Alfred Calvin Blue III (born April 27, 1991) is a former American football running back. He was drafted by the Houston Texans in the sixth round of the 2014 NFL Draft. Blue is from Boutte, Louisiana and attended Hahnville High School. He played college football at LSU. Early years Blue attended and played high school football at Hahnville High School. He rushed for 1,695 yards and 25 touchdowns along with 13 receptions for nearly 200 yards and three touchdowns in his senior season in 2009. Blue was a member of the SuperPrep Southwest Team and was named to the Baton Rouge Advocate Super Dozen. Blue earned the honors of the Class 5A all-state first-team in 2009 and was selected as the District 6-5A 2009 Offensive MVP. Blue was also on the school's track team, where he ran the 200-meter dash in 23.5 and the 4 × 200 m relay in 1:28.70. Blue was ranked as a three-star prospect by Rivals and Scout.com. Blue committed to LSU to play college football under Les Miles. College career Blue attended and played college football at LSU from 2010–2013. As a freshman, Blue shared the backfield with Stevan Ridley, Michael Ford, Russell Shepard, Richard Murphy, and Spencer Ware. On September 11, against Vanderbilt, he had five rushes for 23 yards and a touchdown in his collegiate debut. Overall, he finished his freshman season with 101 rushing yards and one rushing touchdown. As a sophomore, Blue's role in the backfield expanded. He finished third on the team in carries, only trailing Spencer Ware and Michael Ford. From September 24 to October 8, he scored a rushing touchdown in three straight games. On November 12, against Western Kentucky, he had 119 rushing yards and two rushing touchdowns. In the SEC Championship against Georgia, he had 94 rushing yards and a rushing touchdown in the victory. Overall, he finished the 2011 season with 539 rushing yards and seven rushing touchdowns. As a junior, Blue finished fifth on the team in rushing yards and sixth in carries. Due to an ACL injury, he only appeared in three games. He finished the season with 270 rushing yards and two rushing touchdowns to go along with seven receptions for 45 yards. As a senior, Blue finished third on the team in rushing yards and carries. Overall, he finished the season with 343 rushing yards and a rushing touchdown to go