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2 Brian Blades II

  • Height 5-11
  • Weight 180
  • Position Defensive Back
  • Class Redshirt Senior
  • Hometown Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
  • High School American Heritage
  • Instagram deuceblades2

Biography

2025 East-West Shrine Bowl 1000
2025 CUSA Preseason Watch List
2025 Group of Five All-American Second Team (Hero Sports)

2025 All-CUSA Preseason First Team (Athlon Sports)
2025 All-CUSA Preseason Second Team (Phil Steele)

2024: Played and started all 12 games at defensive back in his junior season as FIU’s top cover corner…racked up 29 total tackles (21 solo, eight assisted)...made six tackles, including one tackle for loss, and had one pass breakup against Monmouth on Sept. 21…returned an interception 21 yards for a touchdown for his first career pick-six vs. Central Michigan on Sept. 7…had three tackles, two assisted at Liberty on Oct. 8…had a pass breakup in six games…had three or more combined tackles in four contests

2023: Started 10 of 12 games at defensive back…registered 36 tackles (27 solo)…defended six passes, forced a fumble and blocked and blocked a kick…rang up a season-best eight stops, broke up four passes and forced first fumble of career in win over Maine (9/2)…tabbed four tackles in win over North Texas (9/9)…added four stops in road win at UConn (9/16)…recorded four tackles and blocked a kick in overtime win at Sam Houston (10/18)…notched four tackles at Middle Tennessee (11/11) and at Arkansas (11/18)…closed out season with three stops and a pass breakup vs. Western Kentucky (11/25).

2022: Saw action in four games at defensive back…tabbed a total of six tackles and one pass breakup…totaled four tackles at Western Kentucky (9/24).

2021: Appeared in four games as a reserve… posted six tackles, including four solo stops… registered one stop each vs. Old Dominion (11/6) and North Texas (11/20)… made three tackles at Marshall (10/30).

Prep: Product of American Heritage High School… Rated a three-star recruit by 247 sports… Collected 14 tackles in eight games as a senior… Tallied 83 tackles and four tackles for loss over his 30-game prep career.

Personal: Majoring in Masters Global Strategic Communication.

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Historical Player Information

  • 39

    2021Freshman

    DB
    5'10" 160 lbs
    39
  • 22

    2022Freshman

    Defensive Back
    5'10" 160 lbs
    22
  • 22

    2023Redshirt Sophomore

    Defensive Back
    5'10" 170 lbs
    22
  • 2

    2024Redshirt Junior

    Defensive Back
    5'11" 172 lbs
    2
  • 2

    2025Redshirt Senior

    Defensive Back
    5'11" 180 lbs
    2