Five-star Caleb Blankenship, nation’s top long snapper, commits to Ole Miss after Junior Day visit
OXFORD, Miss. — Ole Miss received a commitment Sunday from Caleb Blankenship, the nation’s top long snapper, following his visit to Oxford Saturday.
TO THE SIP!🦈🦈 #COMMITTED #HottyToddy #Me3 @OleMissFB @Lane_Kiffin @CoachSchoonie @CoachSchex @TheChrisRubio @finchmachine @EarlGill10 @ThankfulCoach @EthanErwin1117 @coachmdale24 @RebelsFBRec @OleMissSports @TheRebelWalk @OleMissUnited @TXK_Gameday @PrepRedzoneAR pic.twitter.com/Bs3LfWvmT4
— Caleb Blankenship (@cblanken3) February 4, 2024
Blankenship, a 2024 five-star from Ashdown High School in Ashdown, Arkansas, recently earned the Rubio Award which is given to the top long snapper in the country.
God gets the Glory!
Thank you everyone (especially Rubio) for this amazing achievement! So very blessed! I can never say thank you enough!!@ThankfulCoach @EthanErwin1117 @coachmdale24 @EarlGill10 @TheChrisRubio @PathleteFounder @CoachSchex @CoachSchoonie @PrepRedzoneAR… https://t.co/NgvgfFTTKV
— Caleb Blankenship (@cblanken3) January 13, 2024
At Ashdown, Blankenship served as the team’s long snapper, but that’s not all he did. The 6-foot-3, 230-pounder also played tight end and defensive end.
Thank you Ashdown Panther coaches, teammates and fans for the memories that will last a life time. As quickly as one chapter ends another starts. I am forever grateful!!!
My senior highlights….https://t.co/ASJ8spjvjE— Caleb Blankenship (@cblanken3) November 27, 2023
Blankenship thanked all those who have supported him on his recruiting journey.
“AGTG! First of all, I’d like to thank God for all the blessings in my life. I’d like to thank my family for the ongoing support and love they have shown throughout my whole recruitment! To the coaches that coached me throughout my lifetime and the coaches that recruited me throughout the process, “THANK YOU!” for everything! With that being said I am taking my academic and athletic abilities to the University of Mississippi!”
Caleb Blankenship
Blankenship’s primary recruiter has been Rebel special teams coordinator Jake Schoonover.
Getting some lab work in tonight. 6 consecutive 15 yard “NO LOOK”snaps. 3 straight away, 1 offset right, 1 offset left , 1 straight away. pic.twitter.com/UHhvXArdDK
— Caleb Blankenship (@cblanken3) December 1, 2023
Ole Miss offered Blankenship back in November.
#AGTG WOW!! After an amazing call from @CoachSchoonie, I have been blessed to receive an offer from the University of Mississippi!!🦈 #HottyToddy #Me3 @OleMissFB @ThankfulCoach @Lmacc21 @EthanErwin1117 @EarlGill10 @TheChrisRubio @finchmachine @PrepRedzoneAR pic.twitter.com/pNA0jrjFOn
— Caleb Blankenship (@cblanken3) November 8, 2023
Blankenship chose Ole Miss over Syracuse, Central Missouri and others. Welcome to the Sip!
Evelyn Van Pelt
Evelyn has covered sports for over two decades, beginning her journalism career as a sports writer for a newspaper in Austin, Texas. She attended Texas A&M and majored in English. Evelyn’s love for Ole Miss began when her daughter Katie attended the university on a volleyball scholarship. Evelyn created the Rebel Walk in 2013 and has served as publisher and managing editor since its inception.
