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University of Rhode Island

2021 Football Roster

38 Andre Blackett

  • Position Linebacker
  • Height 6-0
  • Weight 235
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Easton, Pa.
  • High School Bethlehem Catholic (Lackawanna)

Biography

2021 (Redshirt Senior)

  • Started all 11 games
  • Second on the team with 87 tackles and had two tackles for loss, one sack, one interception one forced fumble, two pass break ups and one quarterback hurry
  • Made five stops at Elon (11/20)
  • Had six tackles and one quarterback hurry against New Hampshire (11/13)
  • Made seven tackles at Massachusetts (11/6)
  • Had two tackles, two quarterback hurries and one pass break up against Maine (10/30)
  • Made 13 tackles and forced a fumble at Villanova (10/23)
  • Had a career-high 17 tackles - tied for the eighth most in program history - at Towson (10/16)
  • Tied for team-high honors with 11 tackles against No. 10/9 Delaware (10/9)
  • Had eight tackles, including one tackle for loss, against Stony Brook (10/2)
  • Had six tackles and his first career interception at Brown (9/18)
  • Made a team-high eight tackles with one sack at UAlbany (9/11)
  • Had five tackles and one pass break up against Bryant (9/4)

2020-21 (Senior)

  • Had a career-high 14 tackles against No. 9 Delaware (3/27)
  • Made three tackles at No. 18/19 Albany (3/20)
  • Had three tackles at No. 6 Villanova (3/13)

2019 (Junior)

  • Appeared in 12 games, making 11 starts at linebacker
  • Finished the season with 47 tackles, 4.5 tackles for loss and one pass break-up
  • Made four stops against James Madison (11/23)
  • Had two tackles, including a half sack, at Maine (11/16)
  • Made two tackles and broke up a pass against Merrimack (11/2)
  • Had four tackles against Elon (10/26)
  • Made five stops, including one for loss, at Albany (10/19)
  • Had seven tackles at Virginia Tech (10/12)
  • Made nine tackles, including two for loss, against Stony Brook (9/28)
  • Had six tackles against Delaware (9/7)
  • Made his Rhode Island debut and had seven tackles at Ohio (8/31)

Before Rhode Island

  • A mid-year commit, he joined team for Spring Camp in 2019
  • Led Lackawanna to an El Toro Bowl victory in 2018
  • Two-time Second Team All-Conference pick for Lackawanna
  • Had 64 tackles, 10 tackles for loss, two sacks, two interceptions and two fumble recoveries in 2018

Personal

  • Born Feb. 2, 1998
  • Son of Flo and Melvin Mullings
  • Has one sister, Shaniese Stokes
  • A Dean's List student, he comes from the same program that produced Rams Branyan Javier-Castillo and Keith Wells
  • Chose URI over Robert Morris, Old Dominion and Sacred Heart
  • Picked Rhode Island because of the feeling of being home, the players welcomed him and the coaches were honest with him
  • Favorite athlete is Ray Lewis
  • Favorite teams are the Patriots and Penn State

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 38

    2019Junior

    LB
    6'" 235 lbs
    38
  • 38

    2020Senior

    Linebacker
    6'0" 235 lbs
    38
  • 38

    2021Senior

    Linebacker
    6'0" 235 lbs
    38