High School: Competed in football and basketball at Bishop McNamara High School...three-year starter in football at linebacker and wide receiver for head coach Bryce Bevil...three-year starting guard in basketball...two-time All-WCAC selection in football at linebacker...honor student.
At Delaware: Third-year team member and two-year letterwinner....will start at outside linebacker for second straight year...has played in 25 career games with 16 starts...has posted 110 tackles (68 solo), 3.5 tackles for loss, one interception, and five pass breakups...teams with senior middle linebacker Erik Johnson to give Delaware an outstanding linebacking unit...former walk-on...has been active in youth groups and public speaking while at Delaware.
2007 Season: Started all 15 games at outside linebacker...ranked third on the squad in tackles with 95, including 58 solo stops...also had three tackles for loss, one sack, one fumble recovery, led all UD linebackers with five pass breakups, and intercepted one pass...led team to 11-4 record and a berth in the FCS national title game for head coach K.C. Keeler...named Blue Hen Touchdown Club Defensive Player of the Week vs. Rhode Island and Southern Illinois...collected eight or more tackles six times during the season...recorded a career-high 11 tackles vs. Richmond and in FCS national title game vs. Appalachian State...also had 10 stops vs. Southern Illinois and nine each vs. Navy and James Madison...intercepted a pass for 16 yards and had eight tackles vs. Rhode Island...posted six tackles in Blue-White spring game.
2006 Season: Earned first letter as a backup linebacker and special teams player...saw action in 10 games...earned first career start at Northeastern...recorded 15 total tackles on the season, including 10 solo stops...posted three tackles each vs. Northeastern, James Madison, and William & Mary...team went 5-6.
2005 Season: Walk-on who did not see game action as a first-year player and retained freshman eligibility...team went 6-5.
Personal: Walter Arvine Blair, Jr....born June 8, 1987...son of Walter and Rhonda Blair...both parents are graduates of the University of Maryland...business management and marketing major at Delaware...has worked for State Farm Insurance during the summer...has also worked with Upward Bound Program as a math and science teacher...worked with the Upward Bound Program as a physics and chemistry tutor this past summer...program helps poor and first generation college students adjust to college life...oldest of three children...father is an accountant.
| YEAR |
G/S |
Tackles (Solo) |
TFL |
Sacks |
PD |
Int. |
| 2007 |
15/15 |
95 (58) |
3-21 |
1-6 |
5 |
1 |
| 2006 |
10/1 |
15 (10) |
0.5-1 |
0-0 |
0 |
0 |
| Totals |
25/16 |
110 (68) |
3.5-22 |
1-6 |
5 |
1 |
|
