Bowling Green State University Athletics
2025 Football Roster

Jersey Number 89
Blane Cleaver
- Position:
- Tight End
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 235
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Berwick, Pa.
- High School:
- Berwick Area HS
- Prev School:
- Army
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Bowling Green |
2025 | Senior
• Has started all five games this season
• Notched one reception for one yard against Lafayette
• Had a catch for seven yards against Louisville
2024 | Junior
• Appeared in 12 of BGSU's games with one start
• Saw time in the season-opening win over Fordham
• Appeared in the game at No. 25 Texas A&M
• Started his first collegiate game at tight end in the win vs. Kent State
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Army |
West Point, N.Y. |
- Spent the 2021, 2022 and 2023 seasons at West Point
- Appeared in nine career games for Army
- Redshirted the 2021 season
Berwick Area High School |
Berwick, Pa. |
- Played tight end, linebacker and quarterback for head coach Carmen DeFrancesco at Berwick Area High School
- Four-year starter at Berwick Area
- Notched 95 tackles, three interceptions, broke up 10 passes and recorded 5.0 TFLs in 2019
- Three-time all-conference honoree
- Earned all-academic honors
- Named to the All-Dream Team
- Also played basketball in high school
BG FB Postgame vs CMU 10.18
Saturday, October 18
BG Football Cinematic Highlight 10.11 vs UT - "Take Back the Doyt"
Tuesday, October 14
BG Football Press Conference vs CMU 10.13
Monday, October 13
BG Football Postgame 10.11 vs Toledo
Saturday, October 11