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Blake Freeland

Offensive Line 71

Ht/Wt

305 lbs.

Class

Junior

Hometown

Herriman,

Utah

Last School

Herriman High School

Roster Years

2019-2022

BYU Highlights

Freeland played offensive line as a four-year starter at BYU (2019-22), appearing in 44 games with 41 starts. His accomplished career includes the following highlights:

Third Team AP All-American (2022), Phil Steele All-Independent First Team (2021, 2022), College Football Network Independent Offensive Lineman of the Year & All-Independent First Team (2022), Pro Football Network All-Independent First Team Offense (2021).
In 2022, one of only three BYU players to play in and start all 13 games
One of six players to start all 13 games in 2021, helping lead BYU's offense to score 33 points per game, average 452 yards of total offense per game and achieve a 46% third-down conversion rate with 89% scoring efficiency (49 of 55) on red zone trips. The offense allowed just 15 sacks on the season.
Started eight games in 2020, tallying two solo stops while helping the BYU offense rank No. 8 in the nation for the fewest sacks allowed (12 sacks in 12 games) and only allowing two pressures on 293 pass-blocking regular season snaps. The offense also ranked No. 4 in scoring (43.5) and No. 7 in total offense (522.2).
As a true freshman in 2019, he started the final seven games of the season at right tackle. The offensive line unit was ranked No. 12 by Pro Football Focus.

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Personal

Major: Communications
Parents are Debbie and James
Dad, James, played linebacker for BYU (1994-95)
Mom, Debbie Dimond, was an honorable mention All-American BYU women's basketball player, where she played from 1991-95. She is the eighth-highest scorer in BYU women's basketball history
Sister, Sierra, was a thrower with BYU women's track and field (2017-22)
Has four sisters

Before BYU

Prepped at Herriman High School under Dustin Pearce
Principal's Honor Roll student
UHSAA Spirit of Sport Award
2015 state champion
Three-time team captain
Two-time all-region
Six-time all-state in track and field
State champion in the shot put and javelin
2018 all-state basketball
Two-time basketball team captain
Holds the 6A javelin state record
Also recruited by Utah, UCLA, USC, Washington and Vanderbilt

BYU Hall of Fame

Freshman Year 2019

Started the final seven games of the season at right tackle as a true freshman
Part of an offensive line unit ranked No. 12 by Pro Football Focus
Offense ranked No. 26 in passing yards per game at 284.7
Part of a unit that ranked No. 8 in total offense in the month of November with 520.6 yards per game

Sophmore Year 2021

Started all 13 games at left tackle
One of three offensive player and six players overall to start every game
Led BYU offense to...
- Scoring 33 points per game.
- Averaging 452 yards of total offense per game.
- Converting on 46% of third downs.
- Scoring on 89% of red zone trips (49 of 55), 75% of which (41) were touchdowns.
- Allowing just 15 sacks on the season.
Named to Phil Steele All-Independent First Team Offense
Named to Pro Football Network All-Independent First Team Offense
Named to Joe Moore Award Midseason Watch list (with BYU offensive line)
Part of Pro Football Network Offensive Line of the Year

Junior Year 2022

One of only three BYU players to play in and start all 13 games
Named a Third Team AP All-American
Named Independent Offensive lineman of the Year by College Football Network
Named to Phil Steele All-Independent First Team
Named to College Football Network All-Independent First Team

Senior Year

Graduate Year

Redshirt Year

Medical Redshirt Year

Sophomore 2020

Played in 11 games, starting eight
Tallied two solo stops on the season
Helped the BYU offense line rank No. 8 in the nation for the fewest sacks allowed (12 sacks in 12 games) while only allowing two pressures on 293 pass-blocking regular-season snaps.
Contributed to the BYU offense ranking No. 4 in scoring (43.5), No. 7 in total offense (522.2), and No. 8 passing offense (322.1), while also adding 190.1 yards rushing per game in 2020.