Justin Ernest

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Justin Ernest
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Position: Defensive tackle
Personal information
Born: (1972-12-17) December 17, 1972 (age 51)
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

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.

Ernest established the current 225-pound bench press record at the NFL Scouting Combine with 51 repetitions. [2]

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeight 40-yard dash 10-yard split20-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 s1.69 s2.78 s4.24 s7.37 s31 in
(0.79 m)		9 ft 5 in
(2.87 m)		51 reps
All values from NFL Combine [3]

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References

  1. ↑ "Eastern Kentucky defensive tackle Justin Ernest signed with New Orleans". The Courier-Journal. Louisville, Kentucky. April 20, 1999 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "NFL on Yahoo! Sports - News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games". Archived from the original on April 24, 2019. Retrieved January 14, 2017.
  3. ↑ "Hall of Football".


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