Christian Blake

Christian Blake (born June 8, 1996) is an American football wide receiver who is a free agent. He played college football at Northern Illinois.

Christian Blake
Blake with the Atlanta Falcons in 2021
Personal information
Born: (1996-06-08) June 8, 1996
Plantation, Florida
Height:6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:181 lb (82 kg)
Career information
High school:Cardinal Gibbons
(Fort Lauderdale, Florida)
College:Northern Illinois
Position:Wide receiver
Undrafted:2018
Career history
Career NFL statistics as of 2021
Receptions:28
Receiving yards:257
Receiving touchdowns:0
Player stats at NFL.com

Professional career
Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span40-yard dash10-yard split20-yard split20-yard shuttleThree-cone drillVertical jumpBroad jumpBench press
6 ft 0+3⁄8 in
(1.84 m)		 179 lb
(81 kg)		 31+5⁄8 in
(0.80 m)		 9+3⁄8 in
(0.24 m)		4.51 s1.64 s2.62 s4.40 s6.83 s34.5 in
(0.88 m)		10 ft 6 in
(3.20 m)		9 reps
All values from Pro Day[1]

Blake signed with the Atlanta Falcons as an undrafted free agent on May 1, 2018.[2] He was waived on September 1, 2018.[3] He was re-signed to the practice squad on September 10, 2018.[4] He was released on September 26, 2018.[5] He was re-signed to the practice squad on December 18, 2018.[6] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Falcons on December 31, 2018.[7]

On August 31, 2019, Blake was waived by the Falcons and was signed to the practice squad the next day.[8][9] He was promoted to the active roster on October 23, 2019.[10]

Blake signed a contract extension with the Falcons on March 11, 2021.[11]

References
  1. "Christian Blake, Northern Illinois, WR, 2018 NFL Draft Scout, NCAA College Football". draftscout.com. Retrieved December 24, 2021.
  2. "Falcons announce agreements with 27 undrafted free agents". FalconsWire.USAToday.com. May 1, 2018. Retrieved June 17, 2018.
  3. McFadden, Will (September 1, 2018). "Falcons 2018 roster: Atlanta announces roster cuts, trims active roster down to 52". AtlantaFalcons.com.
  4. McFadden, Will (September 10, 2018). "Falcons waive Deante Burton, Jeff Overbaugh; sign trio of players". AtlantaFalcons.com.
  5. McFadden, Will (September 25, 2018). "Falcons place Ricardo Allen on injured reserve; make several roster moves". AtlantaFalcons.com.
  6. McFadden, Will (December 18, 2018). "Falcons announce flurry of transactions, place Jeremy Langford on active roster". AtlantaFalcons.com.
  7. Conway, Kelsey (December 31, 2018). "Falcons sign nine players to reserve/futures contracts". AtlantaFalcons.com.
  8. McFadden, Will (August 31, 2019). "Falcons 2019 roster announced". AtlantaFalcons.com.
  9. McFadden, Will (September 1, 2019). "Falcons sign seven players to practice squad". AtlantaFalcons.com.
  10. McFadden, Will (October 23, 2019). "Falcons sign receivers to active roster, practice squad". AtlantaFalcons.com.
  11. "Falcons re-sign Younghoe Koo, three more exclusive rights free agents". AtlantaFalcons.com. March 11, 2021. Retrieved March 11, 2021.


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