Strong, physical WR with great body control … Major threat in the red zone evidenced by his 40 career TDs in three seasons … Two-time All-America selection and two-time winner of Biletnikoff Award as nation’s top receiver … Finished with 253 career receptions for 3,564 yards … Was first of four wide receivers selected in the first round … Selected with the fifth pick of the draft, obtained from Tampa Bay in exchange for 1st (7th) and 4th (101)-round selections … Third-highest selection in franchise history (Tony Boselli, 2nd overall, 1995; Kevin Hardy, 2nd overall, 1996) … First player drafted by the Jaguars from Oklahoma State and highest drafted player at school since Barry Sanders (3rd overall) in 1989 … Became fourth WR taken in the first round in franchise history, and 21st overall … Left school following his junior season …
COLLEGE: Started 26 of 38 games and
ranked second in school history with 253 receptions for 3,564 yards and 40 TDs … Had 19 career 100-yard receiving games … Ranked eighth in NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision in receptions, fifth in receiving yards and second in TDs … Was a two-time All-America selection, one of only seven players in school history to accomplish the feat … Only second two-time winner of the Biletnikoff Award as the nation’s top receiver, joining Michael Crabtree of Texas Tech … Set NCAA record with 14 straight games with 100-plus receiving yards and a TD … Holds school single-season records for receptions (122, 2011), 100-yard receiving games (12, 2010), receiving yards (1,782, 2010) and TDs (20, 2010) … Finished with 3,657 all-purpose yards on 262 plays (13.9 avg.), averaging 96.2 yards per game … His 40 career TD receptions ranked second in school history and fourth in Big 12 Conference history … Coached by former Jaguars wide receivers coach Todd Monken as a junior … Had two career 80-yard receptions, both as a sophomore … Majored in business management.
2011: Played in all 13 games and finished with 122 receptions for 1,522 yards and 18 TDs … Unanimous All-Big 12 Conference and All-America first-team selection and Biletnikoff Award winner … Ranked third in school history for receiving yards and his 122 receptions set a school record … Had seven 100-yard receiving games and reached 95 yards in two other games … Ranked third in the nation with 9.3 receptions per game and fifth with 117 receiving yards per game … Did not catch a TD pass in the season-opener or regular season finale, but had at least one score in the 10 games in between … Had at least a 24-yard catch in 12 of 13 games … Finished with 61 receptions for 860 yards and 10 TDs over the last six games … Had NCAA-record 14 straight games with 100 receiving yards snapped at Tulsa … Posted double-digit receptions six times (12 vs. Arizona; 11 at Texas A&M, 12 vs. Baylor; 13 vs. Kansas State; 10 vs. Iowa State; 10 vs. Oklahoma) … Produced a season-high 205 yards on 13 receptions with two TDs against Kansas State including a 54-yard TD reception in the fourth quarter … Totaled 13 catches for 172 yards and two TDs against Baylor … Finished career with nine receptions for 186 yards and three TDs (43, 67 and 17 yards) in Fiesta Bowl win vs. Stanford, earning Offensive MVP honors …
2010: Named Big 12 Conference Offensive Player of the Year by both the Associated Press and the league’s coaches … Became first offensive player of the year since Barry Sanders and was first receiver in Big 12 history to win the award … Won Biletnikoff Award as nation’s top WR as well as the Paul Warfield Award given annually by the Touchdown Club of Columbus to the best receiver in college football … Produced the sixth-best receiving season in NCAA history with school-record 111 receptions for 1,782 yards with 20 TDs … Averaged 16.1 yards per reception and ranked second in nation with 9.2 receptions per game … Led nation with 148.5 receiving yards per game … His 18 TDs ranked as the seventh-most in NCAA history … Posted 100-plus receiving yards and one TD in all 12 games … His 1,782 yards were the most by a sophomore in NCAA history, surpassing Larry Fitzgerald’s mark (1,672, 2003) … Ranked third in nation in scoring with 11 points per game and ranked 13th with 1,866 all-purpose yards … Had at least a 29-yard reception and 105 receiving yards in every game … Averaged 32.1 yards on TD receptions … Had 12 TD catches longer than 20 yards and eight that covered at least 30 yards … Had eight scoring plays of longer than 40 yards, with six of his scoring plays covering at least 62 yards … Had at least five receptions in every game and eight receptions in 11 games … Scored on a blocked punt return vs. Washington and on a 69-yard run vs. Baylor (longest run from scrimmage in 2010) … Had three TD receptions against Washington State and Tulsa and two each vs. Troy, Louisiana-Lafayette, Nebraska and Arizona … Posted 190 receiving yards against Louisiana-Lafayette and 207 vs. Texas Tech … Had 24 receptions of at least 20 yards and 10 of 40 yards or more … Averaged an NCAA-best 148.5 receiving yards per game, 14 yards better than anyone else … Registered 100-plus receiving yards in the first half against Texas (116), Baylor (115) and Nebraska (129) … Caught 13 passes against Louisiana and Baylor to tie for second on school’s single-game record list … Had 81-yard reception against Tulsa and 80-yard grab against Nebraska … Finished season with 117 yards and two TDs on nine receptions in Alamo Bowl win over Arizona to earn Offensive MVP honors …
2009: Played in all 13 games as a redshirt freshman with four starts alongside current Dallas Cowboys WR Dez Bryant … Finished with 20 receptions for 260 yards with two TDs … Posted a season-high four receptions for 38 yards with a six-yard TD against Texas … Led team in Cotton Bowl with four catches for 45 yards …
2008: Redshirted.
HIGH SCHOOL: Attended Plainview High School in Ardmore, Oklahoma … Lettered in football, baseball and basketball … Earned SuperPrep All-America honors as a senior while leading team to a 12-1 mark … Consensus all-state selection … Totaled 61 receptions for 1,547 yards with 14 TDs in final season … Added 152 rushing yards on 21 carries with two TDs … Scored six special teams TDs and four TDs on INTs … Was conference MVP in basketball as a junior … Lettered one season in track, winning a state title in the long jump …
PERSONAL: Single … Born in Oceanside, Calif. … Son of Warren and Donna Blackmon … Father is a retired Marine … Moved to Oklahoma while in the second grade … Served as class president in high school and was a member of the choir … Avid drummer … Full name: Justin Blackmon.
JUSTIN BLACKMON’S STATISTICS
YEAR GP/GS NO YDS AVG LG TD
2009 13/ 4 20 260 13.0 32 2
2010 12/10 111 1,782 16.1 81 20
2011 13/12 122 1,522 12.5 67 18
TOTALS 38/26 253 3,564 14.1 81 40
