Eastern Michigan Athletics
2018 Football Roster
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Louisiana
Sep 20 (Sat)
3:30 p.m.
Roster
Banham, Blake
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Jersey Number 2
Blake Banham
- Position:
- WR
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- St. Paul, Minn.
- High School:
- Cretin-Derham Hall
Bio
EMU: 2018: Selected Third Team All-MAC...Earned Google Cloud Academic All-District honors from CoSIDA...Earned MAC Distinguished Scholar Athlete and Academic All-MAC recognition...Competed in all 13 games, earning nine starts at wide receiver...Led all EMU receivers, accumulating 758 receiving yards on 60 receptions...Scored one rushing and five receiving touchdowns throughout the season...Had a season-high 159 receiving yards against Buffalo (Sept. 15) on nine receptions...Notched his career-long reception against MAC foe Buffalo (Sept. 15) with a 75-yard touchdown catch in the second quarter...Tallied his first three 100+ yard receiving efforts of his career against Monmouth (Aug. 31), at Buffalo (Sept. 15), and against Army (Oct. 27)...Also a weapon on special teams, collecting 89 yards on four kick returns and 209 yards on 21 punt returns...Finished the year ranked second in the MAC and 18th nationally in punt returns at 10.0 yards a return...Was also 12th the league and 137th in the FBS in receiving TDs with five...Honored with “The Deuce” jersey, given to a senior leader of the Eagles, in honor of the late Demarius Reed...Named team captain for the 2018 campaign...2017: Selected Fourth Team Preseason All-MAC by Athlon Sports...Played in eight games this season...Of his 12 receptions, his longest came at Miami (Nov. 15) when he went for 45 yards...Had a season-high 46 rushing yards on 10 carries with a touchdown against Ball State (Nov. 2)...2016: Former walk-on that earned a scholarship at the end of fall camp...Played in nine games and earned a start against Central Michigan (Nov. 22) at running back...Set the tone against Central Michigan by scoring the game’s first touchdown on a season-high 50-yard run and rushed for 120 yards...Reeled in a season-high five receptions for 53 yards in the winning effort versus CMU…Ended season with two touchdowns, 294 rushing yards, and seven receptions for 71 more yards…Ranked third on team in all-purpose yards with 662...2015: Played in all 12 games for the Eagles in 2015, starting the season opener against Old Dominion (Sept. 5)...Rushed for 27 yards on four attempts... Recorded six receptions for a total of 28 yards, including a season-best 18-yard catch... Returned 20 kickoffs on the season, totaling 399 yards and averaging 20.0 yards per return...Also returned eight punts for a total of 76 yards, including a 35-yard return against NIU, Oct. 24...Was named to the Academic All-MAC team...2014: One of the 2014 recruits who sat out the season as a redshirt with freshman eligibility in 2015...Named Special Teams Scout Team Player of the Year at the annual end of the year banquet...HIGH SCHOOL: Attended Cretin Derham High School and played as a Raider under Head Coach Mike Scanlan....Ranked as the No. 38 prospect by Northstar Football News...Carried the ball 17 times for 192 yards and three touchdowns in a 41-0 victory over Stillwater Area (Oct. 25)...Named All-Pioneer Press Honorable Mention during his junior and sophomore campaigns...Also participated in track all four years...PERSONAL: Full name: Blake Robert Banham...Son of Donald and Melissa Banham...Has two sisters, Rachel and Paige, and one brother, Cole...Sister, Rachel played basketball for the University of Minnesota and is now a member of the WNBA’s Connecticut Suns...Brother, Cole, played football for the University of Minnesota...Criminology major.
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