Samford University Athletics

2015: Started all 11 games at safety . . . named first team All-SoCon by both the coaches and the media . . . led the team with three interceptions . . . ranked second on the squad with 75 tackles, including 43 solo stops . . . had eight pass break-ups, the second-highest total on the team . . . had five tackles, a forced fumble and two pass break-ups against Central Arkansas . . . tallied a season-high 13 tackles against Chattanooga . . . had five tackles and an interception at Louisville . . . picked off a pass, returning it 17 yards at VMI . . . had 11 tackles, including five solo stops against The Citadel . . . finished with six tackles, all solo, at Western Carolina . . . had nine tackles, eight solo, against Furman . . . tallied nine tackles and an interception at Wofford . . . registered five tackles at Mercer.

2014: Named second team All-SoCon by both the coaches and media . . . played in all 11 games, starting 10 contests . . . tallied 56 total tackles, including 44 solo stops and 3.0 tackles for loss . . . had two interceptions, three pass break-ups and a fumble recovery . . . had a career-high 10 tackles, one interception and one fumble recovery at TCU 
. . . returned his interception at TCU 55 yards for a touchdown . . . had six tackles, including five solo stops against Wofford . . . finished with six tackles and an interception at Furman . . . had six tackles, all solo against Western Carolina . . . tallied nine tackles, including seven solo stops at Auburn.

2013: Saw action in three games . . . had three tackles, all solo . . . tallied two tackles at Jacksonville State.

High School: Helped lead his Lincoln High School team to a 12-2 record in 2012 . . . as a senior, tallied 90 tackles, including 59 solo stops . . . also had seven interceptions, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery . . . was named first team All-State and second team Big Bend . . . as a senior, was named Defensive Player of the Week and Special Teams Player of the Week . . . played for Coach Yusuf Shakir in high school.

Personal: Born Jan. 26, 1995 . . . son of James Blount and Pamela Blount . . . majoring in sport administration.