P.J. Blue

Height:
6-3
Weight:
200
Class:
Redshirt Freshman
Hometown:
Jemison, Ala.
High School:
Park Crossing

Career Overview: Saw his first action in 2018 after injuries slowed his progress ... credited with 39 career tackles and 2.0 tackles for loss.

2019: Missed the season after injuring his knee.

2018: Appeared in 11 games, making four starts ... closed the year with 39 tackles and a pair of tackles for loss ... played in his first game versus Alabama, totaling four stops at linebacker ... tied his personal best with four stops in the home win over Indiana State ... credited with one tackle in a win over Western Kentucky ... made his first start at Virginia, totaling a career best six tackles and one tackle for loss ... totaled a personal high eight tackles in his second career start versus Florida State ... credited with five tackles in the loss to Georgia Tech ... totaled two tackles versus Boston College ... registered four tackles versus Clemson ... recorded a tackle versus Syracuse and ended the year with two stops against Kentucky.

2017: Tore his ACL during spring practice.

2016: Redshirted.

High School: Attended Park Cross High School coached by Smitty Grider … committed to Louisville on Sept. 24 … Under Armour All-American and a United States Army All-American nominee … named to the all-Metro team … selected first team All-State … Rivals.com three-star prospect … ranked the No. 129 player in the nation … ESPN.com four-star prospect, the No. 18 outside linebacker and the No. 11 player in the state of Alabama … Scout.com three-star prospect, the No. 44 outside linebacker and the No. 35 safety … rated the No. 2 player in Alabama and the No. 14 player in the South … 247 Sports three-star recruit … selected to the 40-player Alabama All-Star Team that will face Mississippi in the 29th annual Alabama-Mississippi All-Star Football Game … named on The Butkus Award High School Watch list, which is given to the nation’s top linebacker … ranked as the No. 3 player on the Montgomery Advertiser’s Top 25 Players to Watch list ... four-year starter … totaled 67 tackles as a senior at Park Crossing, also totaling six pass deflections and a pair of interceptions … led team to an 8-3 record and a first-round loss in the state playoffs … credited with 110 tackles as a junior … totaled 90 tackles and one interception as a sophomore … registered 77 tackles as a freshman … transferred from Class 5A Jemison High School to Class 6A Park Crossing … recorded 15.5 tackles and a sack as a sophomore versus Bibb County … played on both sides of the football in 2015 … received offers from Louisville, Alabama, Clemson, Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska and South Carolina ... son of Lisa Blue ... born 10/31/97 ... undecided major.