Sanchez Blake Jr.

Memphis Tigers v Mississippi State Bulldogs

Photo by: Joe Murphy

Photo by: Matthew Smith

Photo by: Matthew Smith

Position:
DB
Ht./Wt.:
6-0 / 200
Class:
Redshirt Junior
Hometown:
Olive Branch, Miss.

Honors

• Tiger 3.0 Club (2021)
• 2019 AAC All-Academic Team

2021 (Redshirt Senior)

• Earned starts in all six games in which he appeared
• Totaled 44 tackles, 27 solo, with one fumble recovery for a touchdown and three pass breakups
• Had a season-best 11 tackles, seven solo, with a 49-yard fumble recovery for a touchdown in win over Mississippi State
• Posted nine stops at Tempe and eight tackles at Tulsa

2020 (Redshirt Junior)

• Member of the 8-3 Tigers who won the 2020 Montgomery Bowl
• Played in all 11 games, earning three starts on the season
• Totaled 37 tackles, 24 solo, one forced fumble and one pass breakup
• Had a season-high 12 tackles to go with one forced fumble and a pass breakup in victory at Navy

2019 (Redshirt Sophomore)

• Appeared in 10 of 14 games for the AAC Championship Tigers
• Finished the year with 69 tackles, including 49 solos, and added two interceptions and one PBU
• Had six games with five or more tackles, including two game with double-digit tackles, both Memphis losses (12 at Temple and 13 vs Penn State in the Goodyear Cotton Bowl)
• Recorded his first collegiate interception in a win over Navy
• Added another pick in the regular season finale win over #18/17 Cincinnati, which secured Memphis' place and hosting duties for the 2019 AAC Championship game
• He picked off quarterback Ben Bryant's fourth-quarter pass with 1:35 left on the clock to help seal the Tiger victory and secure a third West Division title for Memphis.

2018 (Redshirt Freshman)

• Saw his first on-field action with 14 appearances in the defensive backfield
• Logged 47 total stops (38 solo) and ranked 11th on the squad in tackles and eighth in unassisted hits
• Had eight multi-tackle games
• Added 2.5 TFL, three PBU and one forced fumble
• Fourth on squad with his three PBU • Registered his first collegiate tackle, TFL and PBU in the home win over Mercer
• Made a career-high nine total hits twice at Missouri (9 solo) and at UCF (8 solo) in the American Championship Game

2017 (Freshman)

• Redshirted
• Member of 2017 squad that went 10-3, won The American West Division title (7-1 league record) and played in The American Championship Game
• Squad earned the program’s first Liberty Bowl bid and played in the hometown’s postseason classic
• Member of the 2017 signing class
• Joined the Memphis program in January of 2017 and participated in spring practices

Prior to Memphis/Personal

• Four-year varsity performer for Olive Branch High School, starting the last three seasons
• Career stats included: 233 total tackles (96 solo), 13.5 TFL, three INT, 19 PBU
• Also saw time on the Conquistadors special teams/returns • Rated among the top-50 players in the state of Mississippi by 247Sports.com (No. 47)
• As a senior in 2015, registered 110 total tackles (41 solos), 3.5 TFL, two INT, one blocked punt and one blocked field goal
• 2015 honors included: Clarion-Ledger MS Preps All-State first team, USA Today American Family Insurance ALL-USA Mississippi second team defense, Mississippi High School Athletic Association (MHSAA) Class 6A All-State first team (CB) by the Mississippi Association of Coaches (MAC), Commercial Appeal Best of the Preps All-Metro Team (Mississippi/Arkansas) and Mississippi-Alabama All-Star Game
• After 2015 campaign, also named among the state of Mississippi’s top50 prospects by 3rdand57.com (No. 43)
• As a junior, named to the 2014 Commercial Appeal’s Best of the Preps All-Metro Team (Mississippi/Arkansas)
• Son of Stephanie and Sanchez Blake