Georgia State University Athletics

CAREER STATISTICS

ATHLETIC HONORS
• 2021 All-Sun Belt Conference (third team)
• 2020 All-Sun Belt Conference (honorable mention)
    
AT GEORGIA STATE:  Two-time All-Sun Belt inside linebacker who played for the Panthers from 2018-22 ... Tied for sixth in GSU history with 9.0 career sacks and tied for fourth with 22.0 tackles for loss ... Had 200 career tackles (seventh in GSU history).

2022: Played in just three games before suffering a season-ending injury vs. Charlotte ... Made 11 tackles with one TFL vs. North Carolina ... Had seven stops with a sack at South Carolina.
    
2021: Third-team All-Sun Belt Conference ... Led Georgia State with 11.5 tackles for loss, the fourth-highest season total in program history ... Second on the team with 5.5 sacks, tied for third on the GSU season list ... GSU’s second-leading tackler with 89, along with an interception, four pass breakups and two forced fumbles, a fumble recovery and four pressures ... Helped the GSU defense set school records with 93 tackles for loss and 38 sacks while forcing 21 turnovers and holding five opponents to one offensive touchdown.
    
Helped hold Charlotte to 276 yards of offense as he had nine tackles, a sack and pass breakup. Made the key defensive play of the 20-9 win as he forced a fumble that the Panthers recovered at the GSU 13-yard line late in the third quarter ... Had 2.5 tackles for loss, including 1.5 sacks, at No. 22 North Carolina ... Season-high 10 tackles with one TFL and one PB vs. App State ... Eight stops with one TFL in win at ULM, and eight tackles with a sack vs. Texas State ... Grabbed his first career interception in win at Georgia Southern ... Had a pass breakup and 1.5 TFL in win at No. 22/21 Coastal Carolina ... Six tackles and a pass breakup as GSU set school record by holding Arkansas State to minus-3 yards rushing ... Had a sack and a fumble recovery and 24-yard return in win over Troy ... Seven tackles with 1.5 TFL in bowl game victory over Ball State.
    
2020: Named honorable mention All-Sun Belt as he led the team with 74 tackles, including 5.5 tackles for loss with one sack ... Also had four pass breakups, two fumble recoveries and forced fumble ... Average of 5.2 solo tackles per game ranked third in the Sun Belt; 10th overall with 7.4 tackles per game ... Helped the GSU defense allow an average of 136.7 rushing yards per game (second best in program history), with a school-record average of 3.86 yards per rush, along with a GSU-record 35 sacks (No. 7 in FBS) and 21 takeaways. 

Scooped up a fumble and returned it 74 yards for a touchdown vs. Arkansas State for the second-longest defensive score in program history ... One game later at Troy, he forced a fumble that Jordan Strachan recovered and returned 63 yards. Also had eight tackles and a pass breakup and helped hold Troy to just 40 yards rushing ... Had five tackles and two pass breakups to help the GSU defense hold East Carolina to zero offensive touchdowns and 50 yards rushing ... Made 11 tackles with three TFL as GSU held App State to 310 yards in 17-13 loss ... Eight tackles with one TFL in 31-14 win over South Alabama in which the GSU defense allowed just 324 yards ... Career-high 14 tackles against Georgia Southern, when he recovered a fumble in the final two minutes at the GS 21-yard line to help seal the win.
               
2019: Played in nine games and made eight tackles on the season ... Had two stops in the bowl game vs. Arizona as well as two tackles in win over South Alabama ... Made a tackle for loss at Georgia Southern.
               
2018: Earned playing time as a true freshman, appearing in every game ... Collected eight tackles on the season ... Had two tackles and a sack against Appalachian State ... Also recorded two tackles against Kennesaw State and NC State.

HIGH SCHOOL: Two-way standout at Mountain View High School ... Three-star prospect by 247 Sports … First-team all-county by the Touchdown Club of Gwinnett in 2017 after earning honorable mention recognition as a junior ... All Region 6-AAAAAAA in 2016 ... Honorable mention all-state by Recruit Georgia ... Senior stats included 94 tackles with 14 tackles for loss, 10.5 sacks, three interceptions, two caused fumbles and two fumble recoveries ... Returned all three of his interceptions for touchdowns ... Also played running back and led his team with 597 yards and seven touchdowns on 57 carries ... Helped the program break school records for wins each year with eight in 2016 and nine this past season, making the state playoffs both seasons ... His 86-yard interception return for a touchdown led Mountain View to an upset win over No. 6 South Forsyth for the school’s first playoff win ever ... Chosen for the Rivalries of Gwinnett All-Star Game.

PERSONAL: Full name is Blake Gabriel Kris Carroll ... Born Oct. 2, 1999 ... Son of Mashanta and Dennis Harrison.