Jake Blackwood Class: RS Junior Hometown: West Palm Beach, Fla. High School: King's Academy Height / Weight: 6-1 / 180 Position: Safety Birthdate: 02/20/1987

A hard-nosed player with good bloodlines... has been a reserve in the secondary while serving as a prominent member of special teams... will compete for one of two vacant starting jobs at safety... his father and uncle both played in the National Football League.

2007
Saw action in every regular season game, mostly as a key contributor on special teams... registered eight tackles... six of his tackles were solos... registered one forced fumble... had one pass break-up... made three solo tackles and had a pass break-up vs. Samford (Sept. 8)... forced a fumble on a Clemson punt return that led to a key Yellow Jacket score... had two solo tackles vs. Army (Oct. 20).

2006
Second-team safety who played in five games . . . Made two tackles on the season . . . Saw his most significant playing time in the second half of wins over Samford, Troy and Duke . . . Credited with tackles against Troy and Duke . . . Took a redshirt year in 2005.

High School
First-team all-state selection (Class 1A) as a utility player by the Florida Sportswriters Association . . . First-team all-county as a wide receiver by the Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel . . . Leading receiver for coach Pete Walker at King's Academy . . . Caught 38 passes for 805 yards and 11 touchdowns . . . Returned two punts for scores against Jupiter Christian . . . On defense, recorded 62 tackles and four interceptions, including one for a touchdown . . . Two-time all-area selection by the Palm Beach Post . . . Recorded eight interceptions and 84 tackles as a junior . . . Three-year letterwinner for coach Pete Walker at The King's Academy.

Personal
Full name is Glenn Jacob Blackwood . . . Born Feb. 20, 1987 . . . Parents are Glenn and Beth Blackwood . . . Father, Glenn Blackwood, played collegiately at Texas and then with the Miami Dolphins from 1979-87 . . . Uncle, Lyle Blackwood, played at TCU and then in the NFL from 1973-86 with Cincinnati (1973-75), Seattle (1976), Baltimore (1977-80) and Miami (1981-86) . . . Majoring in economic and industrial affairs . . . Named to the Atlantic Coast Conference Academic Honor Roll for 2005-06 . . . Football team representative on the Georgia Tech Student-Athlete Advisory Board for 2006-07.