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86 Justin Belknap

  • Position Defensive End
  • Height 6-3
  • Weight 245
  • Class Redshirt Senior
  • Hometown Henderson, Nev.
  • High School Coronado HS

Biography

2018: Started first two games of the year at defensive end, before missing remainder of season with broken foot suffered in practice prior to Southern Utah contest (Sept. 15)…Tallied six tackles in two games prior to injury…Collected two solo tackles at Houston (Sept. 8)…Combined for four total tackles with two solo stops in opener against BYU (Sept. 1).

2017: Played in 12 games, including starts at defensive end in the first 11 games of the season … Totaled 23 tackles, 3.0 tackles for loss, 2.5 sacks and a fumble recovery … Recorded one solo tackle as a reserve against Purdue in the Foster Farms Bowl (Dec. 27) … Missed first start of season and did not play due to injury against Arizona State (Nov. 25) … Had a pair of tackles before leaving contest with apparent injury in road contest at Oregon (Nov. 18) … Split a sack and had two tackles in final home victory over Oregon State (Nov. 11) … Set a season high with six tackles, including a half-tackle for loss, in road contest at USC (Nov. 4) … Chipped in two tackles in home upset of No. 15 Washington State (Oct. 28) … Added one tackle in double-overtime victory at California (Oct. 21) … Recorded one tackle in home win over UCLA (Oct. 14) … Registered a sack and tallied two tackles in road win at Colorado (Oct. 7) … Recovered a fumble and added three solo tackles in conference opener against Utah (Sept. 22) … Started but did not record any statistics in road win at UTEP (Sept. 15) … Recorded two solo tackles against Houston (Sept. 9) … Opened season with a solo sack against NAU (Sept. 2).

Spring 2017: Awarded a scholarship at the end of the spring semester.

2016: Earned starting role at defensive end as a walk-on during preseason camp … Played in all 12 contests with starts in first 11 games … Finished season with 16 tackles – 2.5 for loss – one sack and a pair of pass breakups … Made collegiate debut with two tackles, including one for loss, against BYU (Sept. 3) in the Cactus Kickoff Classic in Glendale, Ariz. Named the team’s Hard Edge Player of the Week for the breakout debut effort … Collected first career sack in home-opening victory over Grambling State (Sept. 10) … Tallied a half-tackle for loss in victory against Hawai’i (Sept. 17) … Had two solo stops in Pac-12 opener against No. 9 Washington (Sept. 24) … Broke up a pair of passes at UCLA (Oct. 1) … Registered season-high four tackles – three solo stops – at No. 24 Utah (Oct. 8) … Made two tackles in Homecoming game against Stanford (Oct. 29) … Added two solo stops against Colorado (Nov. 12) … Totaled two tackles in Territorial Cup victory over Arizona State (Nov. 25).

2015: Redshirted.

High School: Football and basketball letterman for Coronado High School … All-conference and all-division honoree … Totaled 126 tackles, five sacks, two interceptions and three touchdowns as a senior.

Personal: Son of Jeff and Anna Belknap...Graduate student.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 86

    2015Freshman

    Defensive Line
    6'2" 242 lbs
    86
  • 86

    2016Redshirt Freshman

    Defensive Line
    6'2" 247 lbs
    86
  • 86

    2017Redshirt Sophomore

    Defensive End
    6'3" 259 lbs
    86
  • 86

    2018Redshirt Junior

    Defensive End
    6'3" 259 lbs
    86
  • 86

    2019Redshirt Senior

    Defensive End
    6'3" 245 lbs
    86
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