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Ernest Blackwell

Missouri · Running Back · 1997

SPD
68
ELU
66
PWR
54

Game attribute ratings

Scouting Report

Blackwell was the No. 224 overall pick in the 1998 NFL Draft.

In 17-0 that career earns a 67 overall, the 16th-highest running back rating at Missouri since 1990 and No. 159 among all running backs of the 1995-1999 era.

Honors & Awards

  1. 1998
    • No. 224 overall pick, NFL Draft

Missouri Teammates

  1. 80Devin West1995-98RB
  2. 80Justin Smith1998-2000EDGE
  3. 74Corby Jones1995-98QB
  4. 74Harold Piersey1997-98S
  5. 74Justin Gage1999-2002WR
  6. 70Brock Olivo1994-97RB
  7. 70DeMontie Cross1994-96LB
  8. 70Jamonte Robinson1998-2001LB
  9. 70Wade Perkins1998S
  10. 68Barry Odom1996-99LB

Full Missouri all-time roster

Top Running Backs of the 1995-1999 Era

  1. 96Ricky WilliamsTexas · 1995-98RB
  2. 95Eddie GeorgeOhio State · 1992-95RB
  3. 95Ron DayneWisconsin · 1996-99RB
  4. 91LaDainian TomlinsonTCU · 1997-2000RB
  5. 91Troy DavisIowa State · 1994-96RB
  6. 90Byron HanspardTexas Tech · 1994-96RB
  7. 88Darnell AutryNorthwestern · 1994-96RB
  8. 88David AllenKansas State · 1996-99RB

Best college running backs since 1990Best SEC players

Sources: Wikipedia (Ernest Blackwell (American football) and its All-America, all-conference, award and program statistical-leader pages; season statistics and NFL Draft data from CollegeFootballData.com. Ratings are 17-0's own estimates, graded within each era. How ratings work.