Joshua Blackston
DL · Sophomore
6'3" · 300 lbs · Defense
Background
- Hometown
- West Baltimore, Md.
- High school
- Paul Laurence Dunbar
Recruiting
- Rating
- 3-star (0.8786 247 composite)
- National rank
- #692
- Class
- 2025
- Source
- 247 composite
2026 season
No 2026 stats recorded yet.
Season by season
2025tap to read
Did not see game action. Prior to Rutgers: Coached by Michael Carter Jr. at Paul Laurence Dunbar ... played along the offensive line during scholastic career ... part of a Poets team that won 65 consecutive games dating back to 2021 and finished 13-1 in 2024 ... helped Paul Laurence Dunbar to a 2A/1A MPSSAA championship appearance during senior campaign ... made Baltimore City Public Schools history as the first Baltimore student-athlete to be named to the Under Armour All-American Team during senior campaign ... anchored a line that helped the Poets’ offense average more than 400 yards of offense and 300 rushing yards per game en route to a perfect record and MPSSAA Class 2A/1A state title during junior season ... a first team all-state selection along the offensive line as a junior by the MPSSAA ... a top-15 prospect in Maryland by Rivals ... a top-40 offensive guard nationally by 247Sports .
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2025 (Freshman): Did not see game action.
Prior to Rutgers: Coached by Michael Carter Jr. at Paul Laurence Dunbar ... played along the offensive line during scholastic career ... part of a Poets team that won 65 consecutive games dating back to 2021 and finished 13-1 in 2024 ... helped Paul Laurence Dunbar to a 2A/1A MPSSAA championship appearance during senior campaign ... made Baltimore City Public Schools history as the first Baltimore student-athlete to be named to the Under Armour All-American Team during senior campaign ... anchored a line that helped the Poets’ offense average more than 400 yards of offense and 300 rushing yards per game en route to a perfect record and MPSSAA Class 2A/1A state title during junior season ... a first team all-state selection along the offensive line as a junior by the MPSSAA ... a top-15 prospect in Maryland by Rivals ... a top-40 offensive guard nationally by 247Sports .