The Green Bay Packers signed WR Chris Blair to the practice squad on Sept. 1, 2021.
Signed by Green Bay on Jan. 8, 2021…Spent two seasons at Alcorn State (2018-19) and two seasons at Hinds (Raymond, Miss.) Community College, playing in 42 games with 27 starts and recording 103 receptions for 1,678 yards (16.3 avg.) and 16 touchdowns…Also rushed for 73 yards on six carries (12.2 avg.)…Played in 13 games with 12 starts as a senior at Alcorn in 2019, leading the Braves with 931 yards on 44 receptions and seven TDs…Ranked No. 6 in the FCS with an average of 21.2 yards per reception…Caught three passes for 144 yards (48.0 avg.) vs. Mississippi Valley State (Sept. 28), including TD receptions of 69 and 52 yards…Grabbed three receptions for 108 yards (36.0 avg.) and two TDs vs. Savannah State (Oct. 12), including a season-long 71-yard TD catch in the first quarter…Caught three passes for 108 yards (36.0 avg.) for the second consecutive game vs. Southern (Oct. 26), including receptions of 69 and 34 yards…Led the team with six receptions for 136 yards (22.7 avg.) and a TD at Jackson State (Nov. 23) with a long reception of 65 yards…Came up with seven receptions for a career-high 150 yards (21.4 avg.) and a TD vs. North Carolina A&T in the Celebration Bowl (Dec. 21)…Saw action in 13 games with 11 starts as a junior at Alcorn in 2018, hauling in a team-high 529 yards on 43 receptions (12.3 avg.) with six TDs…Also rushed six times for 73 yards (12.2 avg.) with a long of 36…Notched his first TD at the FCS level vs. Louisiana College (Sept. 8), a 14-yard reception in the first quarter…Recorded season highs with seven receptions for 92 yards (13.1 avg.) at Mississippi Valley State (Sept. 22)…Caught a season-high two TD receptions vs. Grambling (Oct. 20), including a 1-yard score with 12 seconds remaining that gave the Bravehawks a 33-26 win…Recorded a TD catch for a third consecutive game at New Mexico State (Nov. 3) after scoring once at Prairie View A&M (Oct. 27)…Played in nine games with four starts as a sophomore at Hinds in 2017, posting nine receptions for 172 yards (19.1 avg.) and three scores…Opened the season with 62 yards and two TDs, both season highs, on two receptions (31.0 avg.) at Itawamba (Sept. 7)…Made a season-long 35-yard reception vs. Mississippi Gulf Coast (Sept. 28)…Posted a season-high three receptions for 39 yards (13.0 avg.) and a TD vs. East Central (Oct. 12)…Played in six games as a freshman in 2016, recording seven receptions for 46 yards (6.6 avg.)…Made his first two collegiate catches vs. Itawamba (Sept. 8), including a season-long 17-yard grab...Earned his degree in recreation…Was a two-year letterwinner as a wide receiver at Louisville (Miss.) High School, earning Class 3A all-state honors as a junior in 2014…Was a member of the 2013 Louisville team that went 16-0 and won the Mississippi Class 3A state championship…Helped the Wildcats to consecutive postseason appearances and an 8-2 district record in two seasons as a starter (2014-15)…Also played basketball while in high school…Visited nursing homes and local elementary schools while in college…Also goes by "CB"…Given name Christopher Marquinton Blair; born in Louisville, Miss.
