2020: Played in and started each of the first five games at defensive tackle … Finished the season with 12 tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss and half a sack in those five games … Had five tackles against Campbell with one stop behind the line … Recorded 1.5 tackles for loss and half a sack against Arkansas State ... Preseason fourth-team All-Sun Belt from Athlon.

2019: Appeared in all 14 games as a defensive tackle and made two starts … Finished the season with 35 tackles, 3.0 sacks, four QB hurries, one forced fumble and one blocked kick … Made his first career start against Coastal Carolina and also started in the regular season finale at Troy … Posted a career-high seven tackles against Georgia Southern and added six more in the win at North Carolina … Recorded solo sacks at South Alabama and against UAB in the R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl, as well has a half-sack apiece against ETSU and in the regular season win at Louisiana … The sack in the bowl victory created an 11-yard loss for the Blazers … Blocked a field goal in the regular season win at Louisiana … Forced a fumble in the win against ULM.

2018: Appeared in 10 games on the defensive line, primarily at defensive tackle, and made nine stops … Had a tackle for loss against Gardner-Webb … Posted a career-high three tackles against Georgia State … Played in each of the final six games.

2017: Redshirted

High School: Three-time all-conference player, defensive player of the year and team MVP at Eden Morehead. … Played for coach Lin Stradler. … Also a four-time state qualifier, four-time all-conference performer and team MVP in wrestling, as he finished as high as third in the state championships.

Personal: Born Jan. 11, 1999. … Parents are George and Terry Blackstock. … Has two siblings.