Messiah Blair is a defensive lineman who has not played this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025, at Eastern Michigan.
Blair disrupts the pocket from the interior. Second year in the Eastern Michigan defensive front. One game to point at: 5 tackles against Long Island University — Week 2, 2025.
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Eastern Michigan | 13 | 5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1 |
| 2024 | Eastern Michigan | 1 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| Career | 14 | 5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 6 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 27-52@ Texas State | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 23-28vs Long Island University | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 4 | W 34-31vs Louisiana | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 5 | L 13-24@ Central Michigan | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 30-31@ Buffalo | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 16-10vs Northern Illinois | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 13 | 5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
8%1 TFLSack rate
8%1 sackHurry rate
31%4 hurries13 tackles · 1 for loss · 1 sack.
2 seasons under Chris Creighton — 9-15 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 6 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Road3g | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 2.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Chris Creighton
Pass share
51.1%
403 pass / 385 run
Plays / game
65.7
12 games
Team sack rate
2.3%
444 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2025
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
The No. 1,128 recruit in the country is starting on the defensive line in the SWAC as a junior.
Coaching lineage · 2023–2025
1 coachPlayed every college season under Chris Creighton.
Next stop · Transfer
Transferred to Jackson State
