
Cornerback, Notre Dame, 2008–11
Robert Blanton
- Number
- No. 12
- Height
- 6′1″
- Hometown
- Matthews, NC
- Born
- Sep 7, 1989, in Clackamas, Oregon
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Robert Blanton played cornerback at Notre Dame (2008–11). The Minnesota Vikings took Blanton in round 5, No. 139 overall in the 2012 NFL Draft.
Defense
| Season | Team | Int |
|---|---|---|
| 2008* | Notre Dame | 2 |
| 2009 | Notre Dame | 2 |
| 2010* | Notre Dame | 2 |
| 2011* | Notre Dame | 2 |
| Career | 8 | |
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. Before 2016 our source records only interceptions for most defenders (no tackles, tackles for loss or sacks), so these lines count interceptions only. His tackles, tackles for loss and sacks from other sources are under “Defense before 2016” below.
Defense before 2016
| Season | G | Solo | Ast | Tkl | TFL | Sacks | Int | PBU | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 11 | 26 | 7 | 33 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 2009 | 12 | 21 | 17 | 38 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 2010 | 13 | 29 | 25 | 54 | 7.5 | 1.5 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| 2011 | 13 | 48 | 22 | 70 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| On file | 124 | 71 | 195 | 19.5 | 2.5 | 8 | 15 | 1 | |
Our box scores carry tackles, tackles for loss and sacks from 2016 only, so these come from other sources: cfbstats.com (Open Data Commons Attribution License), its game lines summed (G: the games he has a line in). A dash: the source has no number for it.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Ht |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Notre Dame | 12 | CB | |
| 2009 | Notre Dame | 12 | CB | |
| 2010 | Notre Dame | 12 | CB | |
| 2011 | Notre Dame | 12 | CB | 6′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 Notre Dame 2 games with an interception on file, 2 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Int |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 10 | at | L 31–35 | 1 |
| Sep 17 | vs. | W 31–13 | 1 |
2010 Notre Dame 2 games with an interception on file, 2 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Int |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2 | at | W 31–13 | 1 |
| Dec 31 ✦ | vs. | W 33–17 | 1 |
2009 Notre Dame 2 games with an interception on file, 2 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Int |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | vs. | W 35–0 | 1 |
| Oct 31 | vs. | W 40–14 | 1 |
2008 Notre Dame 2 games with an interception on file, 2 INT
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file. Before 2016 our source’s box scores record only interceptions for defenders (no tackles, tackles for loss or sacks), so only those games are listed. His tackles, tackles for loss and sacks from other sources are under “Defense before 2016” below.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2012 | Combine or pro day 2012 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 6′0¾″ | |
| Weight | 208 lb | |
| Arm length | 31¼″ | |
| Hand size | 9⅛″ | |
| Wingspan | 76⅛″W | |
| 40-yard dash | 4.70 s | |
| 10-yard split | 1.58 s | |
| Vertical jump | 34″ | |
| Broad jump | 9′8″ | |
| Bench press | 12 reps | |
| 3-cone drill | 6.71 s | |
| 20-yard shuttle | 3.97 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
6 seasons, 59 games with a stat; latest team: Buffalo Bills.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Minnesota Vikings | 8 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | Minnesota Vikings | 16 | 59 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | Minnesota Vikings | 14 | 105 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | Minnesota Vikings | 11 | 31 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | Buffalo Bills | 8 | 31 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | Buffalo Bills | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| NFL career | 59 | 240 | 0 | 1 | |
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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