Blake Slaughter

Height:
5-10
Weight:
227
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Missouri City, Texas
High School:
Elkins

CAREER HONORS
2013
-- Second Team All-Big 12 (Associated Press)
-- Third Team All-Big 12 (Phil?Steele)
-- Honorable Mention All-Big 12 (Coaches)

CAREER: An tough player who provides leadership... A selfless player who voluntarily redshirted what would have been his senior year in 2012 to help linebacker depth in 2013.

2013 (Click Here for Game-by-Game Stats): Led the team and ranked fourth in the Big 12 with 110 total tackles, while his 68 solo stops ranked fourth in school history... Tallied the most single-season tackles since Josh Buhl broke the school record with 184 in 2003... Had at least seven tackles in 10 games, while he reached the 10-tackle mark on four occasions... Intercepted his first career pass against TCU, while he registered a career-best three passes defended at Texas... Ended the season with a 15-tackle effort at Kansas, the most by a Wildcat since David Garrett had 16 at Colorado in 2010... Named a Midseason All-Big 12 performer by Phil Steele.

2012: Redshirted.

2011 (Click Here for Game-by-Game Stats): Saw time in 12 games on special teams and as a backup linebacker... Registered tackles against Kent State and Kansas.

2010 (Click Here for Game-by-Game Stats): Appeared in 12 games, including four starts... Totaled 47 tackles with two sacks... Was stellar against UCF as he tallied team-high 13 tackles and his first career sack... Came back with six stops and another sack against Nebraska... Had another double-digit tackle contest against Texas when he made 10 stops... Also made five tackles against both Missouri State and Iowa State.

2009 (Click Here for Game-by-Game Stats): Saw action in eight games as a true freshman... Tallied unassisted tackles against Louisiana, UCLA?and Texas A&M.

HIGH SCHOOL: A three-star rated prospect by Rivals.com and Scout.com... Named one of the top 100 players in Texas by Rivals.com... Rated as the No. 22 middle linebacker in the nation by Scout.com... Named to the preseason Touchdown Club All-Greater Houston team... Also named to the PrepStar All-Region team... Missed most of senior season at Elkins High after an ACL injury in the second game of the season... Collected 25 tackles and two sacks in the first two games of the season... Set the record for tackles for the Knights when he recorded 124, including 11 for loss and five sacks during junior season... Also nabbed an interception and recovered two fumbles... Had 58 tackles and an interception during sophomore season... Also excelled in the classroom as he was named to the National Society of High School Scholars and Randy Rodgers’ First Team Academic All-State team.

PERSONAL: Blake Slaughter was born March 14, 1990... Parents are Ava and Steve Slaughter... Majoring in engineering.