Leo Blackburn
Leo Blackburn
Wins the 50-50 ball at the goal line. Across three seasons and two programs, two head coaches: Brent Key and Dell McGee. The receipt: 37 rec yds, 3 receptions against Vanderbilt — Week 4, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2022–2025
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Shawn Elliott → Dell McGee. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Dell McGee
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Georgia State | 14 | 129 | 9.2 | 2 | -- |
| 2024 | Georgia Tech | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 1 | -- |
| 2022 | Georgia Tech | 5 | 81 | 16.2 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 20 | 234 | 11.7 | 4 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Georgia State | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Georgia Tech | 1 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Georgia Tech | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 1 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 3 · 2025
W 37–21
vs Murray State
3 rec · 36 yds · 1 TD
How he plays
Play style
Wins contested catches at the goal line. Size and catch radius are the weapons.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Georgia State
2026 Depth chart
Returning starter
Wide receiver · Georgia State
Returning around him
- 68% of 2024 offensive production back (Solid continuity)
- 1 Georgia State player drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -6 net (33 in / 39 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Georgia State · Last season: 1-11 · Talent rank #77 · 2026 recruiting class #84
DNA match
Player DNA
Jump-Ball Target
Wins contested catches at the goal line. Size and catch radius are the weapons.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Reece Vander Zee’s 2025 season.
Matches Reece on
Differs from Reece on
Through 2 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Ian Duarte’s path through Idaho State.
Ian Duarte
Max Tomczak
T.J. Vasher
Ryan Flournoy
Neno Lemay
Matches Ian on
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Grayson Barnes's junior season at West Virginia (2025).
Matches Grayson on
Differs from Grayson on
Development
Development Trajectory · receiving yards
2022–2025+59%
Up 59% from first season to most-recent.