JONESBORO, Ark. (10/30/17) – Arkansas State return specialist Blaise Taylor has been named Sun Belt Conference Special Teams Player of the Week after his performance during the Red Wolves 37-21 victory at New Mexico State this past Saturday.
Taylor recorded a school and Sun Belt Conference-record nine punt returns for a career-high 114 yards that were also the third most ever by an A-State player and fifth most in Sun Belt history. He averaged 12.9 yards per attempt on his nine returns that were also the most by an FBS player this year. He recorded over 100 punt return yards in a game for the third time of his career and, in the process, became just the second player in Sun Belt history to go over 1,000 career yards.