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Julian Blackmon

Safety, New Orleans Saints · #23.

Player facts

Team: New Orleans Saints
Position: Safety
Number: 23
Born: Aug 24, 1998 (age 28)
Birthplace: Layton, UT, USA
Height: 6' 0"
Weight: 202 lbs
College: Utah
Experience: 7 seasons
Status: Active

Stats

2026 Defense

	TOT	SOLO	AST	SACK	FF	FR	YDS	INT	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	PD	STF	STFYDS
Regular Season	26	14	12	0	0	0	0	1	2	2.0	0	2	1	0	0
Last 5 Games	26	14	12	0	0	0	0	1	2	2.0	0	0	1	0	0
Career	333	243	90	1.5	2	4	36	11	104	9.5	1	25	23	17.5	32

Recent games

			Tackles				Fumbles		Interceptions
Date	Opponent	Result	TOT	SOLO	AST	SACK	FF	FR	INT	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	PD	KB
Sun, Oct 11	vs MIN	L 23-13	5	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Mon, Oct 5	vs ATL	L 45-24	10	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Sep 27	vs LV	L 35-27	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Sep 20	@ BAL	W 24-17	2	2	0	0	0	0	1	2	2.0	0	0	1	0
Sun, Sep 13	@ DET	L 31-30 OT	6	2	4	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0

Last 5 games. Click a game for its box score.

About

Julian Blackmon (born August 24, 1998) is an American professional football safety for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Utah Utes.

From Wikipedia’s article on Julian Blackmon, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.¹

Background

Early life

Blackmon attended Layton High School in Layton, Utah. He played cornerback and wide receiver in high school. A 3-star recruit, Blackmon committed to Utah to play college football over offers from Idaho, Southern Utah, and Weber State. Blackmon also played basketball in high school.

College career

Blackmon played at Utah from 2016 to 2019. He played his first three years as a cornerback before switching to safety for his senior season. As a sophomore in 2017, he was named the MVP of the 2017 Heart of Dallas Bowl. As a senior in 2019, he was named a first-team All-American by Sports Illustrated and The Athletic. He finished his career starting 39 of 48 games, recording 158 tackles, nine interceptions, 1.5 sacks and two touchdowns.