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Blessuan Austin
American football player (born 1996)
Blessuan Austin (born July 19, 1996) is an American football cornerback who is a free agent. He played college football at Rutgers.[1]
Austin with the Jets in 2019 | |||||||
| Personal information | |||||||
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| Born: | (1996-07-19) July 19, 1996 (age 27) Queens, New York, U.S. | ||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||
| Weight: | 198 lb (90 kg) | ||||||
| Career information | |||||||
| High school: | Campus Magnet (Queens, New York) | ||||||
| College: | Rutgers (2015–2018) | ||||||
| Position: | Cornerback | ||||||
| NFL draft: | 2019 / Round: 6 / Pick: 196 | ||||||
| Career history | |||||||
| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||
| Career NFL statistics | |||||||
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| Player stats at NFL.com | |||||||
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| 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. The Jets previously obtained the selection along with guard Kelechi Osemele in a trade that sent their 2019 fifth round pick to the Oakland Raiders.[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]
Denver Broncos
On April 27, 2022, Austin was signed by the Denver Broncos.[10] He was waived on August 29, 2022.[11]
Atlanta Falcons
On August 14, 2023, Austin signed with the Atlanta Falcons.[12] He was released on August 26, 2023.[13]
- "Blessuan Austin Stats, News, Bio". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on October 4, 2016. 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. Archived from the original on June 8, 2019. Retrieved September 22, 2019.
- "NFL cuts for all 32 teams: Who's in and who's out". ESPN.com. August 31, 2019. Archived from the original on 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. Archived from the original on November 21, 2020. Retrieved November 22, 2020.
- 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.
- "Broncos sign CBs Bless Austin and Donnie Lewis Jr., WR Trey Quinn". www.denverbroncos.com. Retrieved April 28, 2022.
- DiLalla, Aric (August 29, 2022). "Broncos release P Sam Martin, make series of other roster moves". DenverBroncos.com. Retrieved May 18, 2023.
- "Falcons sign free agent defensive back Bless Austin". AtlantaFalcons.com. Retrieved August 14, 2023.
- Grindley, Wyatt (August 26, 2023). "Falcons Releasing Four Players". NFLTradeRumors.co. Retrieved August 26, 2023.
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