Chosen in third round (85th overall) of NFL Draft by Indianapolis on April 24, 2020.
UTAH: 2019 All-American and three-time All-Pac-12, twice at cornerback (2017-18) and at safety as a senior (2019) … MVP of the Heart of Dallas Bowl as a sophomore … played in 48 games with 39 starts … nine career interceptions … 29 career passes defended. 2019: Earned second-team All-America honors from the Associated Press and AFCA … named a first-team All-American by Sports Illustrated, The Athletic and Pro Football Focus while earning second-team honors from USA Today and third-team honors from Phil Steele … first-team All-Pac-12 … finalist for Polynesian Player of the Year … started 12 games at free safety, missing the Idaho State game and Alamo Bowl … tied for the Pac-12 lead and 17th in FBS with four interceptions … eight total passes defended (4 PBU) tied for 13th in the Pac-12 … fourth on the team with 60 tackles (4.0 TFL, 1.5 sacks) … tied for the team lead and eighth in the Pac-12 with two forced fumbles … named Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Week after recording a career-high 12 tackles vs. UCLA with 1.5 sacks, a forced fumble and an interception … eight tackles vs. Northern Illinois and also had an interception … tied his career high with eight tackles, including an assisted TFL, and had an interception vs. Washington … tied for the team lead with five tackles against BYU and returned an interception 39 yards for a touchdown … five tackles and forced a fumble against Arizona State. 2018–Second-team All-Pac-12 … started all 14 games at corner … led Utah with 10 pass breakups (tied for fifth in the Pac-12) … led Utah and tied for eighth in the Pac-12 with 11 passes defended (10 PBU, 1 INT) … 48 tackles (4.0 TFL) … season-high seven tackles and a pass breakup against Washington in the Pac-12 Championship game … six tackles against Washington State … five tackles, a 27-yard interception return for a touchdown and two pass breakups against BYU … five tackles (1.0 TFL) vs. Oregon … four tackles and three pass breakups against Northern Illinois … two pass breakups against Weber State … four tackles included a tackle for loss against UCLA … four tackles vs. Northwestern in the Holiday Bowl… three tackles and a pass breakup vs. Stanford. 2017–Second-team All-Pac-12 … started all 13 games … led Utah in interceptions (4) and passes defended (10), while tying for third and ninth, respectively, in the Pac-12 ... tied for the team lead in pass breakups (6) … 48 tackles … MVP of the Heart of Dallas Bowl had two interceptions in win over West Virginia … named to the Associated Press and ESPN All-Bowl teams … career-high eight tackles against Arizona State … six tackles at Oregon … five tackles against Stanford and Washington … interceptions against North Dakota and San Jose State … one kick return for 16 yards vs. ASU … honorable mention Pac-12 All-Academic. 2016–Played in nine games on special teams and appeared on defense in four games … two tackles … two kickoff returns for 26 yards.
HIGH SCHOOL: Two-time second-team all-region selection played both cornerback and wide receiver at Layton HS (Utah) … three-star wide receiver by Rivals.com … career defensive totals included six interceptions and 52 tackles … 51 career receptions for 940 yards and nine touchdowns (long of 80 yards) … injured three games into his senior season, finishing with four receptions for 108 yards (27.0 yards per catch) and one touchdown … also had five rushes for 119 yards (23.8 average) and two touchdowns in 2015 … as a junior in 2014, had five interceptions to go with 27 receptions for 465 yards and six touchdowns … also played basketball and helped Layton win the 2015 5A Utah state basketball championship … second-team all-area and Region 1 honorable mention selection as a junior … also ran track.
PERSONAL: Son of Johnnie Blackmon and Carol Blackmon ... stepmother is Kahea Blackmon … brother Jarriesse played basketball at UC Santa Barbara … sociology major received his degree in December 2019.