Blake Barnes

HIGH SCHOOL Earned Utah Class 1A-South Region first-team All-State honors as both a junior and senior at Milford (Utah) High School ... rushed for 1,183 yards on 213 carries with 13 touchdowns and 408 receiving yards on 36 receptions with five touchdowns ... added 410 kickoff return yards ... defensively, recorded 100 tackles (68 solo), including 1.0 sacks and 12.0 tackles for loss, to go along with two pass breakups and one fumble recovery ... as a junior, had 160 tackles (113 solo), which included 1.0 sacks and 2.0 tackles for loss ... caught 73 passes for 687 yards and two touchdowns ... earned second-team All-State honors as a sophomore as he helped the Tigers to an 11-2 record and a runner-up state finish ... rushed for 530 yards on 52 carries with four touchdowns and had 86 tackles (67 solo), including 1.0 tackles for loss, to go along with six pass breakups, one forced fumble and one interception ... Carried a 4.0 GPA, ranked first in his class academically and was class valedictorian ... earned Academic All-State/All-Region honors in wrestling, basketball, baseball and track & field during his senior season ... Honor Roll, National Honor Society member, Student Body President ... National Football Foundation Scholar-Athlete ... received the Sterling Scholar General Scholarship ... President of the Milford Drug and Suicide Prevention Coalition ... Eagle Scout ... lettered four years in wrestling and track & field, three years in baseball and one year in basketball ... three-time state champion in wrestling ... won four state championships in the 110m and 300m hurdles and in the 200m and 400m. PERSONAL Son of Chris and Stacy Barnes ... has three brothers and one sister ... brother, Bryson, is a senior quarterback at Utah State ... majoring in business management with a minor in Spanish.