2007 Football Roster
Roster
Royce Blackledge
- Position:
- OL
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 293
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Sandersville, MS
- High School/Previous School:
- Northeast Jones
CAREER:
Has played in 24 games during his collegiate career, earning 18 starting calls during his time ? six at right offensive guard to close his sophomore season and 12 at center during his junior campaign . . . Worked as a reserve at both center and offensive guard until breaking into the starting lineup . . . Redshirted his true freshman season . . . Came to MSU after being named first-team, all-state on the offensive line during his senior prep season.
2006:
Held down the starter’s job at the center position in all 12 games of his junior season . . . Participated in every play during the season’s first four weeks and in the campaign’s final five games . . . Graded out at 80 percent productivity in 10 of the 12 contests . . . Was on the field for all 56 snaps in State’s season opener with South Carolina . . . It was his sixth-straight game playing every offensive snap, dating to mid-season 2005 . . . Graded out at a solid 80 percent blocking mark against the Gamecocks, with six knockdown blocks . . . Made it seven straight games not missing a snap one week later vs. Auburn . . . Scored an 84 percent blocking grade against the Tigers, tying for the team high . . . Also recorded seven knockdown blocks against AU . . . Tallied a career-best 92 percent blocking grade during Week 3 action vs. Tulane . . . Again was on the field for every snap (eighth straight between ’05-06), a total of 72 offensive plays . . . Managed four knockdown blocks against the Green Wave . . . Followed up that standout performance with another scintillating outing one week later at UAB . . . Tallied an 86 percent blocking grade against the Blazers with a team-best and season-high 12 knockdown blocks . . . On the field for all 67 offensive snaps vs. UAB for a ninth-consecutive game . . . Part of an offensive line that paved the way to 166 yards rushing and just one quarterback sack allowed in Birmingham . . Played all but the final two snaps in Week 5 at LSU . . . Posted a 75 percent blocking grade against the Tigers . . . Was on the field for all but five snaps (73 of 78) against West Virginia in Week 6 . . . Graded out at an 87 percent blocking grade against the Mountaineers . . . Tied for the team high with seven knockdown blocks vs. WVU . . . Played all but 10 snaps in the Bulldogs’ Week 7 win over Jacksonville State . . . Went all 64 offensive snaps and recorded an 82 percent blocking grade against Georgia one week later . . . Again was on the field for every play (66 snaps) vs. Kentucky in Week 9 . . . Tallied an 80 percent blocking mark with a team-high six knockdown blocks against the Wildcats . . . Played all 63 offensive snaps in the Bulldogs’ Week 10 win over Alabama . . . Helped halfback Anthony Dixon rush for 121 yards against the Crimson Tide defense . . . Registered an 80 percent blocking grade with eight knockdown blocks against the Crimson Tide . . . Played all 70 snaps during the Bulldogs’ Week 11 game against Arkansas . . . Scored a team-best 88 percent blocking grade against the Razorbacks with three knockdown blocks . . . That effort helped MSU rush for 154 yards against the eventual SEC West winners, a line that permitted no quarterback sacks . . . Again played every snap in the season-ending game at Ole Miss . . . Helped State rush for 152 yards against the Rebels, allowing just one QB sack . . . Made the move from offensive guard to center prior to spring drills and had a solid spring in the middle of the offensive line . . . Opened the fall at the top of the depth chart at that position.
2005:
Played in nine games during his sophomore season, opening the year at the center position . . . Made a midseason move to offensive guard and started the final six games of the year at right offensive guard . . . Played in all but the Tulane and Georgia games in Weeks 3 and 4 . . . Had moved from the guard position to center during August two-a-days and worked his way to second on the depth chart to start his sophomore season . . . Was on the field for 25 offensive snaps (out of 71) and registered a pair of knockdown blocks against Murray State to open the season . . . Scored a 75 percent blocking grade at Auburn in Week 2, seeing action on eight late-game snaps in the Bulldogs’ SEC opener . . . Was back on the playing field in Week 5 vs. LSU . . . Saw action on 13 offensive snaps against the Tigers, registering an 84 percent blocking mark . . . After working as a reserve during the early portion of the ’05 season, he played all but seven snaps during a five-week stretch from Week 6-10 . . . Made a game week move to offensive guard in preparation for State’s Week 6 action at Florida . . . Earned his first collegiate start at the new position against the Gators . . . Responded with a solid showing at UF, registering an 80 percent blocking grade on 48 of a possible 55 offensive snaps . . . Also tied for second on the team with five knockdown blocks in the game . . . From that point on, he was on the field for every offensive snap the remainder of the season . . . Was on the field for all 72 offensive snaps against Houston in Week 7 . . . Had six knockdown blocks against the Cougars . . . Posted a 74 percent blocking mark in Week 8 work vs. Kentucky . . . Tied for a team high with seven knockdown blocks against the Wildcats . . . Was on the field for all 75 offensive snaps against UK . . . Played all 57 snaps with five knockdown blocks vs. Alabama in Week 9 . . . Again played all 57 offensive snaps and led the club with four knockdown blocks against Arkansas in Week 10 . . . Helped MSU grind out 304 yards rushing and allow no sacks in a season-ending 35-14 win over Ole Miss in the Battle for the Golden Egg . . . Listed second at offensive left guard coming out of spring practice 2005 . . . An injury-free four-week spring workout kept him in the hunt for playing time along the offensive line.
2004:
Played in four games during his redshirt freshman campaign . . . Received game action in three of the season’s first four weeks and in the midseason homecoming contest . . . Saw the first action of his career in the opening game of his redshirt freshman campaign . . . Was on the field for the final series of the Bulldogs’ 28-7 win over Tulane in the ’04 lidlifter, working three plays with one knockdown block . . . Saw increased work one week later vs. Auburn, recording 15 offensive snaps against the Tigers . . . Was back on the field for five late-game snaps against LSU in Week 4 . . . Returned to the playing field for one snap against UAB two weeks later . . . Full spring drill session kept his development intact along the offensive line . . . Listed third at right guard on the fall-opening depth chart.
2003:
Sat out his true freshman season.
HIGH SCHOOL:
Named first-team, all-state by the Jackson Clarion-Ledger on the offensive line following his senior season at Northeast Jones High School in Laurel, Miss. . . . Ranked with the top 40 recruits in the state of Mississippi by the Clarion-Ledger . . . Earned first-team, all-Region 5-4A honors as selected by the region coaches for head coach Randy Martin . . . Was named district most valuable lineman . . . Played both offensive guard and tackle during his prep career . . . Credited with running a 5.0 in the 40-yard dash by Rivals.com . . . Solid student in the high school classroom . . . Named to the Bernard Blackwell All-Star classic, Mississippi’s North-South all-star game.
PERSONAL:
Born Royce Martin Blackledge, 5-10-85, in Sandersville . . . Son of Mr. Marty and Mrs. Debbie Blackledge . . . Majoring in management of construction & land development.
