The only player with more receptions than his 171 is former Iowa State wide receiver Allen Lazard.
Blythe was signed by the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football league but was released 5 months later.
Blythe played a second season in Iowa and caught 87 passes for 1181 yards and 27 touchdowns.
In 2012, Blythe accepted the position of wide receivers coach for the Northern Iowa Panthers football team.
Prior to joining UNI, he spent two seasons with Simpson College in his hometown of Indianola, Iowa.