782 yards, 20 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 4vs.Washington StateW 65–⁠178125342–
Sep 11vs.TroyW 41–⁠381013224523
Sep 18vs.TulsaW 65–⁠286174381–
Sep 30vs.Texas A&MW 38–⁠3510127129−15
Oct 8atLouisianaW 54–⁠2813190243–
Oct 16atTexas TechW 34–⁠1710207162–
Oct 23vs.NebraskaL 41–⁠515157280–
Nov 6vs.BaylorW 55–⁠281317313869
Nov 13atTexasW 33–⁠169145167–
Nov 20atKansasW 48–⁠1410130143–
Nov 27vs.OklahomaL 41–⁠478105145–
Dec 29 ✦vs.ArizonaW 36–⁠109117271–
2009 Oklahoma State 10 games, 20 catches, 260 yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 12vs.HoustonL 35–⁠45228018–
Sep 26vs.GramblingW 56–⁠61707–
Oct 10atTexas A&MW 36–⁠31132032–
Oct 17vs.MissouriW 33–⁠17227022–
Oct 24atBaylorW 34–⁠7122022–
Oct 31vs.TexasL 14–⁠41438117–
Nov 7atIowa StateW 34–⁠8330014–
Nov 19vs.ColoradoW 31–⁠28128128–
Nov 28atOklahomaL 0–⁠271303–
Jan 2 ✦vs.Ole MissL 7–⁠21445019–

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

Before the draft

DrillCombine 2012Combine or pro day 2012
Height6′0⅞″
Weight207 lb
Arm length32½″
Hand size9¼″
Wingspan78½″W
40-yard dash4.48 s
10-yard split1.53 sW
Vertical jump35″
Broad jump10′3″
Bench press14 reps
3-cone drill7.13 s
20-yard shuttle4.38 s

Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

In the NFL

2 seasons, 20 games with a stat; latest team: Jacksonville Jaguars.

SeasonTeamGRecYdsTD
2012Jacksonville Jaguars16648655
2013Jacksonville Jaguars4294151
NFL career20931,2806

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0), matched to him by his draft pick and college (Player ids: DynastyProcess (GPL-3.0)). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.

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