Green attended the University of San Diego High School and was a student and earned three varsity letters in football and two in basketball. In football, he was a two-time League MVP and a two-time first-team All-California Interscolastic Federation honoree. In basketball, he helped his team win the state championship. He finished his high school career in the year 2000 with 5,397 yards rushing, which, at the time, was the most rushing yards in the history of San Diego high school football. That record has since been broken in 2005 by Demetrius Sumler, who also attended the University of San Diego High School.
College careeredit
Green started out his career at San Diego State, then transferred to San Diego Mesa College in San Diego, California. He then transferred to the University of Montana, and finished his career with 1,784 yards on 412 carries (4.3 yards per carry avg.), and 15 receptions for 93 yards (6.2 yd. per rec. avg.). As a junior, he was named the Big Sky Conference's Newcomer of the Year and as a senior, he won Honorable Mention All-Big Sky Conference honors. He was a Sociology major.
Professional careeredit
Baltimore Ravensedit
Green was selected by the Baltimore Ravens in the fifth round (158th overall) in the 2005 NFL Draft.[1] He was utilized mostly as a blocking fullback in 2005 by the Baltimore Ravens. His solid play was rewarded with 4 starts and 12 games played in his rookie campaign. Green played in both the Ravens Monday Night Football games in 2005, and started one of them. His game worn jersey from the Monday Night game with Green Bay was auctioned on eBay and sold for a few hundred dollars. Green also played on special teams. He made his NFL debut on September 11 versus the Indianapolis Colts. Green finished the year with 4 yards rushing on 5 attempts, and 32 yards on 7 catches with no touchdowns.
In 2006, he played in 12 games and made three starts. He finished the campaign with four catches for 17 yards. He shredded his knee with just four weeks left during the 2006 season, however, had earned his way back into the starting lineup during the preseason in 2007.
New York Jetsedit
Green was claimed off waivers by the New York Jets on August 14, 2008, however he was waived just a day later.
Arizona Cardinalsedit
After spending the 2008 season out of football, Green was signed to a future contract by the Arizona Cardinals on January 13, 2009. He was placed on season-ending injured reserve on August 4.
Coaching careeredit
In February 2012, Green was hired as the running backs coach for the Montana Grizzlies, his alma mater.
Personal lifeedit
Green married in 2007 to Meghan Korsmeier and has 3 children.
Referencesedit
^"2005 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 7, 2023.
External linksedit
Montana profile
December 02, 2023
justin, green, fullback, justin, green, born, april, 1982, former, american, football, fullback, drafted, baltimore, ravens, fifth, round, 2005, draft, played, college, football, montana, justin, greenmontana, grizzliesposition, running, backs, coach, recruiti. Justin Green born April 30 1982 is a former American football fullback He was drafted by the Baltimore Ravens in the fifth round of the 2005 NFL Draft He played college football at Montana Justin GreenMontana GrizzliesPosition Running backs coach amp recruiting coordinatorPersonal informationBorn 1982 04 30 April 30 1982 age 41 San Diego CaliforniaHeight 6 ft 0 in 1 83 m Weight 246 lb 112 kg Career informationHigh school University of San Diego San Diego California College MontanaNFL Draft 2005 Round 5 Pick 158Career historyAs a player Baltimore Ravens 2005 2007 New York Jets 2008 Arizona Cardinals 2009 Offseason and or practice squad member onlyAs a coach Berean Christian HS CA 2008 RB LB CB Berean Christian HS CA 2010 RB LB CB Montana 2011 SA Montana 2012 present RB RC Career highlights and awardsBig Sky Newcomer of the Year 2003 Honorable mention All Big Sky 2004 Career NFL statisticsReceptions 13Receiving yards 65Receiving touchdowns 0Player stats at NFL comGreen was also a member of the New York Jets and Arizona Cardinals Contents 1 Early years 2 College career 3 Professional career 3 1 Baltimore Ravens 3 2 New York Jets 3 3 Arizona Cardinals 4 Coaching career 5 Personal life 6 References 7 External linksEarly years editGreen attended the University of San Diego High School and was a student and earned three varsity letters in football and two in basketball In football he was a two time League MVP and a two time first team All California Interscolastic Federation honoree In basketball he helped his team win the state championship He finished his high school career in the year 2000 with 5 397 yards rushing which at the time was the most rushing yards in the history of San Diego high school football That record has since been broken in 2005 by Demetrius Sumler who also attended the University of San Diego High School College career editGreen started out his career at San Diego State then transferred to San Diego Mesa College in San Diego California He then transferred to the University of Montana and finished his career with 1 784 yards on 412 carries 4 3 yards per carry avg and 15 receptions for 93 yards 6 2 yd per rec avg As a junior he was named the Big Sky Conference s Newcomer of the Year and as a senior he won Honorable Mention All Big Sky Conference honors He was a Sociology major Professional career editBaltimore Ravens edit Green was selected by the Baltimore Ravens in the fifth round 158th overall in the 2005 NFL Draft 1 He was utilized mostly as a blocking fullback in 2005 by the Baltimore Ravens His solid play was rewarded with 4 starts and 12 games played in his rookie campaign Green played in both the Ravens Monday Night Football games in 2005 and started one of them His game worn jersey from the Monday Night game with Green Bay was auctioned on eBay and sold for a few hundred dollars Green also played on special teams He made his NFL debut on September 11 versus the Indianapolis Colts Green finished the year with 4 yards rushing on 5 attempts and 32 yards on 7 catches with no touchdowns In 2006 he played in 12 games and made three starts He finished the campaign with four catches for 17 yards He shredded his knee with just four weeks left during the 2006 season however had earned his way back into the starting lineup during the preseason in 2007 New York Jets edit Green was claimed off waivers by the New York Jets on August 14 2008 however he was waived just a day later Arizona Cardinals edit After spending the 2008 season out of football Green was signed to a future contract by the Arizona Cardinals on January 13 2009 He was placed on season ending injured reserve on August 4 Coaching career editIn February 2012 Green was hired as the running backs coach for the Montana Grizzlies his alma mater Personal life editGreen married in 2007 to Meghan Korsmeier and has 3 children References edit 2005 NFL Draft Listing Pro Football Reference com Retrieved May 7 2023 External links editMontana profile Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Justin Green fullback amp oldid 1153879849, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
