TRAY BLACKMON

Tray Blackmon was the 2004 AJC and Gatorade all-classification Player of the Year in Georgia and the face of dominating LaGrange defenses that allowed only 6.4 points per game while winning 2003 and 2004 Class AAA championships. LaGrange was 55-2 in Blackmon’s four varsity seasons under GACA Hall of Fame coach Steve Pardue. A linebacker, Blackmon started his final three seasons, the last two ending in state titles. As a senior, Blackmon was credited with 115 tackles, eight sacks and seven forced fumbles on a LaGrange team that went 15-0 and won each game by more than 10 points. No opponent scored more than one touchdown against the starting lineup. Blackmon had 116 tackles, 12 sacks and six forced fumbles as a junior and 101 tackles and five sacks as a sophomore. Blackmon was a Parade All-American, an AJC Super 11 pick and the state’s No. 1 recruit as a senior. Blackmon got freshman All-SEC recognition at Auburn but had an up-and-down college career. He played briefly in the Canadian Football League. In 2014, Blackmon finished tied for fifth in a Georgia High School Football Daily survey that asked active head coaches, “Who is the best Georgia player you ever faced?” Blackmon was named to GHSF Daily’s 24-member team of the decade for 2000-09.