Blacklock, the son of Harlem Globetrotters coach and former Globies point guard Jimmy Blacklock, says his dad never tried to steer him toward basketball. Good thing, too: The 6-foot-3, 290-pound younger Blacklock was terrific during his final season for the Horned Frogs, recording 3.5 sacks and nine tackles for loss while earning a first-ream all-Big 12 selection last season. He’s projected to go late in the first or early in the second round of this year’s draft, putting him right around where the Packers will first select at No. 30 overall.
“Football is just my first love,” Ross Blacklock explained when asked why he pursued football over basketball.