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William & Mary Athletics

2021 Football Roster

14 Cole Blackman

  • Position WR
  • Height 6-4
  • Weight 205
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Glen Allen, Va.
  • High School Atlee / Illinois State

Biography

SENIOR YEAR (2021)
Saw action in all 11 games and earned 10 starts … Led the team in receptions (26), receiving yards (426) and receiving touchdowns (3) … Averaged 38.7 receiving yards per game … Posted three catches for 78 yards, including a 29-yard touchdown, in the win at Elon … Recorded three receptions for 56 yards, including a 32-yard touchdown catch that earned a spot on Sports Center’s Top 10 (#5), in the win against Lafayette …  Totaled two receptions for 56 yards, highlighted by a 45-yard touchdown, against No. 2 James Madison … Registered four catches for 69 yards versus Richmond … Tallied three receptions for 50 yards at Delaware … Posted three catches for 45 yards in the win against Towson … Selected to the National Football Foundation  & College Hall of Fame (NFF) 2022 Hampshire Honor Society …

JUNIOR YEAR (2021 – Spring)
Earned starts in all three games … Ranked third in the CAA in receiving yards per game (64.7), fourth in yards per catch (16.2) and tied for ninth in receptions per game (4.0) … Led the team in receptions (12), receiving yards (194) and touchdown receptions (1) … Recorded five catches for 89 yards in the season opener at Richmond … Posted three receptions for 66 yards and a touchdown in the win against Elon … Totaled four catches for 39 yards versus No. 1 James Madison … Earned distinction on the CAA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll …

AT ILLINOIS STATE (2019)
Saw action in eight contests at wide receiver and on special teams … Finished the season with two receptions for 23 yards …

AT VIRGINIA (2016-18)
Saw action in 10 games for the Cavaliers in 2018, after missing the entire 2017 season due to suffering a season-ending injury in fall camp … Appeared in four of UVA's 12 games in 2016 and made his collegiate debut against then-No. 5 Louisville that season …Also saw time against Wake Forest, Miami and Virginia Tech on special teams and at wide receiver …

HIGH SCHOOL
Wide receiver at Atlee High School for head coach Roscoe Johnson … Rated a three-star recruit according to ESPN.com, Rivals.com, Scout.com and 247sports.com … Played for the North team at the Blue-Grey All-American Bowl at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa … 5A second-team all-state selection at wide receiver for Atlee in 2015 after making 25 receptions for 382 yards in seven games.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 14

    2020Senior

    WR
    6'4" 200 lbs
    14
  • 14

    2021Senior

    WR
    6'4" 205 lbs
    14