2025 Football Roster
Blackwell, Maddix
Jersey Number 17
Maddix Blackwell
- Position:
- Defensive Back
- Height:
- 5-10
- Weight:
- 190
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Bloomington, Ind.
- High School:
- Bloomington South H.S.
- Previous School:
- Indiana State
- Major:
- Intelligence Analysis
- Twitter:
- @maddixblackwell
- Instagram:
- @maddixblackwell
Bio
Transfers to Central Michigan after four seasons at Indiana State … In four-year, 38-game career at Indiana State, finished with 248 total tackles (117 solo), 9.5 tackles for loss, three sacks, four interceptions, 13 pass breakups, four forced fumbles, and four fumble recoveries … Two-time All-Missouri Valley Conference pick … Two-time All-MVC Academic Team honoree … Enrolled at CMU in January 2025.
2024 AT INDIANA STATE
As a redshirt junior defensive back, saw action in 12 games … Earned 2024 Missouri Valley Honorable Mention All-Conference selection … 2024 MVFC All-Academic First Team … Lined up and played in all 12 games in the 2024 season … Served as team captain … Second on the Sycamores with 90 tackles (39 solo, 51 assisted) … Recorded 1.0 tackles-for-loss and 0.5 sacks … Added an interception and four pass breakups … Forced a fumble … Three double-digit tackle games in the 2024 season … Season-high 14 tackles with two pass breakups on Nov. 2 against North Dakota … 10 tackles and a forced fumble on Aug. 31 at Purdue … 10 tackles, 0.5 tackles-for-loss on Sept. 14 against Dayton … Three tackles and an interception on Sept. 7 at Eastern Illinois … Recorded at least 10 games with six or more tackles.
2023 AT INDIANA STATE
As a redshirt sophomore defensive back, saw action in 11 games … Named to the All-Missouri Valley Conference team … All-MVC Academic Team member … Concluded the year with a team-high 107 total tackles (47 solo), 4.5 tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks, two interceptions, three pass breakups, three fumble recoveries and two forced fumbles … Became the first Indiana State player to record 100-plus tackles in a season since 2019.
2022 AT INDIANA STATE
As a redshirt freshman defensive back, saw action in 11 games … Finished 41st in the MVFC in tackles per game (4.64) … Finished fourth overall on the team with 51 total tackles (31 solo, 20 assisted) … Posted 4.0 tackles for loss and 1.0 sacks … Added one interception and six pass breakups … Added one forced fumble and one fumble recovery … Lined up primarily in the slot for the Sycamores and made his debut with three tackles and 0.5 TFL against North Alabama … Season-high seven tackles and a pass breakup at Purdue … Posted four tackles, 1.0 TFL, 1.0 sacks, and a forced fumble against Montana … Added five tackles, 1.0 TFL, and an interception against Illinois State … Recorded six tackles, 0.5 TFL, and two pass breakups at Youngstown State … Recorded at least three tackles in all 11 games in the 2022 season.
2021 AT INDIANA STATE
As a freshman defensive back, did not see any game action … Earned redshirt season.
HIGH SCHOOL
A 2021 graduate of Bloomington South High School, where he played four years of varsity football for head coach Gabe Johnson … Named to the Monroe County Sports Hall of Fame as a three-sport athlete … Named Associated Press and Indiana Football Coaches Association Class 5A First Team All-State in 2019 and 2020 ... Earned First Team Junior All-State in 2019 ... Named First Team All-Conference Indiana in 2019 and 2020 ... A Top 22 Underclassmen his junior season as well as a Top 22 2020 Preseason All-State honoree ... Played on both sides of the ball at wide receiver and defensive back for the Panthers ... Helped the Panthers to three Class 5A sectional championships as well as a regional championship and a final four appearance ... Holds single game records for interceptions (3), receptions (11) and tackles (18) ... Earned National Play of the Month from Max-Preps ... An honor roll recipient in 11 consecutive trimesters ... Also played basketball, baseball and hockey ... Was named team captain of basketball team in 2020-21 … Second Team All-Area basketball player … Also was an All-Area athlete in baseball … Led the Panthers in runs scored and stolen bases as a senior.
PERSONAL
Born on October 15, 2002 … Majored in Intelligence Analysis at Indiana State.
