TJ Storment

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TJ Storment
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Storment with the DC Defenders
Personal information
Born: (1997-10-28) October 28, 1997 (age 25)
Height:6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Weight:320 lb (145 kg)
Career information
High school: Statesville
(Statesville, North Carolina, U.S.)
College:
Undrafted: 2022
Career history

TJ Storment (born October 28, 1997) is an American football player from Statesville, North Carolina. [1] He played college football for five different colleges in six years and four states. After going undrafted in the 2022 NFL draft, Storment started his professional career with the Saskatchewan Roughriders in the Canadian Football League the same year. [2]

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College career

2017 Season - Old Dominion University

Storment was a redshirt freshman at Old Dominion University. In 2017, he played as a right tackle in five games.

2018 season - Fullerton

Storment completed his sophomore season at Fullerton College. During the 2018 junior college season, he earned first-team All-SCFE Honors (Southern South California Football Association). [3]

2019 season - Colorado State

Storment moved on to complete his junior season at Colorado State University, starting in all 12 games at left tackle. [4]

2020 season - Texas Christian University

Storment then received an offer from Texas Christian University (TCU). [5] Throughout the pandemic year, Storment appeared in nine games in his season as a Horned Frog. He completed the year with seven starts at left tackle, and TCU had a 5–2 record with him as the starter for the final seven games of the season. Storment earned second-team All-Big 12 honors by the Associated Press. [6]

2021 season - Texas Tech University

In 2021, Storment transferred to Texas Tech University, where he started 12 of 13 games at left tackle, including the 2021 Liberty Bowl, which Texas Tech won against Mississippi State. [7] [8]

Professional career

TJ Storment went undrafted in the 2022 NFL Draft but later attended NFL minicamps for the Baltimore Ravens as well [9] as the New York Giants. [10] He was invited back to the Ravens camp. After his time in Baltimore, Storment was released and signed by Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League. [11]

Storment was drafted by the DC Defenders with the 8th pick in the first round of the 2023 XFL Draft. [12] After starting in DC's first three games at offensive tackle, he was then traded to the Orlando Guardians. Storment's last game of the season was in week 7 when the Orlando Guardians defeated the DC Defenders. Following the game, he was placed on the reserve list due to injury. [13]

Personal life

Storment is a Christian and has been vocal about his faith throughout his interviews. [14]

In addition to his football career, Storment is also a professional poker player. Notably, in November 2022, Storment won a WSOP (World Series Of Poker) circuit event ring at Chocktaw Casino in Durant, Oklahoma. [15]

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