University of South Alabama Athletics

High School Highlights: Received four stars from Rivals.com, and three from ESPN.com and Scout.com … Rivals.com had him as the 35th-ranked running back in the nation, while ESPN.com rated him fourth among running backs in the state … A three-year starter — and four-year letterwinner — who ranks second all-time in Denham Springs High’s record books with 3,079 yards rushing; he scored a school-record 41 touchdowns on the ground and averaged 7.6 yards per carry during his career … Recorded 891 yards and 15 scores on the ground as a senior, helping the Yellow Jackets to a berth in the state 5A playoffs … Added 11 receptions for 114 yards and a touchdown, also scoring on a 90-yard kickoff return to end the season with a team-leading 17 touchdowns … Earned first-team all-district, all-parish and all-metro honors ... Ran for just under 600 yards and six scores his junior year, which was cut short due to shoulder and hamstring injuries, as DSHS participated in the state playoffs while posting a 7-4 record … As a sophomore, recorded a school season-record 1,799 yards and 21 touchdowns on 190 carries, averaging nearly 10 yards per run to be named both the district and parish player of the year ... Also was selected first-team all-district, all-parish and all-metro as his efforts helped the Yellow Jackets end the year 7-4 after qualifying for the state playoffs.

Personal: Full name is Kaleb Matthew Blanchard ... Born Jan. 29, 1995, in Baton Rouge, La. ... Son of Ivy Blanchard ... Favorite movie is “Friday Night Lights” ... Favorite book is “Meat Market: Inside the Smash-Mouth World of College Football Recruiting” ... Favorite teams are the New England Patriots and Miami Heat ... Favorite athletes are Mark Ingram and Trent Richardson ... Favorite musical artist is Wiz Khalifa ... Favorite foods are crawfish, steak and boudin ... Would like to become a coach when he is done playing football ... Originally committed to Arkansas, and had scholarship offers from Mississippi, Vanderbilt, Louisiana Tech, Arkansas State, Louisiana-Lafayette and Louisiana-Monroe as well; was also recruited by Louisiana State and Mississippi State ... A pre-business major.