No. -- Free agent | |||||||||
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Position: | Defensive end | ||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||
Date of birth: | August 28, 1988 | ||||||||
Place of birth: | Maywood, New Jersey | ||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||
Weight: | 258 lb (117 kg) | ||||||||
Career information | |||||||||
High school: | Ramsey (NJ) Don Bosco Prep | ||||||||
College: | Florida | ||||||||
Undrafted: | 2011 | ||||||||
Career history | |||||||||
Career highlights and awards | |||||||||
NFC North Champion (2015) | |||||||||
Career NFL statistics as of 2016 | |||||||||
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Total tackles: | 13 |
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Sacks: | 0 |
Interceptions: | 2 |
Player stats at NFL.com |
Justin Trattou (born August 28, 1988) is an American football defensive end who is currently a free agent. He played college football for the University of Florida. He was signed by the New York Giants as an undrafted free agent in 2011.
Trattou was born in Maywood, New Jersey. He lived in Maywood, Hawthorne and Franklin Lakes, New Jersey and attended Don Bosco Preparatory High School in Ramsey, where he was named all-state during both his junior and senior years. He collected 65 tackles, eight sacks and an interception as a sophomore. He helped lead Don Bosco to the state final his junior year by recording 96 tackles and totaling 11 sacks. As a senior playing for the Don Bosco Ironmen high school football team, he tallied 82 tackles and 17 sacks, and helped lead Don Bosco to a perfect 12–0 record and its first state title since 2003. He was chosen as a U.S. Army All-American and was also honored at the High School Heisman ceremony.
Regarded as a four-star recruit by Rivals.com, Trattou was rated No. 4 among New Jersey’s Top 30 prospects. He was rated fourth among defensive ends by Scout.com. He was also selected to be on the ESPN 150 list. He chose Florida over Notre Dame and committed on January 25, 2007. He also had scholarship offers from Ohio State, Boston College and Penn State, among others.