2023 Football Roster

13 John Blunt, Jr.

  • Position Cornerback
  • Height 6-1
  • Weight 195
  • Class R-Sr.
  • Experience TR
  • Hometown Arlington, Texas
  • Highschool Mansfield Timberview
  • Prev School Eastern Kentucky

Biography

2023 (Redshirt senior)
Played in 9 games (no starts) as a cornerback and on special teams … 16 tackles (12 solo), 2.0 TFLs, 1.0 sack, 1 pass breakup and 1 forced fumble … Helped the team rank No. 1 in the country in forced fumbles … 250 snaps played, including 131 on defense and 129 on special teams … Season-high 4 tackles, 1.0 sack and a forced fumble vs. Jackson State on Sept. 16 … Matched his season-high in tackles with 4 (3 solo) vs. ULM on Oct. 14 ... Enrolled at Texas State in June 2023.
 
PRIOR TO TEXAS STATE
Eastern Kentucky (2021-22)
21 career games played at Eastern Kentucky … Two-time All-ASUN selection by Phil Steele2022 (Redshirt junior): Played in 12 games at cornerback … Third Team All-ASUN by Phil Steele 22 tackles (18 solo), 1.0 sack, 1 INT, 5 pass breakups and a forced fumble … His interception was recorded on Nov. 5 vs. Central Arkansas (W, 42-14) … 641 snaps … 526 snaps on defense and 115 on special teams … Most of his special teams snaps were on kick coverage (64 snaps) and field goal/extra-point block (42) … 2021 (Redshirt sophomore): Played in 9 games at cornerback … Third Team All-ASUN by Phil Steele … 18 tackles (11 solo) and 8 pass breakups … 544 snaps, including 486 on defense and 58 on special teams … Played most of his special teams on the punt return and field goal/extra-point block units.
 
Western Kentucky (2020 – Redshirt sophomore)
Appeared in 2 games and registered one tackle … Saw time on defense and some special teams (5 snaps).
 
Cisco College (2019 – Redshirt freshman)
NJCAA Second Team All-American in his lone season at Cisco … Played in 9 games … 25 tackles, 11 pass breakups, 4 INTs, 3 forced fumbles and 2.0 TFLs.
 
McNeese (2018 - Freshman)
Played in 4 games, totaling 2 tackles, as a true freshman … redshirt.
 
High School
Two-year letterwinner at Mansfield Timberview … 26 tackles with three interceptions and 10 pass break-ups in his senior season in 2017 … 18 tackles, 11 pass breakups and an interception as a junior in 2016.

Personal
Son of John Blunt, Sr. and Sandra Blunt-Thomas … Has one brother, DeJohn, and two sisters, Connie and Jamaica.

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