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2021 Football Roster

55 Blake Jeresaty

  • Position OL
  • Class Senior
  • Height 6-2
  • Weight 305
  • Hometown Charleston, S.C.
  • High School Bishop England
  • Prev School Wofford
  • Instagram bmjeresaty
  • Twitter Bmjeresaty

Biography

2021 Senior

  • Academic All-Big Ten
  • NFF Hampshire Honor Society
  • Played in 11 games with four starts
  • Phil Steele Preseason All-Big Ten fourth team

2020 Senior

  • Missed the season with an injury

Wofford Career 

  • Played in 35 games with 29 games started at center
  • Recorded 275 career knockdown blocks  

2019 Redshirt Junior (Wofford)

  • Started all 12 games at center 
  • Led the team with 127 knockdown blocks 
  • Recipient of the Southern Conference Jacobs Blocking Award
  • Named All-Southern Conference first team by the coaches and second team by the media 
  • Named first team Associated Press All-America, second team STATS FCS and AFCA All-America, and third team Phil Steele All-America 
  • Led the team in knockdown blocks in six games 
  • In the season opener at South Carolina State (8/31) had ten knockdown blocks 
  • Against Samford (9/14) had 14 knockdown blocks  
  • Recorded nine knockdown blocks each against Gardner-Webb (9/21) and at VMI (9/28)  
  • At ETSU (10/5) had 22 knockdown blocks  
  • Against Chattanooga (10/26) recorded 12 knockdown blocks  
  • Against Furman (11/16) had 15 knockdown blocks  
  • In the NCAA FCS Playoffs against Kennesaw State (11/30) had ten knockdown blocks  
  • Recipient of the Southern Conference Pinnacle Award for the highest GPA on the championship team 
  • Named CoSIDA Academic All-District  
  • Named to the Southern Conference Fall All-Academic Team  
  • Named to the Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll 

2018 Redshirt Sophomore (Wofford)

  • Started 12 games at center  
  • Recorded 68 knockdown blocks on the season 
  • Tied for the team high with seven knockdown blocks in the season opener against The Citadel (9/1)  
  • Ten knockdown blocks at Gardner-Webb (9/29) to lead the team 
  • Added seven knockdown blocks each at Chattanooga (10/6) and against Mercer (10/27) 
  • At Western Carolina (11/10) had eight knockdown blocks » In the NCAA FCS Playoffs against Elon (11/24) had seven knockdown blocks
  • Named to the Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll and the Southern Conference Fall All-Academic Team 
  • Recipient of the Southern Conference Pinnacle Award for the highest GPA on the championship team 
  •  CoSIDA Academic All-District  

2017 Redshirt Freshman (Wofford)

  • Played in 11 games with five starts at center 
  • Finished season with 80 knockdown blocks 
  • Made first career start in the season opener against Furman (9/2) and had 15 knockdown blocks 
  • Added 12 knockdown blocks at Mercer (9/9) and ten against Gardner-Webb (9/23) 
  • At The Citadel (10/14) had 12 knockdown blocks 
  • » Against Samford (10/21) had seven knockdown blocks 
  • Recipient of the Southern Conference Pinnacle Award for the highest GPA on the championship team 
  • Named to the Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll and the Southern Conference Fall All-Academic Team  

2016 Freshman (Wofford)

  • Redshirted the season 
  • Named to the Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll

High School

  • A three-year starter at center for Bishop England High School 
  • A three-time All-Region selection, during his senior season he was named Region Lineman of the Year, first team All-Low Country, first team All-State, and a North-South All-Star 
  • Team won the 6AA region championship his freshman, sophomore and senior seasons, with a state title his freshman year as the squad was 13-1 overall 
  • Also played basketball for three seasons and lacrosse for two seasons

Personal

  • Born April 21, 1998
  • Graduated with a degree in economics and finance from Wofford
  • Graduated with a master's degree in finance in December 2021

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 55

    2020Senior

    OL
    6'2" 295 lbs
    55
  • 55

    2021Senior

    OL
    6'2" 305 lbs
    55