Blaze Alldredge

Position:
Linebacker
Ht./Wt.:
6-2 / 220
Class:
Graduate Student
Hometown:
Kissimmee, Fla.
High School:
Celebration
Prev School:
Rice / Los Angeles Pierce College

2021 (Graduate): 2022 Hula Bowl invitee … led the team in tackling with 89 total tackles, while picking up 15 tackles for loss, and 4.5 sacks on the season … his 15 tackles for loss is the most by a Tiger since 2017 … his 3.5 sacks against Central Michigan (9/4) was the most by a Tiger since 2006 … also picked up six TFL and 10 tackles in the Central Michigan game … reached a season high 14 tackles as well as 2.5 TFL in the Armed Forces Bowl against Army (12/22/21) … had 13 tackles and blocked a late field goal at Kentucky (9/11) … had 11 tackles, two TFL and a half sack at Boston College (9/25) … eight tackles against Tennessee (10/2) and Florida (12/20) … forced running back Trelon Smith’s lone fumble of the season at Arkansas (11/26), while picking up 11 tackles, 1.5 TFL and a half sack … surpassed 10 tackles in five games.

2018-20 (at Rice): 2020-21 CoSIDA Academic All-District … two-time George Martin Award winner as team MVP ... first defensive player in school history to win the award in consecutive years ... two-time Conference-USA coaches first-team all-league selection (2019, 2020) … three-time C-USA All-Academic selection … racked up 47 tackles in five games in 2020 as a team captain … graded as Rice’s top pass rusher in 2020 (69.4) … in 2019, led the team in tackles (102), tackles for loss (21.5) and sacks (four) … his 21.5 TFL ranked second nationally and just missed the school record of 22 … reached double-digit tackles three times in 2019, including a career-best 14 at UTEP (11/30/19) … racked up 65 tackles, 31 of them in the last three games of the season, in 2018 sophomore campaign.

2017 (at Los Angeles Pierce College): Third leading tackler as a freshman … credited with 88 tackles in 10 games, including nine tackles for loss (two sacks), broke up four passes, intercepted two others and blocked a pair of kicks for the Brahmas … posted five games with double-digit tackles, including a pair of 11-tackle efforts… blocked a pair of kicks vs. Santa Barbara.

High School: Two-year starter for coach Jay Sobke ... member of the Orlando Sentinel’s Central Florida Super60 as a senior ... compiled 170 tackles in two seasons, including 128 as a junior … added 17 tackles for loss (six sacks), caused five fumbles, recovered three and had one interception … totaled 610 all-purpose yards on offense (461 receiving, 139 rushing) … caught 32 passes in his career and scored six times and scored three times in 22 career rushing attempts.

Personal: Son of Zen and Diana Alldredge ... pursuing a master’s degree in positive coaching at Mizzou … earned his undergraduate degree in political science from Rice in Spring 2021.