Blake Shapen
_(cropped).jpg) Shapen during the 2022 Armed Forces Bowl | |
| Mississippi State Bulldogs – No. 2 | |
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| Position | Quarterback |
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| Major | Health, Kinesiology and Leisure Studies |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | January 21, 2001 Shreveport, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Weight | 210 lb (95 kg) |
| Career history | |
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| Bowl games | |
| High school | Evangel Christian (Shreveport, Louisiana) |
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Blake Shapen (born January 21, 2001) is an American college football quarterback who plays for the Mississippi State Bulldogs. He previously played for the Baylor Bears.
Early life
[edit]Shapen grew up in Shreveport, Louisiana and attended Evangel Christian Academy.[1] He passed for 2,049 yards with 24 touchdowns and five interceptions and also rushed for 324 yards with five touchdowns.[2] Shapen committed to play both baseball and football at Arizona State over offers from Ole Miss, Arizona, Louisiana-Lafayette, and Arkansas State, but later de-committed.[3] He later committed to play at Baylor as a two-sport athlete.[4]
College career
[edit]Shapen redshirted his true freshman season.[5] He entered his redshirt freshman season as the backup to starting quarterback Gerry Bohanon. Shapen saw his first serious playing time late in the season in a 20–10 win against Kansas State after Bohannon suffered a hamstring injury.[6] He made his first career start the following week against Texas Tech and completed 20 of 34 pass attempts for 254 yards and two touchdowns in a 27–24 victory.[7] Shapen also started the 2021 Big 12 Championship Game and was named the game's MVP after passing for 180 yards and three touchdowns in a 21–16 win over Oklahoma State.[8][9] He finished the season with a 72.1% completion percentage for 596 yards with five touchdowns and no interceptions.[10]
Shapen won the starting quarterback job for 2022 during spring practices.[11]
On November 27, 2023, Shapen announced that he would be entering the transfer portal.[12] On December 8, he announced that he would be transferring to Mississippi State.[13]
Statistics
[edit]| Season | Games | Passing | Rushing | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Record | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Rtg | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | ||
| Baylor Bears | ||||||||||||||||
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | — | Redshirt 
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| 2021 | 6 | 2 | 2–0 | 62 | 86 | 72.1 | 596 | 6.9 | 5 | 0 | 149.5 | 21 | 59 | 2.8 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 13 | 13 | 6–7 | 233 | 368 | 63.3 | 2,790 | 7.6 | 18 | 10 | 137.7 | 76 | 96 | 1.3 | 2 | |
| 2023 | 8 | 8 | 2–6 | 184 | 298 | 61.7 | 2,188 | 7.3 | 13 | 3 | 135.8 | 67 | 29 | 0.4 | 4 | |
| Mississippi State Bulldogs | ||||||||||||||||
| 2024 | 4 | 4 | 1–3 | 74 | 108 | 68.5 | 974 | 9.0 | 8 | 1 | 166.9 | 34 | 36 | 1.1 | 2 | |
| Career | 31 | 27 | 11–16 | 553 | 860 | 64.3 | 6,548 | 7.6 | 44 | 14 | 141.9 | 198 | 220 | 1.1 | 8 | |
References
[edit]- ^ Watson, Jimmy (November 22, 2017). "Evangel's Blake Shapen puts LSU on hold". Shreveport Times. Retrieved September 26, 2022.
- ^ Werner, John (February 5, 2020). "Introducing the newest Baylor Bears". Waco Tribune-Herald. Retrieved September 26, 2022.
- ^ Gardner, Michelle (December 5, 2019). "Arizona State football: Quarterback recruit Blake Shapen decommits". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved September 26, 2022.
- ^ Werner, John (February 3, 2020). "QB Shapen commits to Baylor". Waco Tribune-Herald. Retrieved September 26, 2022.
- ^ Mohr, Dani (December 4, 2021). "Who is Blake Shapen? Baylor freshman QB leads Bears to upset, Big 12 title". Sporting News. Retrieved September 26, 2022.
- ^ "Shapen up nicely: Bears feel confident in freshman QB's ability, offensive direction". Waco Tribune-Herald. November 23, 2021. Retrieved September 26, 2022.
- ^ Hawkins, Stephen (November 27, 2021). "No. 9 Baylor in Big 12 Title Game After Win Over Tech, Oklahoma State Win". NBCDFW.com. Retrieved September 26, 2022.
- ^ "Shapen starts as Baylor QB for injured Bohanon in B12 game". The Seattle Times. December 4, 2021. Retrieved September 26, 2022.
- ^ Axon, Scooby (December 4, 2021). "Big 12 championship: Baylor upsets Oklahoma State, ends Cowboys' shot at playoff". USA Today. Retrieved September 26, 2022.
- ^ Jeyarajah, Shehan (April 27, 2022). "Baylor turns to Blake Shapen at QB for 2022 season as incumbent Gerry Bohanon enters transfer portal". CBS Sports. Retrieved September 26, 2022.
- ^ Khan Jr., Sam (April 26, 2022). "Baylor's Blake Shapen named starting QB for 2022: Source". The Athletic. Retrieved September 26, 2022.
- ^ Goodman, Joe (November 27, 2023). "Blake Shapen Entering Transfer Portal". Our Daily Bears. Retrieved December 7, 2023.
- ^ Kurup, Sahil (December 8, 2023). "Mississippi State football lands Baylor QB Blake Shapen from transfer portal". The Clarion-Ledger. Retrieved December 9, 2023.