Furman University

Honors & Awards
2021 Preseason All-Southern Conference (2nd Team Coaches)
2019 Southern Conference All-Freshman Team

2020 — Saw action in and made starts in six of Furman’s seven games (spring of '21)...exited the VMI game early with a strained hamstring and sat out the following week’s game against Samford (44-37 OT win)...credited with 21 tackles, interception, and four pass deflections...tallied a season high nine tackles to go along with an interception and pass breakup versus Mercer...had five stops and pass deflection versus ETSU (17-13 win).

2019 — Fashioned an impressive first full season of action, earning playing time in all 13 games and making 13 starts at cornerback...credited with 51 tackles, sack, two fumble recoveries, and a pair of interceptions, one of which he returned for a touchdown...earned Southern Conference All-Freshman Team honors...played a key role in leading Furman to an 8-5 record, at-large berth to the FCS playoffs, and No. 19 ranking in the AFCA Coaches final poll...squad topped the SoCon in scoring defense and passing defense...registered four tackles, a sack, and a forced fumble in his first collegiate start against Charleston Southern (46-13 win)...recorded another forced fumble (and six tackles) the next week against Georgia State...notched his first career interception against Virginia Tech (24-17 win)...credited with a season high eight tackles against ETSU (17-10 win)...had a fumble return 40 yards against VMI (60-21 win)...stepped in front of a pass that he returned 49 yards for a touchdown in the regular season finale against Point (64-7 win).

2018 — Saw limited action in four late season games, thus qualifying for a redshirt and extra year of eligibility...notched his first tackle against VMI (49-13 win).

High School: 2018 graduate of football powerhouse Benedictine (2A) Military School, where he was a football teammate of Paladin defensive back Jonah Griffin...football coach was Danny Britt...starred as a running back, wide receiver, and defensive back on state championship teams his sophomore and junior years, and played a key role in a program record 24-game winning streak...served as a team captain and earned Atlanta Journal-Constitution and Georgia Sportswriters Association (1st Team) All-State honors as a running back in 2017 after pacing Class 2A in scoring (174 points)...rushed 123 times for 1,444 yards and 19 touchdowns...averaged a stellar 11.7 ypc...also caught 26 passes for 548 yards and seven scores...ran 18 times for 200 yards and three touchdowns, and had two touchdown catches in a 45-0 win over Metter...posted 218 rushing yards and three touchdowns on 11 carries in a 70-21 second round playoff win over Jefferson County...registered three interceptions his senior year...also competed in track, specializing in the triple jump and 4x100m relay.

Personal: Full name is Travis Sentell Blackshear, Jr....born May 25, 2000, in Savannah, Georgia...son of Lakisha Freeman and Travis Blackshear, Sr....has a sister, Dynesha, and brothers, Grant and Michael Jackson, Jr...Asian studies major.