A mature player who will contend for starting duties after a steady junior campaign... Can also return kicks... A former minor league baseball player.

2008: Started seven games in his first season as a Wildcat... Recorded at least four tackles five times on the season... Had a great game at Missouri, recording a career-best seven stops and intercepting his first career pass... Tied for team-high honors with six tackles vs. North Texas... Stopped the ballcarrier behind the line 1.5 times for a total loss of seven yards... Finished the season with 22 solo and 12 assisted tackles to go along with three pass breakups.

JUNIOR COLLEGE: Earned second team all-conference honors at defensive back in 2007 at Coffeyville Community College... Totaled 24 tackles and one interception in 2007... Also averaged 16.5 yards on 29 punt returns as a sophomore...Rated the No. 50 junior college prospect in the nation by Rivals... A three-star prospect by Rivals.com.

MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL: A 12th-round draft choice of the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in 2002... Played minor league baseball for four seasons before deciding to come back to football in 2006... Played in 91 games for the club’s Rookie Level Princeton Rays and posted a career batting average of .229... Was successful in 20 of 25 stolen base attempts and hit .307 in 34 games in 2003.

HIGH SCHOOL:  Earned first team all-district honors as a wide receiver during junior and senior seasons for the Patterson Lumberjacks... Named honorable mention all-state after senior campaign... Won the Class 3A state championship in the long jump and was on the state runner-up 4x100 relay team... Was an all-state selection in football, baseball and track and field... Originally signed with LSU in the class of 2002 out of Patterson, La... Coached by Tommy Minton.

PERSONAL:  Blair Irvin was born on May 16, 1983...  Son of Blair Irvin, Sr. and Jacqueline Woods...  Also is married to the former Amy Hammone...  The couple has one son, Blair III, who was born on June 4, 2007...  Majoring in physical education.