Shadryon Blanka

Position:
Linebacker
Height:
6-1
Weight:
213
Class:
Redshirt Freshman
Hometown:
St. Francis, Kan.
High School:
St. Francis Community

2022: Redshirted.

HIGH SCHOOL: Played at St. Francis under head coach Nick Fawcett... Totaled 272 tackles, 36.5 tackles for loss and 10.5 sacks over his three-year varsity career... Nearly hit the 100-tackle mark as a junior with 98 stops to help the Indians earn a trip to the state finals... Named the 2020 8-Man Division II Offensive Player of the Year as a senior by both the Wichita Eagle and Sports in Kansas after rushing for 2,280 yards and 35 touchdowns... Was the leading rusher in Kansas and No. 2 nationally at the 8-man level... A first team all-state performer and one of the top 33 players in the state of Kansas in 2020 by the Topeka Capital-Journal... Also a first team all-state performer at running back as both a junior and senior by the Wichita Eagle, while the publication voted him an all-state honoree at linebacker as a senior... Rushed for 1,694 yards and 24 touchdowns as a junior, ranking second in the state and 34th nationally in rushing at the 8-man level... Also competed in wrestling, finishing third in the 2020 state meet, and track and field.

PERSONAL: Shadryon Blanka (SHAD-run BLON-ka) was born February 23, 2003, in St. Francis, Kansas... Son of Shawn and Shawna Blanka, both of whom attended K-State... Has one sibling, Shakotah... Majoring in animal sciences and industry.