Stone Blanton
Stone Blanton
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Two head coaches in three seasons, at two different programs. The receipt: 18 tackles, 1 TFL against Missouri — Week 13, 2024.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
How it ended
Three seasons at Mississippi State, 182 tackles — his college career is complete.
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2022–2024
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Mike Leach, Greg Knox, and Jeff Lebby. Multi-era developmental context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jeff Lebby
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 2 · StarterR07 · Impact starter
Impact starter. Tackle volume for the position among the most productive regulars.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Mississippi State | 124 | 29 | 3.5 | 0.5 | 3 | -- | -- |
| 2023 | South Carolina | 52 | 31 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 3 | 1 | -- |
| 2022 | South Carolina | 6 | 4 | 1.5 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 182 | 64 | 6.0 | 1.5 | 6 | 1 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2024
W 56–7
vs Eastern Kentucky
1 PD · 5 TOT
Dominant 49-point win at home against Eastern Kentucky.
How he plays
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Balanced Linebacker
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Bumper Pool’s 2021 season.
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As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Ray Coney's junior season at Tulsa (2025).
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