2018 Football Roster
Blackmon, Ronnie
vs
BYU
Sep 27 (Sat)
8:15 PM
Jersey Number 2
Ronnie Blackmon
- Position:
- Defensive Back
- Height:
- 5-10
- Weight:
- 180
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Atlanta, Ga.
- High School:
- Westlake
Bio
Last updated on July 16, 2018
AT COLORADO: 2017 (Fr.-RS)—He saw action on defense in five games, but appeared in all 12 on special teams … He recorded one tackle on the season, which came in the week two win over Texas State when he played in 10 of the total 21 plays he saw on defense all year … Returned the first punt of his career against Texas State, bringing it back four yards … Returned a punt 40 yards in the win over Northern Colorado, the longest punt return on the season by any Buffalo returner … Against No. 7 Washington, he returned the first two kickoffs of his career for a total of 34 yards … Had a long kickoff return of 32 yards at No. 15 Washington State … Yearly totals on kickoff returns were 15 for 315 yards (21.0 per) and for punts, 12 for 96 yards (8.0 per).
2016 (Fr.)—Redshirted; he practiced at defensive back and kick returner all year … Dressed for the first seven games of the season.
HIGH SCHOOL—Rivals.com rated him among the top 50 cornerback prospects in the nation heading into his senior year, when after the season he was invited to and participated in the 2015 Offense Defense All-American Bowl in Daytona Beach (he had two interceptions for the National Team) ... As a senior, he earned first-team All-State honors from the Atlanta Journal-Constitution and the Georgia Sports Writers Association, the latter also selecting him the first-team kick returner and as the ”athlete” on offense ... Also garnered Metro Atlanta defensive player of the year honors (AJC), earned first-team All-Region and Atlanta Touchdown Club All-Star team honors at defensive back In addition to being named the 6A-Region 3 most valuable player and an Atlanta 11alive player of the week ... Accounted for 1,149 yards in a variety of ways; on offense, he caught 17 passes for 240 yards and five touchdowns (with three rushed for one yard); he returned 10 kickoffs for 256 yards (25.6 avg. with a long of 85); he had 23 punt returns for 430 yards and a touchdown (18.7 per with a long of 83); he made seven interceptions with 102 yards on those runbacks; and he returned two fumbles for 120 yards ... He racked up 45 tackles on defense (37 solo), with 21 pass deflections and two tackles for loss … Serving as Westlake’s punter, he averaged 33.4 yards on 40 kicks, with 11 inside-the-20 and a long of 52 ... As a junior, he earned first-team All-Region honors at kick returner and was a second-team selection at both wide receiver and defensive back ... Had 1,007 all-purpose yards and nine touchdowns: he caught 24 passes for 377 yards and four touchdowns (15.7 per with a long of 72), he had one rush for nine yards, 200 yards on seven kickoff returns (28.6 per, with one TD), 321 yards on 24 punt returns (13.1 avg., with a long of 58); he returned four interceptions a total of 58 yards, and returned a fumble for 42 more yards ... He had 20 tackles (19 solo, one for a loss) and two pass break-ups ... Top games as a senior: in a 7-0 setback to East Coweta, he had eight tackles (all solo), two interceptions and five punt returns for 59 yards; in a 44-0 win over Campbell, he had a receiving touchdown and another on a fumble return (he recovered two fumbles in that game and returned both a combined 120 yards); and in a round of 16 playoff win over Peachtree Ridge, he had six tackles, six pass deflections, an interception along with two receptions for 45 yards and a touchdown ... As a junior in a 41-13 win over North Paulding, he had three interceptions, five tackles (all solo with one for a loss) with two kickoff returns for 108 yards including an 85-yard runback for a touchdown ... Under coach Bryan Love, Westlake was 10-3 his senior year, reaching the state quarterfinals, and 10-2 his junior season; Westlake won the 6A-Region 3 championship both years ... He attended Sandy Creek High School (Tyrone, Ga.) as a freshman and sophomore, playing on the varsity both seasons ... As a sophomore, he had 12 tackles (nine solo) with an interception and a pass broken up; he was in on eight tackles (six solo) with an interception he returned 65 yards for a touchdown as a freshman ... He was part of a 26-game winning streak at Sandy Creek, which under coach Chip Walker was 11-1 his sophomore year (undefeated until the state quarterfinals), but was 15-0 and the 4A state champions his freshman campaign ... He also lettered in track (sprints, relays and jumps).
ACADEMICS—He is majoring in ethnic studies at Colorado ... He owned a 3.2 grade point average in high school.
PERSONAL—He was born Nov. 3, 1997 in Atlanta, Ga. … Hobbies include drawing and sketching and playing basketball ... Father, Ronnie Sr., is a long-time high school football coach in the state of Georgia and his mother, Shebella, is an elementary school teacher … Hails from the same high school as former Auburn and current Carolina Panther quarterback Cam Newton ... His nickname is "Smooth."
