University of Arizona Athletics

2021: Did not see any action in the 2021 season.

2020: Saw playing time along the defensive line in all five of Arizona’s games, with three starts…Tallied six total tackles and 2.0 tackles for loss…Best performance of the year came Nov. 14 at USC with a season-high three tackles, two of which went for a loss…Also picked up multiple tackles on Nov. 28 at UCLA (2)…Started Nov. 14 versus USC, Nov. 21 at Washington, and Dec. 5 versus Colorado.

Before Arizona: Played three seasons with the University of New Mexico Lobos from 2017-19...During UNM career, tallied 42 tackles, 7.5 tackles for loss, and 2.0 sacks across 24 games...Picked up honorable mention All-Mountain West honors as a junior in 2018...Limited to one game in 2019 due to injury...Career-high five tackles against Colorado State in 2018 game that included 2.0 sacks and 3.0 TFL...Named Mountain West All-Academic in both 2017 and 2018...Prior to UNM, spent one season at Mesa Community College and played in 11 games with 42 tackles, 6.5 sacks, and 11.0 TFL...Prepped at Liberty High School in Peoria under head coach Dan Filimen...Picked up All-West Valley Defensive Player of the Year honors as a senior...Earned numerous other awards, including First Team All-State honors from the Arizona Football Coaches Association and American Family Insurance All-USA Arizona recognition.

Personal: Aaron Nicholas Blackwell...Son of Randy and Myra Blackwell...Two brothers, Sam and Morgan...Starred in weightlifting video posted to Twitter in 2018 and went viral after video was picked up by ESPN, Fox News, and CBS; garnered nearly two million views.