Justin Britt

Justin Britt

Britt in 2015
No. 68 Seattle Seahawks
Position:	Center
Personal information
Date of birth:	May 29, 1991
Place of birth:	Fort Campbell, Kentucky
Height:	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Weight:	325 lb (147 kg)
Career information
High school:	Lebanon (MO)
College:	Missouri
NFL Draft:	2014 / Round: 2 / Pick: 64
Career history
Seattle Seahawks (2014–present)
Roster status:	Active
Career NFL statistics as of 2015
Games Played: 32 Games Started: 32 Player stats at NFL.com

Justin Britt (born May 29, 1991) is an American football center for the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Seahawks in the second round of the 2014 NFL Draft.^[1] He played college football at Missouri.

Early life

Britt attended Lebanon High School in Lebanon, Missouri. He was a good overall athlete who was a three-year letterwinner in the sports of football (offensive left tackle), wrestling (heavyweight), and track. Britt won the class 4 Missouri state heavyweight championship in wrestling as a senior in 2009, going a perfect 45–0 during the season. He placed sixth at the state wrestling championships in the heavyweight division in 2008 and was a district heavyweight champion in 2008 and 2009, adding to a trio of conference titles he won in 2007, 2008 and 2009.^[2]

College career

Britt played football for the Missouri Tigers from 2010 to 2013, after being redshirted for the 2009 season.

He spent 2010 as a second string guard, before being promoted to starting left tackle for the 2011 season, starting all 13 games. He continued to be a starter in the offensive line for the remaining two seasons of his Missouri career, playing at both left and right tackle.^[3]

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables

Ht	Wt	Arm length	Hand size	40-yd dash	10-yd split	20-yd split	20-ss	3-cone	Vert	Broad	BP
6 ft 6 in	325 lb	33 1/2 in	10 1/4 in	5.19 s			4.69 s	8.14 s	27.5 in		23 reps
All values from NFL Combine.[4]

Britt was taken by the Seattle Seahawks with the 64th pick (final pick of the second round) of the 2014 NFL Draft.

Britt won the right tackle job in training camp in 2014, and started there in the opening game of the season against the Green Bay Packers.^[5] Britt would start all 16 regular season games at right tackle for the Seattle Seahawks, as well as their divisional round playoff game against the Carolina Panthers, before missing the NFC Championship game with an injury.^[6] He was one of the worst pass blocking tackles in the NFL as a rookie, according to PFF. He started all 16 games at right tackle. The Seahawks finished the season with a 12-4 record for an NFC West pennant, but lost to the New England Patriots in Super Bowl XLIX.

After a poor showing at RT in the first preseason game of the 2015 season, Britt was asked to change from RT to LG. Britt was among the least effective pass blocking guards in football to start the season, ranking 49th overall, but has showed improvement. After being ranked 49th in pass protection, during weeks 5–10 he was ranked 33rd and weeks 11–13 he was ranked 27th. His run blocking became better as well. He started all 16 games at right guard.

In the 2016 offseason the Seahawks moved Britt again, this time to center. Pete Carroll stated that they had this move in mind when they first drafted him in 2014.^[7]

References

1. Seahawks draft Missouri offensive tackle Justin Britt
2. "Justin Britt UofM Bio". Retrieved 2014. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
3. "Justin Britt UofM Bio". Retrieved 2014. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
4. "Justin Britt NFL Draft Scout Player Profile". nfl.com. Retrieved 2014. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
5. "Seahawks Profile". seahawks.com. Retrieved 2014. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
6. http://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/B/BritJu00.htm
7. http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000660772/article/seahawks-moving-britt-to-center-on-reshuffled-oline

External links

• Missouri Tigers