Benji Blackburn

TE · #88 · Stanford · JR · 6'6" · 265 · Miami, FL

Projected TE starter

216 2026 receiving yards
26 of 39 2026 catches
1 2026 TDs
30 Career games (12 starts)

Career

SeasonTeamGPGSRec-Tgt Yards YPR TD
2026 Stanford7526-39 216 8.3 1
2025 Stanford1159-11 109 12.1 1
2024 Stanford1222-6 18 9.0 0

2026 Percentile vs TEs

Receiving yards per game 30.9 89
Yards per catch 8.3 39
Catch rate 66.7% 42
Receiving TDs 1 54

Around Benji

Projected 2026 starters · 2026 production
QB Davis Warren QB · 1,630 pass yds · 7g
RB Micah Ford RB · 529 rush yds · 7g
WR-X Jordan Onovughe WR · 156 rec yds · 7g
WR-Z JonAnthony Hall WR · 223 rec yds · 7g
WR-SL Liam Thorpe WR · 56 rec yds · 7g

The situation

Stanford 2026 offense ›
Explosive play rate 6.7% 1
Red zone TD rate 62.5% 15
Line yards per carry 1.9 11
Sack rate allowed 5.6% 54

2026 Game log

WeekOpponentTargets Receptions Receiving yards Receiving TDs RZ opps
W1 HAW7 5 49 0 1
W1 MIA11 7 52 0 1
W3 @ DUKE2 2 28 0 0
W4 GT5 2 9 0 1
W5 @ WAKE5 4 21 0 0
W6 @ ND5 3 27 1 1
W7Elon Phoenix4 3 30 0 0

Recruiting

2024 class · 247 composite

Three-star high school recruit

The 2024 board
#1002 Eric Fletcher Jr. ATH · Dunbar ECU
#1007 Jaden Ball IOL · Bloom-Carroll PUR
#1008 Benji Blackburn TE · Miami Columbus STAN
#1023 Whit Muschamp QB · Baylor School VAN
#1023 Jamison Curtis LB · Saraland VAN
TEs in the class
#51 Dillon Hipp Desert Mountain MISS
#52 Matt Ogunniyi C.H. Flowers RUTG
#53 Benji Blackburn Miami Columbus STAN
#55 Whit Hafer Joplin MIZZ
#56 Timothy Lawson Bishop Verot UNC
2026 · 89th pctile of TEs
Recruit · 66th pctile of class

Playing well above the recruiting profile.