The University of Alabama at Birmingham Athletics
2019 Football Roster
Jersey Number 11
Thair Blakes
- Prev School:
- Scottsdale
- Height:
- 6-5
- Weight:
- 240
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Phoenix, Ariz.
- High School:
- Mountain Pointe
AS A REDSHIRT SENIOR (2019):
Played in 13 games with six starts...Had seven catches for 67 yards...Tallied a career-best 24 yards at North Texas.Β
AS A REDSHIRTΒ JUNIOR (2018):
Played in six games but did not record any stats.Β
AS A JUNIOR (2017):
Redshirt
2015 AT SCOTTSDALE COMMUNITY COLLEGE:
Considered the 12th best junior college tight end by 247sports.com⦠Hauled in 13 receptions for 72 yards and a touchdown for the Artichokes⦠Helped team to 7-4 overall record, including five consecutive wins to finish the season.
HIGH SCHOOL:
Attended Mountain Pointe (Ariz.) High Schoolβ¦ Played for Coach Norris Vaughanβ¦ Had eleven receptions for 200 yards during final two yearsβ¦ Also served as the primary punt specialist, averaging 33.4 yards per puntβ¦Teammate of current UAB offensive lineman Natrell Curtisβ¦ Also lettered in basketball.
PERSONAL:
Son of Cheryl Willis-Blakes⦠Has one sister, Jamaica King⦠Majoring in Anthropology⦠Born August 22, 1994...Majoring in Anthropology
Played in 13 games with six starts...Had seven catches for 67 yards...Tallied a career-best 24 yards at North Texas.Β
AS A REDSHIRTΒ JUNIOR (2018):
Played in six games but did not record any stats.Β
AS A JUNIOR (2017):
Redshirt
2015 AT SCOTTSDALE COMMUNITY COLLEGE:
Considered the 12th best junior college tight end by 247sports.com⦠Hauled in 13 receptions for 72 yards and a touchdown for the Artichokes⦠Helped team to 7-4 overall record, including five consecutive wins to finish the season.
HIGH SCHOOL:
Attended Mountain Pointe (Ariz.) High Schoolβ¦ Played for Coach Norris Vaughanβ¦ Had eleven receptions for 200 yards during final two yearsβ¦ Also served as the primary punt specialist, averaging 33.4 yards per puntβ¦Teammate of current UAB offensive lineman Natrell Curtisβ¦ Also lettered in basketball.
PERSONAL:
Son of Cheryl Willis-Blakes⦠Has one sister, Jamaica King⦠Majoring in Anthropology⦠Born August 22, 1994...Majoring in Anthropology
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