Blake Barajas

Position:
Defensive Back
Height:
6-0
Weight:
195
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Upland, Ind.
High School:
Eastbrook

2008: Redshirted as a walk-on.

HIGH SCHOOL: Earned four letters for Coach Jeff Adamson . . . helped team to a 9-2 record as a senior, including a 7-0 mark in the Central Indiana Conference . . . helped the team to a 42-8 mark in his career . . . three-time all-conference . . . tallied a school record 12 interceptions in his career . . . set the school standard with three interceptions in a single game . . . managed 215 career tackles . . . two-time all-state . . . team captain and Eastbrook Most Valuable Player as a senior.

PERSONAL: Son of Gonzo and Cassi Barajas . . . father played football at Ball State from 1990-93 and is currently an associate director of sports facilities at the university . . . aunt, Denise Daniel, lettered in softball at Ball State from 1983-86 . . . owns a 3.2 cumulative grade-point average on Ball State’s 4.0 scale . . . managed a 3.2 GPA last spring . . . two brothers . . . born Dec. 11, 1989, in Marion, Ind. . . . full name is Blake M. Barajas.