Harrell Blackmon

Senior safety on Old Dominion's 2021 roster.

S · Old Dominion · Sr. · #7

5′11″ · 195 lb · Jackson, MS

CFB Index 40 · #338 of 509 safetiesMedium confidenceOld Dominion 2021 alumnus

Recruiting

3★

S recruit

No. 1678 nationally · Signed with Callaway

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

4 safety on Old Dominion's roster.

Signed as a 3-star recruit to Callaway in 2017.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Two seasons at Old Dominion, 95 tackles — his college career is complete.

His career

2017

Recruited3-star out of Callaway

20199 games

Signed with Old Dominion2-star out of Copiah-Lincoln C.C.

Career arc

Recruit

★★★

#1678 national

CFB

College

Old Dominion

2019–2021

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

Coaching lineage · 2019–2021

2 coaches

2019

Bobby Wilder

Old Dominion

2021

Ricky Rahne

Old Dominion

era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Bobby Wilder → Ricky Rahne. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

2021 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2019Old Dominion1-11HC: Bobby Wilder · Balanced

2021Old Dominion6-7HC: Ricky Rahne · Run-leaning, fast tempo

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

40Rotational starter #338 of 509?

Medium confidence6 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: tackles (81st percentile). Concern: sacks (24th percentile).

Box-score production (6)

Tackles#515 / 2743 · 81st pct

QB hurries#530 / 2743 · 75th pct

Passes defended#735 / 2743 · 67th pct

Solo tackles#1273 / 2743 · 52nd pct

Tackles for loss#1233 / 2743 · 52nd pct

2.5

Sacks#1435 / 2743 · 24th pct

0.0

Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2021 season · 12 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home6g	4.5	0.0	0.0	0.0
Road6g	3.8	0.4	0.0	0.3

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-77g	5.0	0.2	0.0	0.1
Weeks 8+5g	3.0	0.2	0.0	0.2

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Ricky Rahne

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2021

Part-time starter

Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

40 · #338 of 509 safeties

Three-star recruit. Now #338 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2021	Old Dominion	54	18	2.5	2	--	--
2019	Old Dominion	41	24	1.0	1	1	--
Career		95	42	3.5	3	1	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2021

W 47–7

vs Hampton

3 SOLO · 6 TOT

Dominant 40-point win at home against Hampton.

With D. Mack Jr. — 162 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 63.6 · 57 rush yds (12 car) · 3 TD · J. Peaker — 141 rush yds (18 car)

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2021 season · 12 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	INT	PD	Note
Wk 1	L 10-42@ Wake Forest	3	1	0.0	—	0
Wk 2	W 47-7vs Hampton	6	3	0.0	—	0
Wk 3	L 17-45@ Liberty	1	1	0.0	—	1
Wk 4	L 34-35vs Buffalo	9	0	0.0	—	0	Season-high 9 tackles
Wk 5	L 21-28@ UTEP	9	5	1.5	—	0
Wk 6	L 13-20@ Marshall	5	0	0.0	—	0
Wk 7	L 20-43vs Western Kentucky	2	1	0.0	—	0
Wk 9	W 23-20vs Louisiana Tech	4	1	0.0	—	0
Wk 10	W 47-24@ Florida International	3	2	1.0	—	1
Wk 11	W 30-16vs Florida Atlantic	2	1	0.0	—	0
Wk 12	W 24-17@ Middle Tennessee	2	2	0.0	—	0
Wk 13	W 56-34vs Charlotte	4	1	0.0	—	0
Total		50	18	2.5	—	2

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology

Harrell Blackmon

2017

20199 games

2021 snapshot

Splits & context

Awards

Part-time starter

Career stats

Signature game

Game log

How he plays

DNA match

Hybrid Nickel

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