ARTICLES
Bloomington South grads hit college football transfer portal
Blackwell siblings add a spark to Panther athletics – The Optimist
Bloomington South's Maddix Blackwell Scores First Indiana State Touchdown vs Indiana - Sports Illustrated Indiana Hoosiers News, Analysis and More
Maddix Blackwell - Monroe County Sports Hall of Fame
2024 AT INDIANA STATE
As a redshirt junior defensive back, saw action in 12 games … Earned 2024 Missouri Valley Honorable Mention All-Conference selection … 2024 MVFC All-Academic First Team … Lined up and played in all 12 games in the 2024 season … Served as team captain … Second on the Sycamores with 90 tackles (39 solo, 51 assisted) … Recorded 1.0 tackles-for-loss and 0.5 sacks … Added an interception and four pass breakups … Forced a fumble … Three double-digit tackle games in the 2024 season … Season-high 14 tackles with two pass breakups on Nov. 2 against North Dakota … 10 tackles and a forced fumble on Aug. 31 at Purdue … 10 tackles, 0.5 tackles-for-loss on Sept. 14 against Dayton … Three tackles and an interception on Sept. 7 at Eastern Illinois … Recorded at least 10 games with six or more tackles.
2023 AT INDIANA STATE
As a redshirt sophomore defensive back, saw action in 11 games … Named to the All-Missouri Valley Conference team … All-MVC Academic Team member … Concluded the year with a team-high 107 total tackles (47 solo), 4.5 tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks, two interceptions, three pass breakups, three fumble recoveries and two forced fumbles … Became the first Indiana State player to record 100-plus tackles in a season since 2019.
2022 AT INDIANA STATE
As a redshirt freshman defensive back, saw action in 11 games … Finished 41st in the MVFC in tackles per game (4.64) … Finished fourth overall on the team with 51 total tackles (31 solo, 20 assisted) … Posted 4.0 tackles for loss and 1.0 sacks … Added one interception and six pass breakups … Added one forced fumble and one fumble recovery … Lined up primarily in the slot for the Sycamores and made his debut with three tackles and 0.5 TFL against North Alabama … Season-high seven tackles and a pass breakup at Purdue … Posted four tackles, 1.0 TFL, 1.0 sacks, and a forced fumble against Montana … Added five tackles, 1.0 TFL, and an interception against Illinois State … Recorded six tackles, 0.5 TFL, and two pass breakups at Youngstown State … Recorded at least three tackles in all 11 games in the 2022 season.
2021 AT INDIANA STATE
As a freshman defensive back, did not see any game action … Earned redshirt season.
HIGH SCHOOL
A 2021 graduate of Bloomington South High School, where he played four years of varsity football for head coach Gabe Johnson … Named to the Monroe County Sports Hall of Fame as a three-sport athlete … Named Associated Press and Indiana Football Coaches Association Class 5A First Team All-State in 2019 and 2020 ... Earned First Team Junior All-State in 2019 ... Named First Team All-Conference Indiana in 2019 and 2020 ... A Top 22 Underclassmen his junior season as well as a Top 22 2020 Preseason All-State honoree ... Played on both sides of the ball at wide receiver and defensive back for the Panthers ... Helped the Panthers to three Class 5A sectional championships as well as a regional championship and a final four appearance ... Holds single game records for interceptions (3), receptions (11) and tackles (18) ... Earned National Play of the Month from Max-Preps ... An honor roll recipient in 11 consecutive trimesters ... Also played basketball, baseball and hockey ... Was named team captain of basketball team in 2020-21 … Second Team All-Area basketball player … Also was an All-Area athlete in baseball … Led the Panthers in runs scored and stolen bases as a senior.
PERSONAL
Born on October 15, 2002 … Majored in Intelligence Analysis at Indiana State.
ARTICLES
Bloomington South grads hit college football transfer portal
Blackwell siblings add a spark to Panther athletics – The Optimist
Bloomington South's Maddix Blackwell Scores First Indiana State Touchdown vs Indiana - Sports Illustrated Indiana Hoosiers News, Analysis and More
Maddix Blackwell - Monroe County Sports Hall of Fame
Gordan and Flores Press Conf. Vs Michigan
Sunday, September 14
Coach Drinkall Press Conf. Vs Michigan
Saturday, September 13
9.12.25 - Football Insider
Friday, September 12
Jordan Kwiatkowski Post-Game Press Conference at Pitt
Saturday, September 06
