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Tyshon Blackburn

Canadian gridiron football player (born 2001)

Tyshon Blackburn
Career information
No. 0 Toronto Argonauts
Blackburn with the Toronto Argonauts in 2024
Born:	(2001-06-20) June 20, 2001 (age 23) Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Status	Active
CFL status	National
Position(s)	Defensive back
Height	6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight	203 lb (92 kg)
University	Alberta
High school	Saint Francis High
CFL draft	2024, Round: 3, Pick: 27
Drafted by	Toronto Argonauts
Career history
As player
2024–present	Toronto Argonauts

Career highlights and awards
Honours	First Team All-Canadian (2021)
Career stats
Playing stats at CFL.ca

Tyshon Blackburn (born June 20, 2001) is a Canadian professional football defensive back for the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League (CFL).

University career

Blackburn played U Sports football for the Alberta Golden Bears from 2019 to 2023.^[1] He played in 32 games where he had 100 tackles and four interceptions.^[2] He was named a U Sports First Team All-Canadian in 2021.^[2]

Professional career

Blackburn was drafted in the third round, 27th overall, by the Toronto Argonauts and signed with the team on May 6, 2024.^[3] He made the team's active roster following training camp and played in his first professional game on June 9, 2024, against the BC Lions.^[2]

References

^ "Tyshon Blackburn". Alberta Golden Bears. Retrieved July 7, 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Tyshon Blackburn". Toronto Argonauts. Retrieved July 7, 2024.
^ "Boatmen sign nine from 2024 CFL draft class". Toronto Argonauts. May 6, 2024.