Player Career

Beau Blankenship Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

Player Story

Beau Blankenship story

Beau Blankenship built his college career from 2009 through 2013 as a running back from Norman, OK wearing No. 42, spending time with Iowa State and Ohio. The clearest part of Beau Blankenship's career was his backfield work: 2,987 rushing yards, 613 carries, 24 rushing touchdowns, and 263 receiving yards across 38 career games in the available record. His career also includes 263 receiving yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Beau Blankenship's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    Iowa State

    2009

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Ohio

    2011-2013

    Final stop

Season Value Progression

2009201120112012201220132013
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2009 Regular SeasonIowa State1128.66.9
2011 PostseasonOhio48152.713.3470
2011 Regular SeasonOhio48152.713.30
2012 PostseasonOhio1,78655.439.71,305
2012 Regular SeasonOhio1,78655.439.70
2013 PostseasonOhio9724631-814
2013 Regular SeasonOhio97246310

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Miami (OH)

Week 9 · W 41-16 · Conference game

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.

172

Scrimmage Yards

92.1 takeover

172 scrimmage yards and 31.7 usage.

#2

@ Massachusetts

Week 5 · W 37-34 · Conference game

280

Scrimmage Yards

88.5 takeover

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.

280 scrimmage yards and 66.7 usage.

#3

@ Central Michigan

Week 11 · W 43-28 · Conference game

129

Scrimmage Yards

83.5 takeover

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.

129 scrimmage yards and 33.8 usage.

#4

vs Massachusetts

Week 14 · W 51-23 · Conference game

124

Scrimmage Yards

79.7 takeover

Win with 124 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

124 scrimmage yards and 27.1 usage.

#5

@ Ball State

Week 12 · L 27-52 · Conference game

166

Scrimmage Yards

79 takeover

Loss driven by a workhorse rushing load.

166 scrimmage yards and 34.4 usage.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2012 Postseason · Ohio

1,786 primary output · 55.4 efficiency · 39.7 usage

81.8

#2

2012 Regular Season · Ohio

81.8

1,786 primary · 55.4 efficiency · 39.7 usage

#3

2013 Postseason · Ohio

64.6

972 primary · 46 efficiency · 31 usage

Milestones

12

100+ rush yards

5

150+ scrimmage yards

8

2+ TD games