Will Blackmon

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Will Blackmon
Green Bay Packers — No. 27
Cornerback
Date of birth: October 27, 1984 (1984-10-27) (age 23)
Place of birth: Cranston, Rhode Island
Height: 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Weight: 202 lb (92 kg)
National Football League debut
2006 for the Green Bay Packers
Career history
College: Boston College
NFL Draft: 2006 / Round: 4 / Pick: 115
 Teams:
Career highlights and awards
  • No notable achievements
Stats at NFL.com

Will Edwards Blackmon (born October 27, 1984 in Cranston, Rhode Island) is an American football cornerback/wide receiver/kick returner who currently plays in the National Football League for the Green Bay Packers. He was drafted in the fourth round of the 2006 NFL Draft (115th pick overall). He played college football for the Boston College Eagles.

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[edit] High School

Blackmon earned first team All-America honors from USA Today and Parade as a senior at Bishop Hendricken High School in Warwick, Rhode Island. He was also named Rhode Island's player of the year by Gatorade. He garnered all-city honors three and all-state honors twice during his high school career. In 2002, Blackmon played in the U.S. Army All-American Bowl.

[edit] College

[edit] 2002

  • One of four true freshmen to earn playing time
  • Recorded 29 tackles playing as a DB
  • Saw significant action on special teams as a kick returner

[edit] 2003

  • Recorded 64 tackles, 10 passes defensed, and 4 interceptions as a DB
  • Earned Big East Defensive Player of the Week for his performance in a game against the University of Connecticut

[edit] 2004

  • Recorded 46 tackles, 1 pass defensed, and three interceptions as a DB
  • Amassed over 1000 return yards on special teams
  • Earned All-Big East Second Team honors

[edit] 2005

  • Moved his primary position from DB to WR
  • Led team with 51 receptions for 763 yards
  • Earned preseason second-team All-America honors
  • Selected to participate in the Senior Bowl
  • 119 yards shy of being DI-A all time kickoff returner

[edit] NFL

Blackmon had a 57 yard punt-return touchdown and a fumble-return touchdown as the Packers wrapped up the NFC North title with a 38-7 win on December 10, 2007 over Oakland. They were the first and second touchdowns of his career. He became just the fourth player in NFL history to accomplish the feat of a kick and fumble return in the same game, and the first since 1974. In 9 games, he recorded 4 solo tackles and a pass deflected. Blackmon has had injury trouble, having suffered two breaks of his left foot which kept him sidelined for much of the past two years. [1]

[edit] References

  1. ^ The Sports Network - National Football League

[edit] External links

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