ASU #3 
Blake Elder
Wide Receiver - WR
Height: 6-0 Weight: 173
Junior
Previous Affiliations
Byrnes
Previous Experience
Duncan, S.C.
Lauded by coaches as perhaps the Mountaineers’ best route-runner ... also boasts sure hands and a high football IQ ... comes into the fall listed as the backup to CoCo Hillary at the Z receiver position but will undoubtedly see plenty of action as part of ASU’s regular rotation at receiver.
2008 : Appeared in all 14 games as a sophomore ... made first three starts of his career, all coming in the season’s first four games (at LSU, vs. Jacksonville, vs. Presbyterian) ... caught 13 passes for 180 yards, but did so in spurts, with the 13 receptions coming in eight games ... hauled in multiple receptions three times during the regular season with two apiece against Jacksonville, Presbyterian and Chattanooga ... scored the first touchdown of his career on a 38-yard reception in the 49-7 rout at UTC ... set career highs with three catches for 48 yards in the Apps’ loss to Richmond in the national quarterfinals.
2007 : Saw action in 13 games, including all four postseason affairs ... caught four passes for 30 yards ... three of the four receptions came in 79-35 win over archrival Western Carolina ... all three catches versus WCU came courtesy of his brother, Trey, a former ASU quarterback ... hauled in a season-long 12-yard reception in national quarterfinals versus Eastern Washington.
2006 : Redshirted.
High School : Closed an impressive prep career by racking up seven receptions for 124 yards and three touchdowns in his final five games as a senior ... a two-time academic all-area selection ... lettered three times in football and once in track ... coached at Byrnes by Bobby Bentley.
