Blake Shapen (born January 21, 2001) is an American football quarterback. He played college football for the Baylor Bears and the Mississippi State Bulldogs.
Early life Shapen grew up in Shreveport, Louisiana and attended Evangel Christian Academy. He passed for 2,049 yards with 24 touchdowns and five interceptions and also rushed for 324 yards with five touchdowns. Shapen committed to play both baseball and football at Arizona State over offers from Ole Miss, Arizona, Louisiana-Lafayette, and Arkansas State, but later de-committed. He later committed to play at Baylor as a two-sport athlete.
College career Shapen redshirted his true freshman season. He entered his redshirt freshman season as the backup to starting quarterback Gerry Bohanon. Shapen saw his first serious playing time late in the season in a 20–10 win against Kansas State after Bohannon suffered a hamstring injury. He made his first career start the following week against Texas Tech and completed 20 of 34 pass attempts for 254 yards and two touchdowns in a 27–24 victory. Shapen also started the 2021 Big 12 Championship Game and was named the game's MVP after passing for 180 yards and three touchdowns in a 21–16 win over Oklahoma State. He finished the season with a 72.1% completion percentage for 596 yards with five touchdowns and no interceptions.
Shapen won the starting quarterback job for 2022 during spring practices.
On November 27, 2023, Shapen announced that he would be entering the transfer portal. On December 8, he announced that he would be transferring to Mississippi State to play under head coach Jeff Lebby.
On September 21st 2024, Shapen suffered a broken scapula in his right shoulder during the fourth quarter of Mississippi State’s week 4 game against Florida. The injury and subsequent surgery would keep him out for the remainder of the 2024 season. He was also granted a medical redshirt.
Shapen would return for the 2025 season. Despite leading the Bulldogs to an upset win over No. 12 Arizona State in Week 2 and leading the team to a 4–0 start, the Bulldogs would slide to a 5-6 record before Shapen was benched for of the Egg Bowl against rival Ole Miss. The Bulldogs finished with a 5-7 record on the season.
Statistics SeasonTeam Games Passing Rushing GP GS Record Cmp Att Pct Yds Avg TD Int Rtg Att Yds Avg TD 2020 Baylor 0 0 — Redshirt 2021 Baylor 6 2 2–0 62 86 72.1 596 6.9 5 0 149.5 21 59 2.8 0 2022 Baylor 13 13 6–7 233 368 63.3 2,790 7.6 18 10 137.7 76 96 1.3 2 2023 Baylor 8 8 2–6 184 298 61.7 2,188 7.3 13 3 135.8 67 29 0.4 4 2024 Mississippi State 4 4 1–3 74 108 68.5 974 9.0 8 1 166.9 34 36 1.1 2 2025 Mississippi State 11 11 5–6 195 303 64.4 2,433 8.0 15 8 142.9 111 28 0.3 3 Career 42 38 16–22 748 1,163 64.3 8,981 7.7 59 22 142.1 309 248 0.8 11
Professional career
References
External links Baylor Bears profile Mississippi State Bulldogs profile