Blanton Creque

Height:
5-11
Weight:
170
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Shelbyville, Ky.
High School:
Collins

Career Overview: Fifth-year kicker who has an opportunity to continue his climb as one of the school’s top kickers ... ranks sixth all-time in points scored with 253 ... stands fourth in school history with 43 made field goals.

2018: Kicked in all 12 contests ... finished 10-of-12 on field goals ... connected on 27-of-30 extra points ... Booted a 43-yard field goal to put the Cardinals ahead 24-7 with 9:43 left in the win over Indiana State ... kicked a pair of 23-yard field goals in the win over Western Kentucky ... booted a 20-yard field goal for the team’s only points in a 27-3 loss at Virginia ... kicked a 42-yard field in the loss to Florida State ... kicked a 46-yard field goal as time expired before the half against Georgia Tech ... connected on a 25-yard field goal at Clemson and a 32-yarder versus Kentucky.

2017: Earned honorable mention all-ACC honors ... connected on 14-straight field goals before suffering a miss at Florida State ... blasted 17-of-20 field goal attempts, the third-most in school history ... totaled 109 points scored — the fourth-best total by a kicker ... closed the year second in the ACC and 14th nationally in field goal percentage ... averaged 1.31 field goals per game ... connected on field goals (23, 32, 30) in 35-28 win over Purdue in the season opener ... went 2-for-2 versus North Carolina ... hit a career-long of 48 yards at NC State ... drilled three field goals on the road at Kentucky.

2016: Booted 16-of-19 field goals ... has showed range from 47 yards .. ranked third in the ACC in field goal percentage at 84.2 percent ... connected on his first career field goal, hitting from 39 yards out ... was 8-for-8 on PATs in the win over Charlotte ... was a perfect 3-for-3 in the loss to Clemson ... drilled field goals from 26, 21 and 28 yards ... tied a school record by going 4-for-4 on field goals in a win over NC State ... connected on his only attempt — hitting from 32 yards in a win over Virginia ... drilled a 28-yard field goal versus Wake Forest ... connected on a 26-yard field goal against Houston ... kicked three field goals, including a career-long 47-yard field goal in the Citrus Bowl loss to LSU.

2015: Redshirted.

High School: Played for Coach Jerry Lucas at Martha Layne Collins High School … three-year starter at kicker and punter … Made 7 of 11 field goals as a senior…21 career field goals with a long of 48 yards ... scored 245 points during his high school career and booted 81 touchbacks … selected first team all-state kicker during his junior and senior seasons … made a 37-yard field goal in the state championship as a junior … was Collins’ male athlete of the year as a senior … also played golf and baseball for the Titans ... son of Ron and Kim Creque … born 5/11/1997 ... pre-business major.