In his last year, he was an All-American first-team selection by the Walter Camp Football Foundation, the Associated Press, and the American Football Coaches Association, adding second-team honors from "The NFL Draft Report". As well as an All-Southeastern Conference first-team choice. He started all year at Rover, leading the team with a career-high 96 tackles (70 solos). He also added 4.5 stops for losses of 14 yards and had six quarterback pressures. He recovered and caused a fumble and intercepted two passes and deflected five others. Blue led a secondary that ranked seventh in the nation in pass defense (169.62 ypg) and pass efficiency defense (105.88 rating) while being named team co-captain. Blue majored in Child and Family Development. While he was an undergraduate, he was initiated as a member of Phi Beta Sigma fraternity.