TRANSACTIONS: Signed by the Rams as an undrafted rookie free agent (5/14/19).
COLLEGE: Played in 43 games at Missouri...totaled 476 yards on 44 career receptions...scored six total touchdowns in his collegiate playing career...as a senior in 2018, caught 22 passes for 177 yards and two touchdowns...closed his Mizzou career with a season-high four catches for 35 yards and a score in the AutoZone Liberty Bowl vs. Oklahoma State...as a junior in 2017, was part of a trio of tight ends who played a key role in Mizzou's SEC-leading offense...played in all 13 games with two starts...a big contributor in MU's improved run game, which averaged just under 200 yards per contest...caught six passes on the season for 138 yards and one touchdown...as a sophomore in 2016, caught 16 passes for 161 yards in his first season as a primary tight end... caught three touchdowns...hauled in a season-high four passes for 31 yards and one touchdown, the first of his career, in Mizzou's home opener against Eastern Michigan...as a redshirt freshman in 2015, played in eight games on the season...primarily contributed on special teams...did not register any statistics...redshirted as a true freshman in 2014.
PERSONAL: Earned Second-Team All-Big Six Conference honors in his final high school season...the son of Jerry Blanton and Deanna Thompson...majored in Parks, Recreation and Tourism at Mizzou...father, Jerry, was a standout linebacker at Kentucky and played seven seasons in the NFL with the Kansas City Chiefs.
