Career Honors

  • All-ACC Academic Team (2024)

As a Sophomore (2025)

  • Made five starts and appeared in all 12 matchups at tight end
  • Set career-bests in receptions (9) and receiving yards (109) while adding a receiving touchdown
  • Scored a five-yard touchdown in the first quarter at Virginia, the first touchdown of his collegiate career (Sept. 20)
  • Caught a 26-yard pass from Ben Gulbranson in Stanford's match-up against Pitt, the longest reception of his collegiate career (Nov. 1)
  • Matched his career-long reception in the Cardinal's 128th Big Game win over California, hauling in a 26-yard pass from Elijah Brown (Nov. 22) 

As a Freshman (2024)

  • All-ACC Academic Team
  • Saw action in all 12 games, making two starts at tight end
  • Totaled 2 receptions for 18 yards 
  • Made his first career catch against Cal Poly, a 12-yard catch in the fourth quarter (Sept. 7)

Prior to Stanford

  • Played at Christopher Columbus High School in Westchester, Florida for head coach Dave Dunn
  • A four-star recruit by Rivals, ranked as high as No. 10 in the nation at tight end by ESPN
  • Led Christopher Columbus to a 2022 Class 4M State Championship
  • MaxPreps Offensive Player of The Game vs. Northwestern (Sept. 22, 2023) 
  • In 18 high school games, recorded 51 receptions for 831 yards, averaging 16.2 yards/catch, with eight touchdowns
  • In his senior season, totaled 40 receptions for 641 yards and 8 touchdowns
  • Christopher Columbus Scholar-Athlete of the Year
  • Holds top-five GPA in senior class

Personal

  • Son of Tracy Reitenauer and Steven Blackburn
  • Has one older sibling, Nicholas
  • Enjoys fishing, cooking, diving, boating, jet skiing, and golfing
  • Hopes to major in Economics
Benjamin Blackburn
2024
Tight End
6-6 / 250 lbs