Blake Chavis 2 Class: Graduated Hometown: Beaumont, Texas High School: West Brook HS Last College: Arkansas State Height / Weight: 6-5 / 235 Position: LB Experience: 1L

2011: Played in nine games with five starts in his first season at Lamar ... Finished the season with 17 tackles, including three for loss ... Registered a season-high four tackles, including a sack and a half in Lamar's 48-38 win at Southeastern Louisiana (10/1) ... Finished with a pair of tackles and an interception against Central Arkansas (10/22) ... Added three tackles with one for loss at Sam Houston State (10/29) ... Also posted three-tackle games at South Alabama (9/10) and against Northwestern State (10/8).

2010: Redshirted after transferring from Arkansas State.

Junior College: Three-star recruit by Rivals.com ... Played two years at Navarro College after originally signing with Texas A&M out of high school ... Helped Navarro to an 11-1 record and a No. 3 national ranking in the final 2009 NJCAA poll ... Played 10 games as a sophomore, finishing with 34 total tackles and one sack ... Played in eight games as a freshman and recorded 16 total tackles and three sacks.

High School: Played for coach Craig Stump at Beaumont West Brook ... Named Class 5A All-State as a senior, as well as First-Team All-District 22-5A ... Ranked as the No. 24 defensive end in the nation by Rivals.com as a senior.

Personal: Blake Chavis was born on July 17, 1990 ... Son of Latania Bill ... Is a general studies major.