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2018 Football Roster

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4 Aaron Blockmon

  • Height 6-1
  • Weight 210
  • Class Redshirt Senior
  • Hometown Sanford, N.C.
  • Highschool Southern Lee

Biography

Career: A four-time all-conference pick over two leagues…Owns Campbell records of 2,647 receiving yards, 147 catches and 23 receiving touchdowns, tying for the total touchdowns scored mark with 25…His 18.01 yards per catch is also second all-time…Collected 2,925 all-purpose yards, ranking second on Campbell’s all-time list, and just nine yards behind De’Shawn Jones’ record…Posted 152 points to rank third all-time in CU history, leading all non-kickers…One two Camels all-time with two kick return touchdowns (Jonathan Rogers)…Averaged 43.17 yards per kick return on six attempts…Also ranks ninth with 259 kick return yards…
 
2018: Named Second Team All-Big South…Also named Second Team Big South All-Conference by Phil Steele…Posted 580 yards on 42 catches with three receiving touchdowns in 2018…Also returned a kickoff for an 88-yard touchdown in a win at Presbyterian…Caught at least one pass in 10-of-11 games…Started all 11 Campbell games at wide receiver…Ranked fifth in the Big South in receptions per game, fourth in receiving yards, sixth in reception TDs and fourth in yards per catch…Made two catches for 55 yards in CU’s season-opening win over Chowan…Collected five grabs for 36 yards in a win at Georgetown…Posted 63 yards on three catches against Coastal Carolina…Hauled in eight catches for 78 yards and a TD in a win over Shaw…Added a touchdown reception with 61 yards on three catches in a win over North Alabama…Notched an 84-yard touchdown catch in a win over Wagner…Snagged a career-high nine catches at Monmouth, recording 76 yards…Posted 33 yards on five catches against Gardner-Webb…Tallied 32 yards on two catches at Kennesaw State…Collected 62 yards on three catches in Campbell’s season finale against Charleston Southern…Honorable mention preseason All-Big South…Phil Steele preseason First Team All-Big South…
 
2017: Named Second Team All-PFL…Also tabbed Second Team All-PFL by Phil Steele…Named to the PFL Academic Honor Roll…Led the Camels with 576 yards receiving on 27 grabs with five touchdowns…Averaged 21.3 yards per catch...Limited to seven games due to injury, making five starts…Campbell’s career leader with 105 catches, 2,067 yards receiving and 20 touchdown grabs…Tied for Campbell’s all-time TDs scored lead with 21 (De’Shawn Jones)…Owns 2,257 all-purpose yards, ranking fifth on Campbell’s all-time list…Owns 128 career points, ranking third on CU’s all-time list and leading all non-kickers…Owns nine career 100-yard receiving games, adding two in 2017 (Methodist, at Butler)…Collected two passes for 105 yards and a TD against Methodist, including 34 score and a season-long 71 yard grab…Posted 70 yards on five catches against Georgetown…Returned after four games to snag two touchdowns on four catches for 74 yards in a win at Dayton…Collected a season-high 128 yards on seven catches with a touchdown…Added a TD against Jacksonville, tacking on 46 yards on two catches…Produced 87 yards receiving on three catches in a win at Davidson…Hauled in four grabs for 66 yards against Drake…
 
2016: Named First Team All-PFL…Became Campbell’s all-time leading receiver after just two seasons on the field (1,491)…Also CU’s all-time receiving touchdowns leader with 15…Became the Camels’ first 1,000 yard receiver in 2016 with a PFL leading 1,038 yards and 10 touchdowns, both Campbell records…Doubled CU’s previous single season marks for yards (previous 497, Jabri Ridenhour, 2014) and touchdowns (previous 5, 3 times) with 10 scores…Also set a Campbell single-season record with 54 receptions…Started all 10 CU games…Named PFL Offensive Player of the Week and claimed a STATS FCS Offensive Player of the Week honorable mention (9/13) after hauling in seven Elijah Burress passes for Campbell school records of 180 yards and four touchdowns in the 47-14 win at Chowan…His four TD catches also tied the overall CU single game touchdowns scored record, and doubled the school's single game receiving touchdowns record, topping the previous receiving yards mark by 45 yards…Connected on the longest reception in Campbell history, a 96 yard touchdown against San Diego…Owned a team-best 1,060 all-purpose yards…Rushed twice for 22 yards…Surpassed 100 yards receiving six times on the year…Scored a touchdown in each of his final five games of the season…Hauled in a career-high eight passes at Drake for 162 yards and a touchdown…Caught six passes for 161 yards and a touchdown against USD…Made five receptions for 131 yards and a TD in a win at Morehead State…Caught six passes for 110 yards and a touchdown in a win over Davidson…Posted 101 yards on five grabs and a TD in CU’s season opening win over Bluefield…
 
2015: Picked up an All-PFL honorable mention…Named to the PFL Academic Honor Roll…Hauled in 453 receiving yards, the fourth best total in CU single-season history…Tied the Campbell single-season record for receiving touchdowns with five (Ben Bolling, 2013; Preston Dodson, 2011)…Stands just three receiving touchdowns off the Campbell career record…Caught 24 passes on the season, averaging 18.9 yards per catch…Returned five kicks for 171 yards, averaging 34.2 yards per attempt…Totaled 624 all-purpose yards…Pulled down at least one pass in all 10 games played…Made nine starts at wide receiver…Posted a Campbell season-high and freshman record 115 yards on five catches, including a 55-yarder and a touchdown at San Diego…His 115 yards is the third most by a Camel in a single game ever…Returned a kick 95 yards for a touchdown, the second longest in CU history, against Morehead State…Posted 99 yards receiving on three catches with a touchdown in a win over Drake…Added 76 yards receiving with a TD on four catches in a win at Davidson…Totaled 37 yards on three catches with a touchdown in his collegiate debut, a win over Pikeville…
 
2014: Named to the PFL Academic Honor Roll…Redshirted the 2014 season…
 
Prep/Personal: Twice named all-conference, as a wide receiver in 2013 and as a running back in 2012…Named 3A all-state as a senior…Set a school record with 1,572 receiving yards as a senior…Averaged 21.8 yards per catch and 142.9 yards per game in 2013…Ran for over 1,200 while playing running back as a junior…Coached by Donald Simon…An all-conference sprinter in 2012 and 2013…Also played basketball and baseball…Full name is Aaron Lemar Blockmon…Son of Sheila Brown…Has one sibling, Avery…
 

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Historical Player Information

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    2014Freshman

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    2015Redshirt Freshman

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    6'1" 190 lbs
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    2016Redshirt Sophomore

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    6'1" 205 lbs
    4
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    2017Redshirt Junior

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    6'1" 205 lbs
    4
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    2018Redshirt Senior

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    6'1" 210 lbs
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