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2017 Football Roster

27 Erik Bloomquist

  • Position Safety
  • Height 6-1
  • Weight 201
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Sacramento, Calif.
  • Highschool Christian Brothers HS

Biography

As a senior (2017)
• Played in all 10 contests, seeing action on special teams and at safety.
• Was credited with eight tackles and caught one pass for 22 yards.
• Posted a career-high three tackles in the 2017 season opener at Delaware and caught a pass for 22 yards on special teams.
• Notched two stops in the Ivy League opener at Yale and then again at Dartmouth.
• Had one stop against Colgate.

As a junior (2016)
• Earned his third varsity letter after playing in nine contests and recording four tackles.
• Saw significant time in the Big Red’s Ivy-opening win over Yale.
• Earned field time in the win at No. 25 Colgate and the loss at No. 16 Harvard.
• Had one stop on special teams at Brown and a tackle against Princeton.
• Made a special teams tackle against Sacred Heart.
• Had one stop against Dartmouth.

As a sophomore (2015)
• Bloomquist earned his second varsity letter thanks to his play on special teams.
• Saw action in all 10 contests,
• Made a tackle against Bucknell.

As a freshman (2014)
• Saw special teams action in all 10 contests as a freshman.
• Earned a varsity letter.

At Christian Brothers HS
• Bloomquist made 64 tackles (three for a loss) with four interceptions as a senior at Christian Brothers HS, breaking up seven passes with fumble recovery en route to all-league accolades.
• He also caught 45 passes for 641 yards and eight touchdowns on offense.
• Bloomquist earned second team all-league accolades as a junior after posting 55 tackles with an interception, three pass breakups, two fumble recoveries and a pair of blocked kicks.
• He was a two-time team captain on the gridiron.
• Bloomquist also competed in track and field, where he was the conference champion in both the 100 and 200 meters as both a junior and senior.

Personal
• Erik Thomas Bloomquist is the son of Erik and Patti Bloomquist and has an older sister.
• His grandfather played football at Santa Clara and for the San Franciscon 49ers and his uncle played football at Hawaii.
• He has cousins who competed in track at California and soccer at Oregon and Miami.
• He is enrolled in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 27

    2014-15Freshman

    Cornerback
    6'1" 184 lbs
    27
  • 27

    2015-16Sophomore

    Cornerback
    6'1" 198 lbs
    27
  • 27

    2016-17Junior

    Cornerback
    6'1" 204 lbs
    27
  • 27

    2017-18Senior

    Safety
    6'1" 201 lbs
    27