CAREER STATISTICS
AT GEORGIA STATE: All-conference wide receiver who enjoyed a breakout season as a senior ... Ranks fourth in Georgia State in career receptions (68) and fifth in receiving yards (683) and touchdowns (6) ... Named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for fall 2011 and spring 2014.
2014: Honorable mention All-Sun Belt Conference ... Second on the team with 52 receptions and six touchdowns and third with 536 yards ... Season totals of 52 catches and six touchdowns both rank as fourth-best season marks in GSU history ... Finished on a strong note with 22 catches and three touchdowns over his final three games ... Career-high nine receptions for 62 yards at Troy with touchdown catches of 13 and 19 yards ... Added five catches at Clemson ... Eight receptions for 50 yards, including a 6-yard touchdown vs. Texas State on Senior Day ... Caught five passes for 74 yards, including touchdowns of 15 and 13 yards, vs. Air Force. Also returned five kickoffs for 106 yards to total 180 all-purpose yards ... Opened his senior season with eight receptions for a career-best 118 yards, including his first career touchdown. Caught a 27-yard touchdown pass in the fourth quarter and then had a 24-yard reception on 4th-and-19 on the game-winning drive ... Also returned kickoffs, averaging 17.7 yards per return.
2013: Played in nine games as a backup and caught six passes for 44 yards ... All six catches came in a three-game stretch against Troy, Texas State and UL Monroe ... Career-high three receptions for 21 yards against ULM ... Added two catches for 16 yards against Texas State and one seven-yard reception against Troy.
2012: Caught 10 passes for 101 yards ... Had six receptions over the final three games, with two catches each against James Madison (25 yards), Old Dominion (11 yards) and Maine (nine yards) ... Longest reception of the year was a 41-yard completion against UTSA ... Had a four-year catch in the season opener against South Carolina State and a seven-yard reception at Tennessee ... Had an 18-yard catch against James Madison.
2011: Played in three games as a backup but did not catch a pass ... Late addition to the 2011 recruiting class who signed in March.
HIGH SCHOOL: Played quarterback and defensive back and returned kicks for Swainsboro High School ... Named Two-Way Player of the Year for Region 3-AA ... Honorable mention all-area by the Augusta Chronicle ... Passed for 535 yards and eight touchdowns while rushing for 406 yards and six scores as a senior ... Led Swainsboro to an undefeated (10-0) regular season and a playoff berth in 2010 ... Team captain for coach David Johnson ... Received the team’s Golden Helmet Award ... Also a standout in basketball who helped Swainsboro reach the 2011 state semifinals in Class AA ... Named Player of the Week by WTOC-TV in Savannah, Ga., after totalling 37 points in state playoff wins over Vidalia and Thomasville.
PERSONAL: Full name is Lynquez O’Brien Blair ... Born Feb. 7, 1993 ... Son of Cheryl Blair and Lynn Benjamin ... Majoring in accounting.
