Dwayne Blakley
Dwayne Blakley

Player Profile
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
St. Joseph, Mo.
High School:
Central
Height / Weight:
6-4 / 250
Position:
Tight End
Birthdate:
08/10/1979

One of the top tight ends in the Big 12 Conference who returns following a neck injury that occured before the final game of the 2000 season ... will once again be one of the Tigers’ top offensive weapons ... Nominated for the John Mackey Award which recognizes the nation’s top tight end ... voted a captain for the 2001 season ...

2000 SEASON: MU’s third leading receiver who ended up with 18 catches for 211 yards ... had to fight off double-teams most of the season in order to get open down field ... best game was against Nebraska where he caught five passes for 45 yards ... hauled in four passes for 58 yards at Clemson ... caught his lone touchdown pass in the season-opener against Western Illinois, a 34-yard TD reception from Kirk Farmer ...

1999 SEASON: Honorable Mention All-Big 12 selection by the Big 12 Coaches and second team All-Big 12 by the Dallas Morning News ... Tied for the team-lead in touchdowns with six ... ranked fourth on the Tigers receiving chart with 22 catches for 235 yards ... scored MU’s first offensive touchdown of the season on a 4-yard pass from Farmer against UAB ... put together a career-game against Western Michigan, tying the MU record with three touchdown receptions ... had five catches in the game for 40 yards ... pulled in three catches against both Memphis and Colorado ...

1998 SEASON: Made two starts and played in all 11 games ... caught five passes for 60 yards and one touchdown, a 9-yard strike on fourth down that tied the game 14-14 at Texas A&M ... his longest catch, 17 yards, came against Kansas State ...

1997 SEASON: Redshirt year ... was scout team “Player of the Week” for his impersonation of Alonzo Mayes the week of the Oklahoma State contest ...

HIGH SCHOOL: Caught 21 passes for 350 yards and 7 TDs as a senior and was a first team all-state choice ... a second team Class 4A all-state pick in basketball ... was recruited in basketball by Wichita State, Western Illinois and Missouri-Kansas City ... chose Missouri over Kansas State, along with high school teammate Aaron Crittendon ... coached by Tony Dudik ...

PERSONAL: Son of Freda Blakley ... born Aug. 10, 1979 ... majoring in consumer and family economics.

BLAKLEY’s CAREER STATISTICS
RECEIVING

YEARG-GSREC.YDSAVG.TDLG
199811-256012.0117
199911-102223510.7629
200011-81821111.7134
TOTAL33-204550611.2834

Caught one pass for 11 yards in the ‘98 Insight.com Bowl.

Two Tigers Go In First Round of NFL Draft

04/26/2009 - Football

Jeremy Maclin went with the number 19 overall selection to the Philadelphia Eagles, becoming Mizzou's first player to be taken in the first round of the draft since Justin Smith.

Evander Hood Selected by Super Bowl Champs

04/25/2009 - Football

The Pittsburgh Steelers added some youth to a productive but aging defensive line, choosing Ziggy Hood with the 32nd and final pick in the first round of the NFL Draft.

Maclin Selected 19th Overall by Philadelphia

04/25/2009 - Football

The Philadelphia Eagles got a weapon they didn't expect for Donovan McNabb, trading up two spots to select Missouri wide receiver Jeremy Maclin with the 19th pick in the NFL draft.

Tiger Defense Shines in Black & Gold Game

04/18/2009 - Football

Missouri's defense stole the show in Saturday afternoon's Black & Gold Game, as it held the Tiger offense to just one touchdown and 355 total yards en route to a 68-40 triumph in the final workout of the spring season.

Football Gets Rare Work Outside

04/17/2009 - Football

Two sessions of one-on-one routes between the WRs/DBs and some non-contact inside run followed the initial position drills. Today's practice focused more on the cerebral aspect of the game, such as picking up one's assignment and running through the whistle. There weren't any huge revelations from today's practice, as it was primarily non-contact. Practiced ended with a brief seven-on-seven session between the first team offense and defense.