Justin Blalock

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Justin Blalock
Justin Blalock, Texas team picture.
Date of birth	December 20, 1983 (age 23)
Place of birth	Dallas, Texas
Height	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight	329 lb (150 kg)
Position(s)	OT
College	Texas
NFL Draft	2007 / Round TBD
Career Highlights
Awards	2006 Big 12 Offensive Lineman of the Year
Honors	2006 First Team All-American 2005 Third Team All-American

Justin Christopher Blalock (born December 20, 1983 in Dallas, Texas) is an American football player. He played right tackle for the Texas Longhorns and is one of the top prospects available for the 2007 NFL Draft. He stands at 6'4" and weighs 329 lbs.

1 Personal
2 High school career
3 College career
4 References
5 External links

[edit] Personal

Blalock was born in Dallas, Texas, but resides in Plano, Texas, where he is active in community service projects. He is a cousin of New Orleans Saints offensive guard Jonathan Goodwin. An excellent student, Blalock was a member of UT's Athletics Director's Honor Roll in fall 2004. He was also one of five finalists for the 2002 Watkins Award, which is presented to the nation's top African-American high school scholar-athlete. Blalock graduated from the University of Texas in December 2006 with a degree in Youth and Community Studies and a minor in Business.

[edit] High school career

Blalock attended Plano East Senior High School, playing football for head coach Scott Phillips. He was three-year starter at offensive guard, but also saw action at defensive tackle during his career. As a sophomore in 1999, Blalock was named second-team All-District recording 151 pancakes, as he helped lead Plano East to an 11-3 record and the Texas 5A Division II state quarterfinals that season. The offensive lineman was named All-District and All-Area as a junior after registering 130 knockdowns. In 2001, Blalock posted 134 knockdown blocks, did not allow a sack and opened holes for an offense that averaged nearly 300 rushing yards per game. His top game of season was a 21-pancake performance vs. Plano Senior High School.

Blalock was selected to play in the 2002 U.S. Army All-American Bowl. He also earned first-team All-American honors from USA Today as a senior, and was also a first-team All-State Class 5A, All-Area and All-District selection. The Sporting News rated him as the nation's top offensive lineman prospect as well as the No. 15 high school prospect overall.

Blalock was also an outstanding track and field athlete in the shot put and discus throw, where he was selected All-State. He captured the Region II-5A shot put title with a toss of 58-8 1/2 in 2002 and finished fourth (55-2 1/2) at the 2002 UIL Championships (Class 5A). He also registered the third-best throw (63-2 1/2) in the state as a senior (all classes) and placed fifth in the shot (61-6) at the 1999 Texas 5A Championships.

[edit] College career

As a redshirt freshman in 2003, Blalock started all 13 games at right tackle and was named first-team Freshman All-America by the Football Writers Association of America and The Sporting News. He also started all 12 games his sophomore year at right tackle and was named first-team All-Big 12 by the Big 12 coaches and the Austin American-Statesman. As a junior in 2005, he again started all 13 games at right tackle and was named a third-team All-American by The Associated Press … named first-team All-Big 12 by The Associated Press, Austin American-Statesman, Big 12 Coaches, Dallas Morning News, Fort Worth Star-Telegram and Kansas City Star. 2006 will be Blalock's senior year and he is expected to play at guard as well as tackle.

On 24 November 2006, Blalock became the first Longhorn in school history to start 50 consecutive game.^[1]