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Position: | Offensive tackle | ||||||
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Born: | (2001-05-03)May 3, 2001 (age 23) Herriman, Utah, U.S. | ||||||
Height: | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | ||||||
Weight: | 302 lb (137 kg) | ||||||
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High school: | Herriman (UT) | ||||||
College: | BYU (2019–2022) | ||||||
NFL draft: | 2023: 4th round, 106th pick | ||||||
Career history | |||||||
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Roster status: | Active | ||||||
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Blake Freeland (born May 3, 2001) is an American professionalfootballoffensive tackle for theIndianapolis Colts of theNational Football League (NFL). He playedcollege football atBYU.
Freeland was born inHerriman, Utah.[1] He played football atHerriman High School, where he playedquarterback his sophomore and junior year andtight end anddefensive end as a senior.[2] Freeland then attendedBrigham Young University, where he playedcollege football for theCougars from 2019 to 2022.
Freeland holds anNFL Combine record for an offensive lineman with a 37"vertical jump.[3]
Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
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6 ft7+7⁄8 in (2.03 m) | 302 lb (137 kg) | 33+7⁄8 in (0.86 m) | 10 in (0.25 m) | 4.98 s | 1.68 s | 2.84 s | 4.42 s | 7.34 s | 37.0 in (0.94 m) | 10 ft 0 in (3.05 m) | 25 reps | |
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Freeland was drafted by theIndianapolis Colts in the fourth round, 106th overall, of the2023 NFL draft.[6] He started his first NFL game on October 1, 2023, following an injury to Colts starting left tackleBernhard Raimann. After two starts at left tackle, he started seven of the final 12 games at right tackle in place of an injuredBraden Smith.[7]
Freeland's father, Jim, played linebacker at BYU in the 1990s.[8]
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