Justin Tuggle
| No. ** Free agent | |||||||||||||
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| Position: | Linebacker | ||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||
| Date of birth: | January 4, 1990 | ||||||||||||
| Place of birth: | Alpharetta, Georgia | ||||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||||||
| Weight: | 247 lb (112 kg) | ||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||
| High school: | Duluth (GA) Northview | ||||||||||||
| College: | Kansas State | ||||||||||||
| Undrafted: | 2013 | ||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||
| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||||||||
| Career NFL statistics as of 2015 | |||||||||||||
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| Total tackles: | 71 |
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| Sacks: | 0.0 |
| Forced fumbles: | 1 |
| Fumble recoveries: | 1 |
| Interceptions: | 1 |
| Player stats at NFL.com | |
Justin DuJian Tuggle (born January 4, 1990) is an American football linebacker who is currently a free agent. He was signed by the Houston Texans as an undrafted free agent in 2013. He played college football at Kansas State. Tuggle is the son of former 5-time Pro Bowl linebacker Jessie Tuggle. He is also the brother of Atlanta Falcons defensive tackle Grady Jarrett.
Tuggle attended Northview High School in the state of Georgia. He earned the Greater Atlanta All-Area honors in his Senior season. He participated in the second annual Offense-Defense All-American Bowl and was the quarterback on the east team. He was selected to the 2007 All-North Fulton County team and was on the second team offense as a quarterback.
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Tuggle played his freshman season at Boston College where he played quarterback. In his sophomore season, he transferred to Blinn College for the spring semester. After spending his sophomore season at Blinn College, he transferred to Kansas State. He switched positions from quarterback to linebacker for his junior season and first season at Kansas State.
On April 27, 2013, he signed with the Houston Texans as an undrafted free agent.
On March 11, 2016, Tuggle signed with the Cleveland Browns. On September 3, 2016, he was released by the Browns.
His father is Jessie Tuggle who played in the National Football League for the Atlanta Falcons from 1987-2000. He also was selected to five Pro Bowls and three All-Pro teams during his career. His brother, Grady Jarrett is a defensive tackle for the Atlanta Falcons.
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