Honors & Awards

• 2007 First-Team Freshman All-Big 12 (The Sporting News)
• 2009 Brook Berringer Citizenship Team Member

2009 Outlook
Cornerback Anthony Blue returns to the Nebraska secondary this spring after missing the entire 2008 campaign with a knee injury. Blue injured his knee in early March of 2008 in winter conditioning, and returned to the practice field midway through the fall campaign, but the Husker coaching staff made the decision to redshirt Blue. The 5-10, 185-pound Blue is expected to be at full strength during spring practice and he adds another talented young player to a Nebraska secondary that returns 10 letterwinners.

2008 (Sophomore)
Blue underwent surgery in early March after suffering a knee injury during winter conditioning. He missed all of spring practice, but returned to the field during the fall.

2007 (Freshman)
Blue played in all 12 games with starts against Kansas State and Colorado. He finished the year with 18 tackles, including nine solo stops. Blue opened the year as a reserve behind four veteran cornerbacks and saw his most extensive action on special teams. He made a single tackle in five of the first nine games, before recording 13 tackles in the final three games. Blue made three tackles at Kansas, then had a season-high five tackles against both KSU and Colorado. He added a breakup against the Wildcats.

Before Nebraska (Cedar Hill HS)
One of seven Texans in the 2007 NU recruiting class, Blue was a standout performer for Cedar Hill, a powerhouse in the Class 5A ranks. Blue played a key role for Coach Joey McGuire, as Cedar Hill captured the Texas Class 5A state title with a perfect 16-0 record. Blue was a second-team all-state selection, first-team all-district pick and second-team all-area in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex.

Blue made 60 tackles and intercepted two passes as a senior, while breaking up another 20 passes. Blue was ranked among the top 75 defensive back prospects in the nation by both Rivals.com and Scout.com. In addition to his outstanding play on the gridiron, Blue was a track standout for Cedar Hill. Although he didn’t place in the state track meet, Blue ran a personal best of 21.17 in the 200-meter dash in the district meet. Blue only visited Nebraska, but received a number of offers from other Division I schools, including Baylor, Purdue and Wisconsin.

Personal
Blue was born on Feb. 6, 1989, and is the son of Shawndra Blue and Anthony Blue Sr. He is majoring in art. Blue assisted with Nebraska’s team hospital visits and was a volunteer at the F Street Recreation Center and the Legacy Retirement Center. Before his injury, Blue competed with the NU track team, running the 60 and 200 meters during six indoor meets. He ran an indoor personal-best time of 7.12 in the 60 meters at the NWU Invite to place fifth and finished sixth in the 200 meters at the Prairie Wolf Invite with a personal-best time of 22.48.

Blue's Career Statistics

Single-Game Highs
Tackles–5 vs. Kansas State, 2007
Solo Tackles–4 at Colorado, 2007
Pass Breakups–1 vs. Kansas State, 2007