2. Two sport athlete in high school
On top of playing football, Blackmon was also a very skilled basketball player. He was recruited by smaller Division I programs for basketball, but football was his true love. His senior year he broke his hand and it decreased his recruitment grade, but he was still able to attend Utah and join the football team.
That multi-sport athleticism has shown up on tape. Blackmon has natural range as a single-high safety, but there are parts of his game that need to be developed once he returns from his December injury.