page_title: Justin Blackmon
section_title: College career
hierarchical_section_title: Justin Blackmon / College career
caption_attribution_description: Justin Blackmon
context_page_description: Justin Carl Blackmon is an American football wide receiver for the Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football League. He played college football at Oklahoma State, where he was recognized as a consensus All-American twice. He was drafted by the Jaguars fifth overall in the 2012 NFL Draft. After playing a full rookie season with the Jaguars, he was suspended for the first four games of 2013 for violations of the NFL's substance abuse policy. He was suspended indefinitely for another violation in November 2013, and has not played a game since.
context_section_description: Blackmon received an athletic scholarship to attend Oklahoma State University, where he played for coach Mike Gundy's Oklahoma State Cowboys football team from 2008 to 2011.  He was redshirted as a true freshman in 2008, and quickly earned a starting position in 2009.  He was named the 2010 Big 12 Offensive Player of the Year, the first receiver to earn the honor.  He was awarded the Fred Biletnikoff Award as the nation's top receiver, and was recognized as a consensus first-team All-American.  Blackmon also holds the NCAA records for most consecutive games gaining 100 yards or more and most games gaining 200 yards or more. Statistically, Blackmon caught 111 passes for 1,782 yards and 20 touchdowns in 12 games during the 2010 season and also added a pair of scores with a 69-yard run and a blocked punt return. This performance earned him the 15th-best season in NCAA history.
  Blackmon finished the 2011 regular season with 121 catches for 1,522 yards and 18 touchdowns. He led the Big 12 in receiving and ranked second nationally in both receptions per game and total receptions. His 15 touchdown catches led the league and represented the third-highest total in the nation.  Following his 2010 sophomore season, he was recognized as a unanimous first-team All-American.  Despite the extreme defensive game plans geared specifically at stopping him, he emerged as the Biletnikoff Award winner as the nation's top receiver for the second consecutive season; former Texas Tech receiver Michael Crabtree is the only other player to win the Biletnikoff Award twice.
  Blackmon announced at the 2012 Fiesta Bowl that he would declare for the NFL draft that year. He caught 8 passes for 186 yards and 3 touchdowns in the game. He was also named the 2012 Fiesta Bowl offensive MVP.
caption: Blackmon in 2011
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