AT COLORADO: 2017 (Fr.-RS)—He saw action on defense in five games, but appeared in all 12 on special teams … He recorded one tackle on the season, which came in the week two win over Texas State when he played in 10 of the total 21 plays he saw on defense all year … Returned the first punt of his career against Texas State, bringing it back four yards … Returned a punt 40 yards in the win over Northern Colorado, the longest punt return on the season by any Buffalo returner … Against No. 7 Washington, he returned the first two kickoffs of his career for a total of 34 yards … Had a long kickoff return of 32 yards at No. 15 Washington State … Yearly totals on kickoff returns were 15 for 315 yards (21.0 per) and for punts, 12 for 96 yards (8.0 per).
2016 (Fr.)—Redshirted; he practiced at defensive back and kick returner all year … Dressed for the first seven games of the season.
HIGH SCHOOL—Rivals.com rated him among the top 50 cornerback prospects in the nation heading into his senior year, when after the season he was invited to and participated in the 2015 Offense Defense All-American Bowl in Daytona Beach (he had two interceptions for the National Team) ... As a senior, he earned first-team All-State honors from the Atlanta Journal-Constitution and the Georgia Sports Writers Association, the latter also selecting him the first-team kick returner and as the ”athlete” on offense ... Also garnered Metro Atlanta defensive player of the year honors (AJC), earned first-team All-Region and Atlanta Touchdown Club All-Star team honors at defensive back In addition to being named the 6A-Region 3 most valuable player and an Atlanta 11alive player of the week ... Accounted for 1,149 yards in a variety of ways; on offense, he caught 17 passes for 240 yards and five touchdowns (with three rushed for one yard); he returned 10 kickoffs for 256 yards (25.6 avg. with a long of 85); he had 23 punt returns for 430 yards and a touchdown (18.7 per with a long of 83); he made seven interceptions with 102 yards on those runbacks; and he returned two fumbles for 120 yards ... He racked up 45 tackles on defense (37 solo), with 21 pass deflections and two tackles for loss … Serving as Westlake’s punter, he averaged 33.4 yards on 40 kicks, with 11 inside-the-20 and a long of 52 ... As a junior, he earned first-team All-Region honors at kick returner and was a second-team selection at both wide receiver and defensive back ... Had 1,007 all-purpose yards and nine touchdowns: he caught 24 passes for 377 yards and four touchdowns (15.7 per with a long of 72), he had one rush for nine yards, 200 yards on seven kickoff returns (28.6 per, with one TD), 321 yards on 24 punt returns (13.1 avg., with a long of 58); he returned four interceptions a total of 58 yards, and returned a fumble for 42 more yards ... He had 20 tackles (19 solo, one for a loss) and two pass break-ups ... Top games as a senior: in a 7-0 setback to East Coweta, he had eight tackles (all solo), two interceptions and five punt returns for 59 yards; in a 44-0 win over Campbell, he had a receiving touchdown and another on a fumble return (he recovered two fumbles in that game and returned both a combined 120 yards); and in a round of 16 playoff win over Peachtree Ridge, he had six tackles, six pass deflections, an interception along with two receptions for 45 yards and a touchdown ... As a junior in a 41-13 win over North Paulding, he had three interceptions, five tackles (all solo with one for a loss) with two kickoff returns for 108 yards including an 85-yard runback for a touchdown ... Under coach Bryan Love, Westlake was 10-3 his senior year, reaching the state quarterfinals, and 10-2 his junior season; Westlake won the 6A-Region 3 championship both years ... He attended Sandy Creek High School (Tyrone, Ga.) as a freshman and sophomore, playing on the varsity both seasons ... As a sophomore, he had 12 tackles (nine solo) with an interception and a pass broken up; he was in on eight tackles (six solo) with an interception he returned 65 yards for a touchdown as a freshman ... He was part of a 26-game winning streak at Sandy Creek, which under coach Chip Walker was 11-1 his sophomore year (undefeated until the state quarterfinals), but was 15-0 and the 4A state champions his freshman campaign ... He also lettered in track (sprints, relays and jumps).
ACADEMICS—He is majoring in ethnic studies at Colorado ... He owned a 3.2 grade point average in high school.
PERSONAL—He was born Nov. 3, 1997 in Atlanta, Ga. … Hobbies include drawing and sketching and playing basketball ... Father, Ronnie Sr., is a long-time high school football coach in the state of Georgia and his mother, Shebella, is an elementary school teacher … Hails from the same high school as former Auburn and current Carolina Panther quarterback Cam Newton ... His nickname is "Smooth."
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