#88

Benjamin Blackburn

Rosters churn everywhere, but Benjamin Blackburn keeps showing up for Stanford — a fixed point in a moving depth chart.

TE · Stanford · Jr. · #88

6′6″ · 260 lb · Miami, FL

Returning to Stanford for 2026

Next upSat Sep 19 · 4 pm ETat DukeWallace Wade StadiumDuke by 9.5

How he plays

Shows up in the passing game from any alignment.

Rec yards: 36th percentile.

The full scouting read

The numbers

101

receiving yards · 2026

12 catches · 8.4 per catch

2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 7 rec, 52 yds, vs Miami

His career numbers, season by season

The story

3 tight end for Stanford. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.

Signed as a 3-star recruit to Stanford in 2024.
109 receiving yards in 2025. Then 101 in 2026.

His career, year by year

Benjamin Blackburn

TE · Stanford · Jr · #88

Filling the Shoesas of 2026-09-15

Benjamin Blackburn is a cornerstone for Stanford — measured against the line he joined.

101REC YDS12REC0REC TD

Read the story so far

Benjamin Blackburn arrived as a 3-star prospect. He lines up at TE for Stanford.

On the field, the headline is 101 rec yds, with 12 rec.

He inherited the TE job from Sam Roush (4-star).

TE successioncontinuity

Inherited fromSam Roush 4★

Why nowThe 2026 outlook is the live story — the offseason looks forward.

season totals
throne-line + Filling-the-Shoes

AI-generated narrative · may contain errors · not journalism · updated 2026-09-15

2026 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2024Stanford3-9HC: Troy Taylor · Run-leaning

2025Stanford4-8HC: Frank Reich · Balanced

2026Stanford1-1HC: Tavita Pritchard · Pass-leaning

Where this profile ranks vs the TE cohort

Box-score percentiles

5 metrics · season cumulative

Concern: long catch (7th percentile).

Box-score rates (5)

Rec yards#5 / 7 · 36th pct

101

Receptions#3 / 7 · 36th pct

Yards / catch#5 / 7 · 36th pct

8.4

Rec TDs#5 / 7 · 21st pct

Long catch#7 / 7 · 7th pct

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.

Splits & context

Splits

Per-game splits

Through 2 games: 6.0 REC/g, 50.5 YDS/g, 8.6 YPR, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Tavita Pritchard

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2026

Backup

On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Career stats

Season	Team
2026	Stanford	12	101	8.4	0	--
2025	Stanford	9	109	12.1	1	--
2024	Stanford	2	18	9.0	0	--
Career		23	228	9.9	1	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026

W 37–27

vs Hawai'i

5 rec · 49 yds

With D. Warren — 310 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 79.7 · 16 rush yds (5 car) · A. Flintoft — 43 AVG · 2 IN 20 · 49 LONG

Signature plays

Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|

The plays that mattered most

fact

Week 1 · Miami · 3&6 · Q3 · EPA +2.54(00:59) No Huddle-Shotgun #8 D.Warren pass complete short middle to #88 B.Blackburn caught at STA45, for 13 yards to the STA47, End Of Play, 1ST DOWN
Week 1 · Hawai'i · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA +1.41(03:57) No Huddle-Shotgun #8 D.Warren pass complete short middle to #88 B.Blackburn caught at STAN45, for 16 yards to the HAW46 (#2 K.Moore), 1ST DOWN
Week 1 · Miami · 2&10 · Q1 · EPA +0.74(10:02) #8 D.Warren pass complete short left to #88 B.Blackburn caught at MIA09, for 15 yards to the MIA08 (#1 M.Toure), 1ST DOWN
Week 1 · Hawai'i · 3&13 · Q1 · EPA +0.71(06:01) No Huddle-Shotgun #8 D.Warren pass complete short middle to #88 B.Blackburn caught at STAN46, for 11 yards to the STAN46 (#2 K.Moore)
Week 1 · Hawai'i · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA +0.64(03:30) No Huddle-Shotgun #8 D.Warren pass complete short middle to #88 B.Blackburn caught at HAW35, for 13 yards to the HAW33 (#2 K.Moore), 1ST DOWN
Week 1 · Miami · 2&9 · Q4 · EPA +0.60(14:59) Shotgun #8 D.Warren pass complete short right to #88 B.Blackburn caught at MIA47, for 7 yards to the MIA45 (#30 K.Wiley, Jr.)
Week 1 · Miami · 2&10 · Q1 · EPA -0.39(11:02) No Huddle-Shotgun #8 D.Warren pass complete short left to #88 B.Blackburn caught at STA49, for 3 yards to the STA50 (#3 B.Fitzgerald)
Week 1 · Miami · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA +0.33(07:49) Shotgun #8 D.Warren pass complete short middle to #88 B.Blackburn caught at STA30, for 6 yards to the STA31 (#1 M.Toure)
Week 1 · Miami · 2&5 · Q1 · EPA -0.25(14:30) No Huddle #8 D.Warren pass complete short right to #88 B.Blackburn caught at STA22, for 3 yards to the STA28 (#29 R.Frederique, Jr.)
Week 1 · Hawai'i · 1&10 · Q1 · EPA +0.09(14:52) Shotgun #8 D.Warren pass complete short left to #88 B.Blackburn caught at STAN25, for 5 yards to the STAN26 (#2 K.Moore; #11 J.Otis)