Julian Blackmon’s story — a heartening tale, indeed — is inked out on his left arm, one of the hammers he uses to tackle opponents. The cluster of tattoos there has the components of his life that are most meaningful to him, and there’s space left unmarked for more to come. A lot more.
The Utes’ safety presently awaits his next turn, his senior season, a year of promise for himself and his team. Blackmon will play a huge role as one of the quarterbacks in the back of a defense that could become Utah’s best group ever.