Blessuan Austin
No. 36 – Seattle Seahawks | |||||||
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Position: | Cornerback | ||||||
Personal information | |||||||
Born: | Queens, New York | July 19, 1996||||||
Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||
Weight: | 198 lb (90 kg) | ||||||
Career information | |||||||
High school: | Campus Magnet HS | ||||||
College: | Rutgers | ||||||
NFL Draft: | 2019 / Round: 6 / Pick: 196 | ||||||
Career history | |||||||
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Roster status: | Active | ||||||
Career NFL statistics as of Week 17, 2021 | |||||||
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Player stats at NFL.com |
Blessuan Austin (born July 19, 1996) is an American football cornerback for the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Rutgers.[1]
Professional career[]
Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |||
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6 ft 0+5⁄8 in (1.84 m) |
198 lb (90 kg) |
32+1⁄2 in (0.83 m) |
10 in (0.25 m) |
4.69 s | 1.59 s | 2.66 s | 35.5 in (0.90 m) |
10 ft 3 in (3.12 m) |
15 reps | |||
All values from NFL Combine/Pro Day[2][3] |
New York Jets[]
Austin was drafted by the New York Jets in the sixth round, 196th overall, of the 2019 NFL Draft.[4] He was placed on the reserve/non-football injury list on August 31, 2019.[5] He was activated off the NFI on November 7.[6] He was placed on injured reserve on November 21, 2020.[7] He was activated on December 12, 2020.[8]
On September 1, 2021, Austin was waived by the Jets.
Seattle Seahawks[]
On September 7, 2021, Austin was signed by the Seattle Seahawks.[9]
References[]
- ^ "Blessuan Austin Stats, News, Bio". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 27, 2019.
- ^ "Blessuan Austin Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved October 2, 2021.
- ^ "Blessuan Austin, Rutgers, CB, 2019 NFL Draft Scout, NCAA College Football". draftscout.com. Retrieved October 2, 2021.
- ^ Lange, Randy (April 27, 2019). "Round 6: Jets Wrap '19 Draft by Picking Rutgers CB Blessuan Austin". New York Jets. Retrieved September 22, 2019.
- ^ "NFL cuts for all 32 teams: Who's in and who's out". ESPN.com. August 31, 2019. Retrieved September 1, 2019.
- ^ Greenberg, Ethan (November 7, 2019). "Jets Activate CB Bless Austin". NewYorkJets.com.
- ^ Greenberg, Ethan (November 21, 2020). "Jets Activate OLB Frankie Luvu from Injured Reserve, Place CB Bless Austin on IR". NewYorkJets.com.
- ^ Greenberg, Ethan (December 12, 2020). "Jets Activate CB Bless Austin, TE Trevon Wesco from Injured Reserve; Place 3 on IR". NewYorkJets.com.
- ^ Boyle, John (September 7, 2021). "Seahawks Place Three On Injured Reserve; Add Blessuan Austin, Penny Hart & John Reid To 53-Man Roster". Seahawks.com.
External links[]
Categories:
- 1996 births
- Living people
- Players of American football from New York (state)
- Sportspeople from Queens, New York
- American football cornerbacks
- Rutgers Scarlet Knights football players
- New York Jets players
- Seattle Seahawks players
- American football defensive back, 1990s birth stubs