Montana State (2010) A productive player throughout his career who looks to shake off bad injury luck… injured during the spring, and hopes to return by the beginning of fall camp. (2009) Finished third on the team with 222 rushing yards… played in all 11 games… scored three touchdowns… rushed for 74 yards against Idaho State… season-high 14 carries against Portland State… MSU’s Ken Amato Kick Teams Coaches Choice Award winner. (2008) An injury in game two at Kansas State held him out of the next six games… carried four times for 12 yards against Adams State, his first career rushing statistics… a special teams standout, recorded five tackles on the season, including two each against Adams State and Northern Colorado… a productive spring vaulted him onto the depth chart. (2007) Suffered an injury that held him out of the season’s first eight games… played in two of the final three on special teams. (2006) Redshirted.
Poudre Rushed for 1,983 yards and 27 touchdowns as a senior at Poudre High School in Fort Collins… earned all-city honors three times, helping his team to a conference title in 2006… earned conference offensive MVP honors, setting single-season school rushing and touchdown records… earned team offensive MVP honors, as well, and served as a team captain.
Academics Enrolled in MSU’s business program as a management major.
Personal Born Blayde Duncan Becksted on May 21, 1988 in Fort Collins, CO… grew up on a farm… one of three children of Jill and Beck Becksted… belonged to Poudre High’s Student Ambassador organization.
