Blanks played on the Nationwide Tour in 2005, 2007, and 2008. His best finish was a win at the 2008
Bank of America Open. In 2008, he finished 13th on the Nationwide Tour Money List and thus earned his PGA Tour card for 2009 for finishing in the top 25. He has played on the PGA Tour since 2009. He finished in second place at the 2010
Puerto Rico Open. In 2011, he finished the
RBC Canadian Open in a tie with
Sean O'Hair and went on to lose the sudden death playoff to finish second. Blanks was arrested on June 30, 2013 after he attempted to carry a gun on board a plane at
Palm Beach International Airport. The charges were later dropped. In March 2014, Blanks won his second event on the Web.com Tour with a sudden death playoff victory at the
Chitimacha Louisiana Open over
Brett Stegmaier. ==Professional wins (5)==