Eastern Michigan University Athletics

EMU: 2023: Did not play… Named the team’s Scout Team Player of the Year for Defense… Twice named the Scout Team Defensive Player of the Week, including ahead of the games at Minnesota and Jacksonville State… HIGH SCHOOL: Attended Martin Luther King High School and played under Head Coach Tyrone Spencer... Was a multiple-year letterwinner as a Crusader... Was named team captain for his senior season... Considered a three-star prospect by nearly every major recruiting service, including 247Sports, Rivals, and ESPN... Listed by 247Sports as the fourth-highest-rated recruit in EMU history with an overall composite score of 0.8597 on a 1.0 scale... Considered the 17th-best overall collegiate prospect in the State of Michigan and a top-100 player at defensive end nationally... Named to the 2022 MLive Metro Detroit Football Dream Team... Helped MLK to a 10-3 overall record, including a MHSAA Division III State Championship in 2022... Helped lead King to back-to-back state titles... Received 23 offers out of high school, including four from 'Power Five' institutions and 11 Mid-American Conference Institutions... PERSONAL: Full Name: Messiah Lazar Blair... Son of Daniel and Amelia Blair... Has two sisters, Queautae and N'Dya... Sport Management major.