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Justin Green

Player Profile

Class:
RS Junior

Hometown:
Troy, Ala.

High School:
Henderson

Height / Weight:
6-6 / 232

Position:
TE

2007
Played in nine games as redshirt freshman, contributing as a pass-catching threat at tight end... Struggled with ankle injury in preseason... Played in every game except encounters with Richmond, Georgia and Kentucky... Caught four passes for 38 yards on the season... All four receptions came against teams from his state of residence, Alabama and Auburn... Three receptions came in performance against home-state Alabama... Season-long catch of 17 yards also came against Crimson Tide.

2006
Redshirted as a freshman... Participated as scout team tight end, earning Offensive Scout of the Week honors after Tennessee State game.

High School
Just completed first year of prep football... Blossomed as wide receiver in spread offense... Concluded season with 25 receptions for 375 yards and five TDs... Also starts at center on basketball squad... Currently averaging 10 points as junior... Track & field standout in high jump, long jump and triple jump.

Personal
Justin Christopher Green... Son of Mickey and Amy McMillen... An only child... Honors student planning to study engineering... Played prep basketball with current Commodore redshirt freshman LB Quavian Lewis... Three teammates are expected to commit to Division I squads.

Henderson coach Hugh Fountain
"You're talking about a wonderful young man with a great upside in football. He just came out for football this year. I talked to Justin about coming out for the football team last spring during track. Up until now, that and basketball were his sports. After he decided to come out for the team, the rest is kind of history.

"Justin is a very smart kid who cares about academics a great deal. But he is also a very good athlete with good hands who can go and get the ball. He played wide receiver for us. Justin hasn't done a lot of weightlifting, so he's going to get so much bigger."