Justin Ernest (born December 17, 1972) is a former American football defensive tackle. He played his college football at Eastern Kentucky University, where he was a 1997 All-Ohio Valley Conference pick.[1] He never went on to play an NFL game despite his record-breaking combine.
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| Position: | Defensive tackle |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | December 17, 1972 |
| Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Weight: | 284 lb (129 kg) |
| Career information | |
| College: | Eastern Kentucky |
| Undrafted: | 1999 |
| Career history | |
| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
Ernest established the current 225-pound bench press record at the NFL Scouting Combine with 51 repetitions.[2]
| Height | Weight | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
281 lb (127 kg) |
4.79 s | 1.69 s | 2.78 s | 4.24 s | 7.37 s | 31 in (0.79 m) |
9 ft 5 in (2.87 m) |
51 reps | |||
| All values from NFL Combine[3] | ||||||||||||
References
edit- ^ "Eastern Kentucky defensive tackle Justin Ernest signed with New Orleans". The Courier-Journal. Louisville, Kentucky. April 20, 1999 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "NFL on Yahoo! Sports - News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games". Archived from the original on April 24, 2019. Retrieved January 14, 2017.
- ^ "Hall of Football".
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