Stone Blanton: LB · Mississippi State · #7.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Stone Blanton
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Played for two head coaches at two programs in three seasons: Shane Beamer and Jeff Lebby. A game that shows it: 18 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against Missouri — Week 13, 2024.
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
124 tackles. 3 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 3.5 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
The Clarion-Ledger Oct 17Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Mississippi State | 124 | 29 | 3.5 | 0.5 | 3 | -- |
| 2023 | South Carolina | 52 | 31 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 3 | 1 |
| 2022 | South Carolina | 6 | 4 | 1.5 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| Career | 182 | 64 | 6.0 | 1.5 | 6 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 56-7vs Eastern Kentucky | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | L 23-30@ Arizona State | 8 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 17-41vs Toledo | 10 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 28-45vs Florida | 8 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 13-35@ No. 1 Texas | 10 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 31-41@ No. 5 Georgia | 9 | 8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 24-34vs No. 14 Texas A&M | 9 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 9 | L 25-58vs Arkansas | 10 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 45-20vs Massachusetts | 14 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 11 | L 14-33@ No. 7 Tennessee | 9 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 20-39vs Missouri | 18 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 18 tackles |
| Wk 14 | L 14-26@ No. 15 Ole Miss | 14 | 5 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 124 | 29 | 3.5 | 0.5 | — | 3 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
124tackles this seasonTFL rate
3%4 TFLSack rate
0%0 sacksPD rate
2%3 pass breakups124 tackles · 3.5 for loss · 0.5 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 10.6 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
| Road5g | 10.0 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 8.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 12.3 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jeff Lebby
Pass share
46.9%
367 pass / 416 run
Plays / game
65.2
12 games
Team sack rate
9.5%
400 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2024
124 tackles in 12 games, more tackles a game than nearly every FBS linebacker who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Former four-star. Now #167 at the position.
How it ended
Three seasons, at South Carolina and Mississippi State, 182 tackles — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 29 games over three seasons.
The role got bigger.
Coaching lineage · 2022–2024
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Shane Beamer and Jeff Lebby.
