Jake Blackwood #47
Class: RS Junior
Hometown: West Palm Beach, Fla.
High School: King's Academy
Height / Weight:
6-1 / 180
Position: Safety
Birthdate: 02/20/1987
AT TECH: Backup safety whose father and uncle both played in the National Football League.
2006: Second-team safety who played in five games . . . Made two tackles on the season . . . Saw his most significant playing time in the second half of wins over Samford, Troy and Duke . . . Credited with tackles against Troy and Duke . . . Took a redshirt year in 2005.
HIGH SCHOOL: First-team all-state selection (Class 1A) as a utility player by the Florida Sportswriters Association . . . First-team all-county as a wide receiver by the Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel . . . Leading receiver for coach Pete Walker at King's Academy . . . Caught 38 passes for 805 yards and 11 touchdowns . . . Returned two punts for scores against Jupiter Christian . . . On defense, recorded 62 tackles and four interceptions, including one for a touchdown . . . Two-time all-area selection by the Palm Beach Post . . . Recorded eight interceptions and 84 tackles as a junior . . . Three-year letterwinner for coach Pete Walker at The King's Academy.
PERSONAL: Full name is Glenn Jacob Blackwood . . . Born Feb. 20, 1987 . . . Parents are Glenn and Beth Blackwood . . . Father, Glenn Blackwood, played collegiately at Texas and then with the Miami Dolphins from 1979-87 . . . Uncle, Lyle Blackwood, played at TCU and then in the NFL from 1973-86 with Cincinnati (1973-75), Seattle (1976), Baltimore (1977-80) and Miami (1981-86) . . . Majoring in economic and industrial affairs . . . Named to the Atlantic Coast Conference Academic Honor Roll for 2005-06 . . . Football team representative on the Georgia Tech Student-Athlete Advisory Board for 2006-07.
Class: RS Junior
Hometown: West Palm Beach, Fla.
High School: King's Academy
Height / Weight:
6-1 / 180
Position: Safety
Birthdate: 02/20/1987
AT TECH: Backup safety whose father and uncle both played in the National Football League.
2006: Second-team safety who played in five games . . . Made two tackles on the season . . . Saw his most significant playing time in the second half of wins over Samford, Troy and Duke . . . Credited with tackles against Troy and Duke . . . Took a redshirt year in 2005.
HIGH SCHOOL: First-team all-state selection (Class 1A) as a utility player by the Florida Sportswriters Association . . . First-team all-county as a wide receiver by the Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel . . . Leading receiver for coach Pete Walker at King's Academy . . . Caught 38 passes for 805 yards and 11 touchdowns . . . Returned two punts for scores against Jupiter Christian . . . On defense, recorded 62 tackles and four interceptions, including one for a touchdown . . . Two-time all-area selection by the Palm Beach Post . . . Recorded eight interceptions and 84 tackles as a junior . . . Three-year letterwinner for coach Pete Walker at The King's Academy.
PERSONAL: Full name is Glenn Jacob Blackwood . . . Born Feb. 20, 1987 . . . Parents are Glenn and Beth Blackwood . . . Father, Glenn Blackwood, played collegiately at Texas and then with the Miami Dolphins from 1979-87 . . . Uncle, Lyle Blackwood, played at TCU and then in the NFL from 1973-86 with Cincinnati (1973-75), Seattle (1976), Baltimore (1977-80) and Miami (1981-86) . . . Majoring in economic and industrial affairs . . . Named to the Atlantic Coast Conference Academic Honor Roll for 2005-06 . . . Football team representative on the Georgia Tech Student-Athlete Advisory Board for 2006-07.
