Big-bodied OL with college-ready bloodlines and an old-school edge
Cru Blanchard entered Nicholls as a 6-foot-1, 315-pound offensive lineman from Assumption High, where he earned first-team all-district honors and carried a 4.0 GPA, and he’s the son of a former Colonels lineman[1]. His profile screams trench value: strong enough to anchor, experienced on both sides of the line in high school, and built with the kind of local, hard-nosed pedigree teams love. ESPN listed him on Nicholls’ roster at 6-foot-1, 345 pounds in 2025, which reinforces that he brings real mass to the interior[2].
