The Biletnikoff Award (given to the nation’s top wide receiver) winner and unanimous All-American became the first wideout ever to be named the Big 12 Offensive Player of the Year in 2010, and will return as a redshirt junior in 2011. Already considered a first-round selection had he gone pro this offseason, Blackmon will join returning senior quarterback Brandon Weeden as they build upon their already superb chemistry for one more year together in Stillwater.
Blackmon’s season of 111 receptions for 1,782 receiving yards and 20 touchdowns is considered the sixth-best statistical campaign ever by a college wideout, and he set an almost unbreakable NCAA single-season record: In 12 games, the Ardmore, OK native posted 100 yards receiving and a touchdown, and would have likely had a 13th had he not been suspended for an October victory against Kansas State due to a misdemeanor DUI arrest.
Barring injury or further trouble with the law, Blackmon is the surest bet in Division I to post stellar receiving stats a second year in a row. Blessed with a world-class athleticism coupled with a dose of humility from past misdeeds, expect Blackmon to challenge last year’s record by eclipsing the century mark in yards with a score in all 13 games next season, assuming the Cowboys get invited to a bowl game with 10 returning offensive starters.
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