SEARCY – Harding University senior defensive end Jermaine Blanchard was named Honorable Mention Preseason All-America by Consensus Draft Services on Monday.
A native of Memphis, Tenn., Blanchard earned Honorable Mention All-America honors from The Football Gazette last season. He was also 1st Team All-Region and voted 1st Team All-Gulf South Conference.
Blanchard began his junior season as a linebacker but moved to defensive end mid-season. He finished the season with 50 tackles and was Harding's team leader in tackles for loss (9.0) and sacks (5.0).
Consensus Draft Services is the largest independent college football scouting organization in the country with 14 paid writers covering every level of college football from FBS to NAIA. CDS provides non-NFL aligned opinion on the top football talent emerging from college each year and entering the world of professional football options. It specializes in finding small school talent in places where NFL scouting organizations do not typically frequent.
