Blake Shapen
Shapen during the 2022 Armed Forces Bowl
Mississippi State Bulldogs
PositionQuarterback
Class
Redshirt
Redshirt
Junior
MajorHealth, Kinesiology and Leisure Studies
Personal information
Born: (2001-01-21) January 21, 2001 (age 23)
Shreveport, Louisiana, U.S.
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight205 lb (93 kg)
Career history
College
Bowl games
High schoolEvangel Christian
(Shreveport, Louisiana)

Blake Shapen (born January 21, 2001) is an American football quarterback who plays for the Mississippi State Bulldogs. He previously played for the Baylor Bears.

Early life and high school

Shapen grew up in Shreveport, Louisiana and attended Evangel Christian Academy.[1] He passed for 2,049 yards with 24 touchdowns and five interceptions and also rushed for 324 yards with five touchdowns.[2] Shapen committed to play both baseball and football at Arizona State over offers from Ole Miss, Arizona, Louisiana-Lafayette, and Arkansas State, but later de-committed.[3] He later committed to play at Baylor as a two-sport athlete.[4]

College career

Shapen redshirted his true freshman season.[5] He entered his redshirt freshman season as the backup to starting quarterback Gerry Bohanon. Shapen saw his first serious playing time late in the season in a 20–10 win against Kansas State after Bohannon suffered a hamstring injury.[6] He made his first career start the following week against Texas Tech and completed 20 of 34 pass attempts for 254 yards and two touchdowns in a 27–24 victory.[7] Shapen also started the 2021 Big 12 Championship Game and was named the game's MVP after passing for 180 yards and three touchdowns in a 21–16 win over Oklahoma State.[8][9] He finished the season with a 72.1% completion percentage for 596 yards with five touchdowns and no interceptions.[10]

Shapen won the starting quarterback job for 2022 during spring practices.[11]

On November 27, 2023, Shapen announced that he would be entering the transfer portal.[12] On December 8, he announced that he would be transferring to Mississippi State.[13]

Statistics

Season Games Passing Rushing
GP GS Record Cmp Att Pct Yds Avg TD Int Rtg Att Yds Avg TD
Baylor Bears
2020 0 0 — Redshirt Redshirted
2021 6 2 2–0 62 86 72.1 596 6.9 5 0 149.5 21 59 2.8 0
2022 13 13 6–7 233 368 63.3 2,790 7.6 18 10 137.7 76 96 1.3 2
2023 8 8 2–6 184 298 61.7 2,188 7.3 13 3 135.8 67 29 0.4 4
Career 27 23 10–13 479 752 63.7 5,574 7.4 36 13 138.3 164 184 1.1 6

References

  1. ^ "Evangel's Blake Shapen puts LSU on hold". Shreveport Times. November 22, 2017. Retrieved September 26, 2022.
  2. ^ "Introducing the newest Baylor Bears". Waco Tribune-Herald. February 5, 2020. Retrieved September 26, 2022.
  3. ^ "Arizona State football: Quarterback recruit Blake Shapen decommits". The Arizona Republic. December 5, 2019. Retrieved September 26, 2022.
  4. ^ "QB Shapen commits to Baylor". Waco Tribune-Herald. February 3, 2020. Retrieved September 26, 2022.
  5. ^ Mohr, Dani (December 4, 2021). "Who is Blake Shapen? Baylor freshman QB leads Bears to upset, Big 12 title". Sporting News. Retrieved September 26, 2022.
  6. ^ "Shapen up nicely: Bears feel confident in freshman QB's ability, offensive direction". Waco Tribune-Herald. November 23, 2021. Retrieved September 26, 2022.
  7. ^ Hawkins, Stephen (November 27, 2021). "No. 9 Baylor in Big 12 Title Game After Win Over Tech, Oklahoma State Win". NBCDFW.com. Retrieved September 26, 2022.
  8. ^ "Shapen starts as Baylor QB for injured Bohanon in B12 game". The Seattle Times. December 4, 2021. Retrieved September 26, 2022.
  9. ^ Axon, Scooby (December 4, 2021). "Big 12 championship: Baylor upsets Oklahoma State, ends Cowboys' shot at playoff". USA Today. Retrieved September 26, 2022.
  10. ^ Jeyarajah, Shehan (April 27, 2022). "Baylor turns to Blake Shapen at QB for 2022 season as incumbent Gerry Bohanon enters transfer portal". CBS Sports. Retrieved September 26, 2022.
  11. ^ Khan Jr., Sam (April 26, 2022). "Baylor's Blake Shapen named starting QB for 2022: Source". The Athletic. Retrieved September 26, 2022.
  12. ^ Goodman, Joe (November 27, 2023). "Blake Shapen Entering Transfer Portal". Our Daily Bears. Retrieved December 7, 2023.
  13. ^ Kurup, Sahil (December 8, 2023). "Mississippi State football lands Baylor QB Blake Shapen from transfer portal". The Clarion-Ledger. Retrieved December 9, 2023.

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