Stone Blanton

Stone Blanton (born September 12, 2002) is an American professional football linebacker. He played college football for the South Carolina Gamecocks and Mississippi State Bulldogs.

Early life Blanton attended Madison-Ridgeland Academy in Madison, Mississippi. As a sophomore he totaled 99 tackles, five sacks and one pass break. As a senior Blanton notched 125 tackles with 26 tackles for loss and 11 sacks. Coming out of high school, he was rated as a four-star recruit and held offers from schools such as Auburn, Louisville, Mississippi State, Ole Miss Oregon, Stanford, and Texas A&M. Initially, Blanton committed to play college baseball for the Mississippi State Bulldogs. However he eventually committed to play college football for the South Carolina Gamecocks. In week 4 of the 2023 season, he notched four tackles and a forced fumble versus Mississippi State. During the 2023 season, he was a team captain for the Gamecocks, where he notched 52 tackles, a sack, a forced fumble, an interception, and a touchdown. After the season, Blanton entered his name into the NCAA transfer portal. Blanton finished the 2024 season with 125 tackles with three and a half being for a loss, three pass deflections, two forced fumbles, and a fumble recovery.

On May 12, 2025, Blanton signed an undrafted free agent contract with the San Francisco 49ers. He was waived on August 26 as part of final roster cuts. Blanton was re-signed to the practice squad on October 22. He was released on November 4 and re-signed to the practice squad on November 19. On November 26, Blanton was released after the team signed Eric Kendricks.