Khari Blasingame

Khari Thomas Blasingame (born July 1, 1996) is an American football fullback for the Tennessee Titans of the National Football League (NFL).[1] He played college football at Vanderbilt, and was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Minnesota Vikings in 2019.[1]

Khari Blasingame
Blasingame with the Titans in 2019
No. 41 – Tennessee Titans
Position:Fullback
Personal information
Born: (1996-07-01) July 1, 1996
Huntsville, Alabama
Height:6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:233 lb (106 kg)
Career information
High school:Buckhorn
(Huntsville, Alabama)
College:Vanderbilt
Undrafted:2019
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Roster status:Active
Career NFL statistics as of Week 14, 2020
Rushing yards:0
Rushing touchdowns:0
Receptions:8
Receiving yards:93
Receiving touchdowns:0
Player stats at NFL.com

High school career

Blasingame was a two-year captain and two-way starter at safety and running back for Buckhorn High School in Huntsville, Alabama.[2] In his senior year, Blasingame posted 64 tackles, two interceptions, 966 rushing yards, and 10 touchdowns.[2] As a three-star safety, Blasingame committed to Vanderbilt. He also received offers from Minnesota and Northwestern.[3]

College career

Blasingame signed with Vanderbilt as a linebacker in 2015. He started 7 games in his freshman year, and recorded 12 total tackles. He switched positions to halfback, the position he had played in high school, and he did significantly better. Blasingame started 13 games, carried the ball 97 times for 446 yards and 10 touchdowns. He was significantly better at running than catching, though, as he only got 4 receptions for 8 yards. In his junior year, he was not the full-time starter, only starting 10 games. He carried the ball half as much that season, rushing 45 times for a very low 147 yards and no touchdowns. His only touchdown in 2017 was a reception, one of the 6 that season, as well as recording 52 total receiving yards. In his senior year, Blasingame settled into becoming the full-time starter, taking 96 carries for 400 yards and 5 touchdowns, as well as catching significantly more balls, racking up 25 catches for 320 yards and a touchdown.[4]

Professional career

Minnesota Vikings

After going undrafted, the Minnesota Vikings signed Blasingame as an undrafted free agent on May 3, 2019.[5] He was waived on August 31, 2019 and was signed to the practice squad the next day.[6][7]

Tennessee Titans

On November 13, 2019, the Tennessee Titans signed Blasingame to their active roster off the Vikings practice squad.[8] In Week 14, Blasingame caught two passes for 47 yards against the Oakland Raiders.[9]

Blasingame was placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list by the team on October 4, 2020,[10] and was activated from the list on October 16.[11]

References
  1. "Former Vanderbilt RB Khari Blasingame Back in Nashville, Ready to Help the Titans". www.titansonline.com. Retrieved December 2, 2019.
  2. "Khari Blasingame". Vanderbilt University Athletics – Official Athletics Website. May 4, 2019. Retrieved December 2, 2019.
  3. "Khari Blasingame Recruit Interests". 247sports.com. Retrieved December 3, 2019.
  4. "Khari Blasingame College Stats". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved November 13, 2020.
  5. Peters, Craig (July 26, 2019). "2-Minute Drill: Get to Know Vikings FB Khari Blasingame". Vikings.com. Retrieved December 2, 2019.
  6. "Khari Blasingame: Cut by Vikings". CBSSports.come. September 1, 2019. Retrieved December 14, 2019.
  7. "Vikings Fill Initial 2019 Practice Squad". Vikings.com. September 1, 2019. Retrieved December 14, 2019.
  8. Wyatt, Jim (November 13, 2019). "Titans Add Former Vanderbilt – and Vikings – RB/FB Khari Blasingame to 53-Man Roster". www.titansonline.com. Retrieved December 2, 2019.
  9. Moraitis, Michael (December 9, 2019). "Titans: A.J. Brown, Khari Blasingame get national attention for Week 14 performances". TitanSized.com. Retrieved December 14, 2019.
  10. Moraitis, Mike (October 4, 2020). "Tennessee Titans to add FB Khari Blasingame to COVID-19 list". USAToday.com. Retrieved October 25, 2020.
  11. Wyatt, Jim (October 16, 2020). "Titans Activate FB Khari Blasingame from Reserve/COVID-19 List". TennesseeTitans.com. Retrieved October 25, 2020.
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