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Featured defensive role
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Player Dossier
2008-2011Notre Dame
Robert Blanton
CB • 6'1" • Matthews, NC, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Robert Blanton shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 20 disruption score.
Impact Production
80
High-end production for a corner
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
68
Useful peak profile
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2008 Regular Season · Notre Dame
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Notre Dame
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: USC
Player Story
Robert Blanton built his college career from 2008 through 2011 as a cornerback from Matthews, NC wearing No. 12, spending time with Notre Dame. The clearest part of Robert Blanton's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Notre Dame
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2008
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2012
- Selection
- Round 5 · Pick 4
- Overall
- No. 139
- NFL Team
- Minnesota Vikings
Robert Blanton, CB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2008 Regular Season · Notre Dame. Robert Blanton shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 20 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Touchdowns
- 2
Quick Answers
Robert Blanton quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Notre Dame · CB
- Career Tackles
- 0
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 9 games
- Best season
- 2008 Regular Season · Notre Dame
- Top game
- USC
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Butler · Notre Dame
- High school pipeline
- Butler · 25 FBS recruits · 2 drafted players
- NFL Draft
- 2012 · Round 5 · Pick 4 · Minnesota Vikings
- Latest roster
- No. 12 · Class 2011
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 Regular Season | Notre Dame | 2 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 1 | 73.3 |
| 2009 Regular Season | Notre Dame | 2 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 73.3 |
| 2010 Postseason | Notre Dame | 3 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 59.5 |
| 2010 Regular Season | Notre Dame | 3 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 1 | 59.5 |
| 2011 Regular Season | Notre Dame | 2 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 73.3 |
Related Context
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Robert Blanton played CB for Notre Dame. Across 4 tracked seasons, Robert Blanton recorded 2 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2010 with Notre Dame.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2008 Regular Season
Notre Dame paired 2 primary output with 20 efficiency.
Supporting note
2011 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 20 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2011 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Michigan State
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2011 Regular Season · Notre Dame
Games
2
Havoc Plays / G
1
Efficiency
20
Usage
—
Consistency
100
Best Game by takeover score
Michigan State
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Game by game trend chart. Michigan: 1. Michigan State: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
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Wins1 · Games = 1 · +0 vs Losses
Losses1 · Games = 1 · +0 vs Wins
Game Log
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2 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Michigan State
Best efficiency game
20 vs Michigan State
Player Story
Robert Blanton story
Robert Blanton built his college career from 2008 through 2011 as a cornerback from Matthews, NC wearing No. 12, spending time with Notre Dame. The clearest part of Robert Blanton's career was his defensive production: 8 interceptions across 9 career games in the available record. His career also includes 27 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Robert Blanton's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Notre Dame
2008-2011
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20082009201020102011
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 Regular Season | Notre Dame | 2 | 20 | — | — |
| 2009 Regular Season | Notre Dame | 2 | 20 | — | 0 |
| 2010 Postseason | Notre Dame | 2 | 13.3 | — | 0 |
| 2010 Regular Season | Notre Dame | 2 | 13.3 | — | 0 |
| 2011 Regular Season | Notre Dame | 2 | 20 | — | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ USC
Week 14 · L 3-38
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1
Havoc Plays
60 takeover
1 disruption/tackle impact with 60 takeover score.
#2
vs Purdue
Week 5 · W 38-21
1
Havoc Plays
60 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 60 takeover score.
#3
vs Washington State
Week 9 · W 40-14
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Havoc Plays
60 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 60 takeover score.
#4
vs Nevada
Week 1 · W 35-0
1
Havoc Plays
60 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 60 takeover score.
#5
@ Miami
Week 1 · W 33-17 · Postseason
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Havoc Plays
60 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 60 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2008 Regular Season · Notre Dame
2 primary output · 20 efficiency · — usage
73.3
#2
2009 Regular Season · Notre Dame
73.3
2 primary · 20 efficiency · — usage
#3
2011 Regular Season · Notre Dame
73.3
2 primary · 20 efficiency · — usage
Milestones
8
Impact games
0
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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