Blanchard is a 5-foot-10, 200 lbs, junior running back from Bloomington, Minn.
In MSU-Northern’s 43-29 non-conference road win over Mayville State (N.D.), Blanchard rushed for 179 yards and one touchdown on 28 carries. He also had three catches for 27 yards. Northern set a new team single game rushing record with 376 yards.
Also nominated and listed in alphabetical order; Matt Boudreaux of Southern Oregon and Drew Korf of Rocky Mountain College.