Blake Shapen

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Blake Shapen
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Shapen during the 2022 Armed Forces Bowl
Mississippi State Bulldogs–No. 2
Position Quarterback
ClassGraduate
Major Health, Kinesiology and Leisure Studies
Personal information
Born: (2001-01-21) January 21, 2001 (age 24)
Shreveport, Louisiana, U.S.
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight210 lb (95 kg)
Career history
College
High school Evangel Christian
(Shreveport, Louisiana)

Blake Shapen (born January 21, 2001) is an American college football quarterback who plays for the Mississippi State Bulldogs. He previously played for the Baylor Bears.

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Early life

Shapen grew up in Shreveport, Louisiana and attended Evangel Christian Academy. [1] He passed for 2,049 yards with 24 touchdowns and five interceptions and also rushed for 324 yards with five touchdowns. [2] Shapen committed to play both baseball and football at Arizona State over offers from Ole Miss, Arizona, Louisiana-Lafayette, and Arkansas State, but later de-committed. [3] He later committed to play at Baylor as a two-sport athlete. [4]

College career

Shapen redshirted his true freshman season. [5] He entered his redshirt freshman season as the backup to starting quarterback Gerry Bohanon. Shapen saw his first serious playing time late in the season in a 20–10 win against Kansas State after Bohannon suffered a hamstring injury. [6] He made his first career start the following week against Texas Tech and completed 20 of 34 pass attempts for 254 yards and two touchdowns in a 27–24 victory. [7] Shapen also started the 2021 Big 12 Championship Game and was named the game's MVP after passing for 180 yards and three touchdowns in a 21–16 win over Oklahoma State. [8] [9] He finished the season with a 72.1% completion percentage for 596 yards with five touchdowns and no interceptions. [10]

Shapen won the starting quarterback job for 2022 during spring practices. [11]

On November 27, 2023, Shapen announced that he would be entering the transfer portal. [12] On December 8, he announced that he would be transferring to Mississippi State to play under head coach Jeff Lebby. [13]

On September 21st 2024, Sharpen suffered a broken scapula in his right shoulder during the fourth quarter of Mississippi State’s week 4 game against Florida. [14] The injury and subsequent surgery would keep him out for the remainder of the 2024 season. He was also granted a medical redshirt. [15]

Shapen would return for the 2025 season, leading the Bulldogs to an upset win over Arizona State.

Statistics

SeasonTeamGamesPassingRushing
GPGSRecordCmpAttPctYdsAvgTDIntRtgAttYdsAvgTD
2020 Baylor 00—Redshirt Redshirt.svg
2021 Baylor 622–0628672.15966.950149.521592.80
2022 Baylor 13136–723336863.32,7907.61810137.776961.32
2023 Baylor 882–618429861.72,1887.3133135.867290.44
2024 Mississippi State 441–37410868.59749.081166.934361.12
2025 Mississippi State 333–0558068.87249.162164.520201.01
Career 343014–1660894064.77,2727.75016143.82182401.19

References

  1. ↑ Watson, Jimmy (November 22, 2017). "Evangel's Blake Shapen puts LSU on hold". Shreveport Times . Retrieved September 26, 2022.
  2. ↑ Werner, John (February 5, 2020). "Introducing the newest Baylor Bears". Waco Tribune-Herald . Retrieved September 26, 2022.
  3. ↑ Gardner, Michelle (December 5, 2019). "Arizona State football: Quarterback recruit Blake Shapen decommits". The Arizona Republic . Retrieved September 26, 2022.
  4. ↑ Werner, John (February 3, 2020). "QB Shapen commits to Baylor". Waco Tribune-Herald . Retrieved September 26, 2022.
  5. ↑ Mohr, Dani (December 4, 2021). "Who is Blake Shapen? Baylor freshman QB leads Bears to upset, Big 12 title". Sporting News . Retrieved September 26, 2022.
  6. ↑ "Shapen up nicely: Bears feel confident in freshman QB's ability, offensive direction". Waco Tribune-Herald . November 23, 2021. Retrieved September 26, 2022.
  7. ↑ Hawkins, Stephen (November 27, 2021). "No. 9 Baylor in Big 12 Title Game After Win Over Tech, Oklahoma State Win". NBCDFW.com. Retrieved September 26, 2022.
  8. ↑ "Shapen starts as Baylor QB for injured Bohanon in B12 game". The Seattle Times . December 4, 2021. Retrieved September 26, 2022.
  9. ↑ Axon, Scooby (December 4, 2021). "Big 12 championship: Baylor upsets Oklahoma State, ends Cowboys' shot at playoff". USA Today . Retrieved September 26, 2022.
  10. ↑ Jeyarajah, Shehan (April 27, 2022). "Baylor turns to Blake Shapen at QB for 2022 season as incumbent Gerry Bohanon enters transfer portal". CBS Sports . Retrieved September 26, 2022.
  11. ↑ Khan Jr., Sam (April 26, 2022). "Baylor's Blake Shapen named starting QB for 2022: Source". The Athletic . Retrieved September 26, 2022.
  12. ↑ Goodman, Joe (November 27, 2023). "Blake Shapen Entering Transfer Portal". Our Daily Bears. Retrieved December 7, 2023.
  13. ↑ Kurup, Sahil (December 8, 2023). "Mississippi State football lands Baylor QB Blake Shapen from transfer portal". The Clarion-Ledger . Retrieved December 9, 2023.
  14. ↑ Sklar, Sam; read, Mississippi Clarion Ledger·2 min (September 22, 2024). "Mississippi State football QB Blake Shapen out for season with shoulder injury". Yahoo Sports. Retrieved September 11, 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  15. ↑ Sklar, Sam; read, Mississippi Clarion Ledger·2 min (June 30, 2025). "Blake Shapen reveals details about injury that ended Mississippi State QB's season after four games". Yahoo Sports. Retrieved September 11, 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
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