Hokie Club2021 Honors
2022 Hula Bowl Invitee
All-ACC Third Team (PFF College)
ACC Running Back of the Week (11/29)
ACC Running Back of the Week (11/15)
2021: Played in all 13 games, starting eight at RB ... One of four active Power Five RBs with more than 1,000 career rushing yards and 1,000 career receiving yards ... Led the team in rushing with 133 carries for 760 yards with six touchdowns ... Rushed 11 times for 16 yards vs. North Carolina (9/3). Also caught three passes for a team-high 66 receiving yards ... Led the team in rushing with 10 attempts for 53 yards while recording six-yard and one-yard rushing TDs vs. Middle Tennessee State (9/11), the second multi-rushing TD game of his career. Also registered a five-yard reception ... Led the rushing attack with 10 carries for 47 yards with a 20-yard TD at West Virginia (9/18). Also recorded four receptions for 31 yards and had a career-long 78-yard kickoff return ... Recorded seven carries for 28 yards vs. Richmond (9/25). Also had two receptions for 20 yards ... Rushed eight times for 35 yards with a seven-yard TD vs. Notre Dame (10/9). Also recorded two receptions for 22 yards and returned two kickoffs for 44 yards ... Recorded seven carries for 18 yards vs. Pitt (10/16). Also registered one reception for one yard ... Rushed 10 times for 78 yards vs. Syracuse (10/23). Also tallied a 30-yard reception ... Recorded 14 carries for 83 yards at Georgia Tech (10/30). Also registered two receptions for five yards ... Carried the ball 12 times for 67 yards and recorded a three-yard reception at Boston College (11/5) ... Rushed 12 times for a career-high 117 yards with a 20-yard TD vs. Duke (11/13). Also had two receptions for 40 yards with a 13-yard TD. It was his fourth career 100-yard rushing game and first in a Tech uniform ... Started and rushed twice for three yards at Miami (11/20). Also recorded four receptions for 21 yards ... Started at Virginia (11/27), rushing 18 times for a career-high 169 yards, including a career-long 50-yard rush, to total his fifth career 100-yard rushing game and second in a Tech uniform. Also had an 18-yard rushing TD ... Started vs. Maryland (12/29), recording 12 carries for 46 yards. Also caught two passes for five yards and had a three-yard punt return.
2020: Started five games and played in all 11 of the season … Finished the season with 255 rushing yards and two touchdowns on 68 attempts and 18 receptions for 154 yards ... Scored a rushing touchdown in his Virginia Tech debut vs. NC State (9/26) … Carried the ball 15 times for 59 yards at Duke (10/3) ... Had eight carries for 33 yards at UNC (10/10) ... Scored a rushing TD and gained 33 yards vs. Boston College (10/17) ... Had 11 carries for 34 yards at Wake Forest (10/24) and caught a pass for 19 yards ... Recorded 34 yards on seven carries at Louisville (10/31) ... Registered 33 yards on nine carries vs. Liberty (11/7) and also caught four passes for 30 yards ... Carried the ball six times vs. Miami (11/14) and had two receptions for 16 yards ... Had two receptions at Pitt (11/21) ... Caught four passes for 68 yards vs. Clemson (12/5).
Rutgers: Played in 27 games (14 starts) at Rutgers, rushing 211 times for 912 yards with six touchdowns and three 100-yard games … Also caught 80 passes for 810 yards with six TDs, recording a trio of 100-yard games … Also returned 30 kickoffs for 518 yards (17.3 avg.) … Totaled 2,239 career all-purpose yards for the Scarlet Knights.
2019: Started the first four games of the 2019 season, rushing 29 times for 88 yards ... Despite only playing in those four games, still ranked second on the team with 29 receptions for 310 yards with two TDs and a pair of 100-yard performances ... Had nine receptions for 130 receiving yards, including a 74-yard TD vs. Boston College (9/21) ... Recorded 165 all-purpose yards vs. UMass (8/30), including 126 receiving yards on nine receptions with one TD ... Earned a spot on the Paul Hornung Award watch list prior to 2019 season … Named to Academic All-Big Ten Team.
2018: Ran a career-high 22 times for 102 yards with one TD vs. Penn State (11/17) … Also posted 19 carries for 102 yards at Kansas (9/15) … Named to Academic All-Big Ten Team.
2017: In his second collegiate game ran 14 times for 102 yards with a career-best two TDs vs. Morgan State (9/16) … Honorable mention Big Ten Network All-Freshman team in 2017.
High School: Coached by Steve Devlin at Archbishop Wood Catholic High School in suburban Philadelphia … Led Vikings to an 11-2 record and a PIAA Class AAAAA state title as a senior in 2016 … Gained 1,257 yards rushing with 19 touchdowns on the ground as a senior … First Team 5A All-State selection as an athlete by the Pennsylvania Football Writers … Was a prep teammate of current Atlanta Falcons TE Kyle Pitts.
Personal: Son of Rodney and Veronica Blackshear … Earned his degree in criminology in 2021 … First name pronounced: ruh-HEEM.