Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2009-2013Ohio
Beau Blankenship
RB • 5'9" • Norman, OK, USA
Workhorse runnerSteady chain mover
Beau Blankenship leans workhorse runner traits and 46 efficiency.
Impact Production
26
Developing production for a back
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
28
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2012 Postseason · Ohio
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Iowa State • Ohio
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Miami (OH)
Player 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...
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- Committed To
- Iowa State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2009
Beau Blankenship, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2012 Postseason · Ohio. Beau Blankenship leans workhorse runner traits and 46 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 3,250
- Rushing yards
- 2,987
- Receiving yards
- 263
- Touchdowns
- 25
Quick Answers
Beau Blankenship quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Ohio · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 3,250
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 7 entries · 38 games
- Best season
- 2012 Postseason · Ohio
- Top game
- Miami (OH)
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Norman North · Iowa State
- High school pipeline
- Norman North · 13 FBS recruits · 2 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 42 · Class 2013
- 2013 Scrimmage yards rank
- 972 scrimmage yards · RB 61st (top 12%) · Mid-American 12th (top 6%) · National 126th (top 6%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 Regular Season | Iowa State | 1 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 37.2 |
| 2011 Postseason | Ohio | 11 | 47 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 45.5 |
| 2011 Regular Season | Ohio | 11 | 434 | 415 | 19 | 4 | 45.5 |
| 2012 Postseason | Ohio | 13 | 109 | 104 | 5 | 4 | 81.8 |
| 2012 Regular Season | Ohio | 13 | 1,677 | 1,500 | 177 | 12 | 81.8 |
| 2013 Postseason | Ohio | 13 | 66 | 66 | 0 | 0 | 64.6 |
| 2013 Regular Season | Ohio | 13 | 906 | 844 | 62 | 5 | 64.6 |
Related Context
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Beau Blankenship played RB for Iowa State and Ohio. Across 4 tracked seasons, Beau Blankenship recorded 2,987 rushing yards, 263 receiving yards, and 25 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2012 with Ohio.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2012 Postseason
Ohio paired 1,786 primary output with 55.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
2011 Postseason role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 52.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2013 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Iowa State, Ohio.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Central Michigan
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
Analysis workspace
Season Workbench
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Season Explorer
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2011 Postseason · Ohio
Games
11
Scrimmage Yards / G
43.7
Efficiency
52.7
Usage
13.3
Consistency
64.2
Best Game by takeover score
Central Michigan
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Utah State: 47. New Mexico State: 50. Gardner-Webb: 45. Marshall: 24. Rutgers: 16. Buffalo: 5. Akron: 23. Temple: 37. Central Michigan: 129. Bowling Green: 55. Miami (OH): 50
Volume vs Efficiency
Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Utah State: 11 by 44.5. New Mexico State: 10 by 52.1. Gardner-Webb: 8 by 58.6. Marshall: 8 by 31.3. Rutgers: 2 by 66.7. Buffalo: 1 by 52.1. Akron: 7 by 34.2. Temple: 6 by 64.2. Central Michigan: 25 by 53.8. Bowling Green: 10 by 57.3. Miami (OH): 8 by 65.1
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins51.1 · Games = 9 · +40.6 vs Losses
Losses10.5 · Games = 2 · -40.6 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
11 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
Central Michigan
Best efficiency game
66.7 vs Rutgers
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 12/17 | @ Utah State | W 24-23 | 11 | 47 | 4.30 | 0 | — | — | 4.3 |
| Wed 11/23 | vs Miami (OH) | W 21-14 | 8 | 50 | 6.30 | 0 | — | — | 6.3 |
| Thu 11/17 | @ Bowling Green | W 29-28 | 10 | 55 | 5.50 | 0 | — | — | 5.5 |
| Fri 11/11 | @ Central Michigan100 rush yards · 2+ TD | W 43-28 | 25 | 129 | 5.20 | 2 | — | — | 5.2 |
| Thu 11/3 | vs Temple | W 35-31 | 6 | 37 | 6.20 | 0 | — | — | 6.2 |
| Sat 10/22 | @ Akron | W 37-20 | 7 | 23 | 3.30 | 1 | — | — | 3.3 |
| Sat 10/8 | @ Buffalo | L 37-38 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 5 |
| Sat 9/24 | @ Rutgers | L 26-38 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 16 | 8 |
| Sat 9/17 | vs Marshall | W 44-7 | 7 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| Sat 9/10 | vs Gardner-Webb | W 30-3 | 8 | 45 | 5.60 | 0 | — | — | 5.6 |
| Sun 9/4 | @ New Mexico State | W 44-24 | 10 | 50 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 5 |
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
Iowa State
2009
Opening stop
- 2
Ohio
2011-2013
Final stop
Season Value Progression
2009201120112012201220132013
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 Regular Season | Iowa State | 11 | 28.6 | 6.9 | — |
| 2011 Postseason | Ohio | 481 | 52.7 | 13.3 | 470 |
| 2011 Regular Season | Ohio | 481 | 52.7 | 13.3 | 0 |
| 2012 Postseason | Ohio | 1,786 | 55.4 | 39.7 | 1,305 |
| 2012 Regular Season | Ohio | 1,786 | 55.4 | 39.7 | 0 |
| 2013 Postseason | Ohio | 972 | 46 | 31 | -814 |
| 2013 Regular Season | Ohio | 972 | 46 | 31 | 0 |
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
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