Receiver, Penn State, 2014–⁠17

Saeed Blacknall

Number
No. 13
Height
6′3″
Weight
217 lb
Hometown
Manalapan, NJ
Born
Mar 17, 1996

Saeed Blacknall played receiver at Penn State (2014–⁠17).

At a glance

Best season
347
Receiving yards, 2016 (Penn State, 11–⁠3)
Best game
155 yards
Vs. Wisconsin, week 14, 2016: No. 3 receiving game in FBS that week

Career highs

6catches, career highvs. Wisconsin, 2016155receiving yards, career highvs. Wisconsin, 20162receiving touchdowns, career highvs. Wisconsin, 2016

Team titles: Big Ten champions, 2016

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2014Penn State10959.5124
2015Penn State824831.0177
2016Penn State1534723.1370
2017Penn State1728917.0238
Career5097919.6777

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHtWt
2014Penn State13WR
2015Penn State13WR
2016Penn State13WR
2017Penn State13WR6′3″217

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
2014Penn State160.04––0.7–
2015Penn State111.73––19.0–
2016Penn State250.90––22.45%
2017Penn State300.4741st (n=507)0.5214.14%

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

2017 Penn State 12 games, 17 catches, 289 yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 9vs.PittsburghW 33–⁠14–––––
Sep 16vs.Georgia StateW 56–⁠0364135–
Sep 23atIowaW 21–⁠191606–
Sep 30vs.IndianaW 45–⁠14118018–
Oct 7atNorthwesternW 31–⁠7474038–
Oct 21vs.MichiganW 42–⁠131404–
Oct 28atOhio StateL 38–⁠39121021–
Nov 4atMichigan StateL 24–⁠27127127–
Nov 11vs.RutgersW 35–⁠6214010–
Nov 18vs.NebraskaW 56–⁠44122022–
Nov 25atMarylandW 66–⁠3119019–
Dec 30 ✦vs.WashingtonW 35–⁠28120020–
2016 Penn State 7 games, 15 catches, 347 yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 3vs.Kent StateW 33–⁠13224021–
Oct 22vs.Ohio StateW 24–⁠21135035–
Oct 29atPurdueW 62–⁠24142042–
Nov 5vs.IowaW 41–⁠14119119–
Nov 12atIndianaW 45–⁠31143043–
Nov 26vs.Michigan StateW 45–⁠12329016–
Dec 3vs.WisconsinW 38–⁠316155270–
2015 Penn State 5 games, 8 catches, 248 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 26vs.San Diego StateW 37–⁠214101046–
Oct 24vs.MarylandW 31–⁠30138038–
Nov 21vs.MichiganL 16–⁠28125125–
Nov 28atMichigan StateL 16–⁠55177077–
Jan 2 ✦vs.GeorgiaL 17–⁠241707–
2014 Penn State 6 games, 10 catches, 95 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 20vs.MassachusettsW 48–⁠7221012–
Sep 27vs.NorthwesternL 6–⁠291505–
Oct 25vs.Ohio StateL 24–⁠31434124–
Nov 8atIndianaW 13–⁠7111011–
Nov 29vs.Michigan StateL 10–⁠341909–
Dec 27 ✦vs.Boston CollegeW 31–⁠30115015−1

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

Before the draft

DrillPro day 2018
Height6′2″
Weight208 lb
Arm length33⅜″
Hand size9⅞″
40-yard dash4.37 s
Vertical jump32½″
Broad jump10′7″
Bench press24 reps
3-cone drill6.77 s
20-yard shuttle4.19 s

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

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