Tight end, Massachusetts, 2010–⁠13

Rob Blanchflower

Number
No. 87
Height
6′4″
Hometown
Leominster, MA
Born
Jun 8, 1990

Rob Blanchflower played tight end at Massachusetts (2010–⁠13). The Pittsburgh Steelers took Blanchflower in round 7, No. 230 overall in the 2014 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
464
Receiving yards, 2012 (Massachusetts, 1–⁠11)
Drafted
No. 230
Round 7, 2014 NFL Draft (Pittsburgh Steelers)

Career highs

10catches, career highvs. Central Michigan, 2012131receiving yards, career highvs. Western Michigan, 2013

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2010*Massachusetts11212.0012
2012Massachusetts4346410.8227
2013Massachusetts2731311.6355
Career7178911.1555

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. * That team-season’s player lines are missing part of the team’s yards in our source, so these numbers may be short.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHt
2010Massachusetts87TE
2011Massachusetts87TE
2012Massachusetts87TE
2013Massachusetts87TE6′4″

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.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2013Massachusetts300.5522nd (n=341)0.8116.59%

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2013 Massachusetts 5 games, 27 catches, 313 yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 21vs.VanderbiltL 7–⁠24742010–
Oct 5atBowling GreenL 7–⁠2831609–
Oct 12vs.Miami (OH)W 17–⁠10598147–
Oct 26vs.Western MichiganL 30–⁠317131155–
Nov 16vs.AkronL 13–⁠14526193
2012 Massachusetts 10 games, 43 catches, 464 yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Aug 30atUConnL 0–⁠3721709–
Sep 8vs.IndianaL 6–⁠45326012–
Sep 15atMichiganL 13–⁠63213010–
Sep 22atMiami (OH)L 16–⁠27550020–
Sep 29vs.OhioL 34–⁠37580027–
Oct 27atVanderbiltL 7–⁠4921509–
Nov 3atNorthern IllinoisL 0–⁠63455019–
Nov 10atAkronW 22–⁠14664018–
Nov 17vs.BuffaloL 19–⁠29444114–
Nov 23vs.Central MichiganL 21–⁠4210100114–
2010 Massachusetts 1 game, 1 catch, 12 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 18atMichiganL 37–⁠42112012–

No box score in the source for Sep 4 vs. William & Mary; Sep 11 vs. Holy Cross; Sep 25 at Stony Brook; Oct 2 at Towson; Oct 16 vs. Richmond; Oct 23 at New Hampshire; Oct 30 at James Madison; Nov 6 vs. Maine; Nov 13 vs. Delaware; Nov 20 at Rhode Island, so those games are not listed.

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

Before the draft

DrillCombine 2014
Height6′4⅛″
Weight256 lb
Arm length33¾″
Hand size9⅝″

Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data).

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