Linebacker, Mississippi State (from South Carolina), 2022–24
Stone Blanton
Lettered 2022–23 at South Carolina (school media guide)
- Number
- No. 7
- Height
- 6′2″
- Weight
- 230 lb
- Class (2024)
- Junior
- Hometown
- Jackson, MS
- Born
- Sep 12, 2002
Stone Blanton played linebacker at South Carolina (2022–23) and Mississippi State (2024).
At a glance
Career highs
18tackles, career highvs. Missouri, 2024Defense
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | South Carolina | 6 | 4 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | South Carolina | 52 | 31 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 2024 | Mississippi State | 124 | 29 | 3.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Career | 182 | 64 | 6 | 1.5 | 1 | 6 | 5 | |
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
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | South Carolina | 7 | LB | Fr. | ||
| 2023 | South Carolina | 7 | LB | So. | ||
| 2024 | Mississippi State | 7 | LB | Jr. | 6′2″ | 230 |
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
2024 Mississippi State 12 games, 124 tackles, 0.5 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. Eastern Kentucky | W 56–7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 7 | at Arizona State | L 23–30 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 14 | vs. Toledo | L 17–41 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 21 | vs. Florida | L 28–45 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 28 | at Texas | L 13–35 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 12 | at Georgia | L 31–41 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 19 | vs. Texas A&M | L 24–34 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 26 | vs. Arkansas | L 25–58 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 2 | vs. Massachusetts | W 45–20 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 9 | at Tennessee | L 14–33 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 23 | vs. Missouri | L 20–39 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 29 | at Ole Miss | L 14–26 | 14 | 5 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2023 South Carolina 12 games, 52 tackles, 1 sack, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. North Carolina | L 17–31 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 9 | vs. Furman | W 47–21 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 16 | atGeorgia | L 14–24 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 23 | vs. Mississippi State | W 37–30 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 30 | atTennessee | L 20–41 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 14 | vs.Florida | L 39–41 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 21 | atMissouri | L 12–34 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 28 | atTexas A&M | L 17–30 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 4 | vs. Jacksonville State | W 38–28 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Nov 11 | vs. Vanderbilt | W 47–6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 18 | vs. Kentucky | W 17–14 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 25 | vs. Clemson | L 7–16 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2022 South Carolina 5 games, 6 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 17 | vs.Georgia | L 7–48 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 29 | vs. South Carolina State | W 50–10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 22 | vs.Texas A&M | W 30–24 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 5 | atVanderbilt | W 38–27 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 12 | atFlorida | L 6–38 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Pro day 2025 |
|---|---|
| Height | 6′1⅞″ |
| Weight | 227 lb |
| Arm length | 30⅛″ |
| Hand size | 9⅝″ |
| Vertical jump | 35½″ |
| Bench press | 16 reps |
| 3-cone drill | 7.34 s |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.36 s |
Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
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