| Beau Blankenship | |
| Number: | -- |
| Position: | Running back |
| Birth Date: | 13 August 1990 |
| Birth Place: | Norman, Oklahoma |
| Height Ft: | 5 |
| Height In: | 9 |
| Weight Lbs: | 202 |
| High School: | Norman North (OK) Norman |
| College: | Ohio |
| Undraftedyear: | 2014 |
| Pastteams: | |
| Highlights: |
VP (2012)
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Beau Blankenship (born August 13, 1990) is a former American football running back. He was signed by the Jacksonville Jaguars as an undrafted free agent in 2014. He played college football at Iowa State in 2009 and Ohio from 2011 to 2013.
Blankenship played football for Norman North High School, where he gained 5,050 rushing yards and 59 total touchdowns.[1] He was an all-state selection. Blankenship was also on the track and field team.[2]
In 2009, Blankenship played seven games for Iowa State. He gained 11 total yards. He then redshirted in 2010. In 2011, he played 13 games for Ohio and had 462 rushing yards and four touchdowns.[1] He had a season-high 129 yards against Central Michigan on November 10. He rushed for 47 yards in the 2011 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl.[3]
In 2012, Blankenship rushed for 1,604 yards and 15 touchdowns, breaking Kalvin McRae's Ohio record for rushing yards in a season.[1] On September 29, against Massachusetts, Blankenship had 43 carries, which tied a school record; his 269 yards in that game was a season high for him. In the 2012 Independence Bowl, he totaled 104 rushing yards, and his four touchdowns set an Independence Bowl record. It was Blankenship's ninth 100-yard rushing game in 2012, which was another school record. He was also named the game's co-offensive most valuable player. Blankenship was named to the 2012 All-MAC second-team.[1] His 312 rushing attempts led the MAC, and his 1,604 rushing yards ranked second.[4]
| Season | Team | Rushing | Receiving | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | Att | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | |||
| 7 | 4 | 11 | 2.8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 13 | 93 | 462 | 5.0 | 48 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 6.3 | 11 | 0 | |||
| 13 | 312 | 1604 | 5.1 | 58 | 15 | 21 | 182 | 8.7 | 28 | 1 | |||
| 13 | 204 | 910 | 4.5 | 53 | 5 | 15 | 62 | 4.1 | 10 | 0 | |||
| Total | 46 | 613 | 2987 | 4.9 | 58 | 24 | 39 | 263 | 6.7 | 28 | 1 | ||
Beau used his pro day to showcase his skills. He ran the 40 yard dash in 4.4 seconds, his vertical jump was 37.5 inches and he bench pressed 225 lbs 27 times. source
Following an invitation to rookie minicamp, the Jacksonville Jaguars signed Blankenship on May 17, 2014. He was released on July 23.
Beau currently owns a Real estate brokerage (Engel & Völkers 30-A beaches) on scenic highway 30-A. and a property management company owner in Santa Rosa Beach, FL. Source
Blankenship is a communication studies major. He was born to Cynthia and Charlie on August 13, 1990, and has one sister, Brittany.[1]