Blessuan Austin

Blessuan Austin (born July 19, 1996) is an American football cornerback who is a free agent. He played college football at Rutgers.[1]

Blessuan Austin
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Austin with the Jets in 2019
Personal information
Born: (1996-07-19) July 19, 1996
Queens, New York, U.S.
Height:6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:198 lb (90 kg)
Career information
High school:Campus Magnet (Queens, New York)
College:Rutgers (2015–2018)
Position:Cornerback
NFL Draft:2019 / Round: 6 / Pick: 196
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career NFL statistics as of Week 17, 2021
Total tackles:98
Forced fumbles:2
Pass deflections:8
Player stats at NFL.com

Professional career
Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span40-yard dash10-yard split20-yard splitVertical jumpBroad jumpBench press
6 ft 0+5⁄8 in
(1.84 m)		 198 lb
(90 kg)		 32+1⁄2 in
(0.83 m)		 10 in
(0.25 m)		4.69 s1.59 s2.66 s35.5 in
(0.90 m)		10 ft 3 in
(3.12 m)		15 reps
All values from NFL Combine/Pro Day[2][3]

New York Jets

Austin was drafted by the New York Jets in the sixth round, 196th overall, of the 2019 NFL Draft.[4] He was placed on the reserve/non-football injury list on August 31, 2019.[5] He was activated off the NFI on November 7.[6] He was placed on injured reserve on November 21, 2020.[7] He was activated on December 12, 2020.[8]

On September 1, 2021, Austin was waived by the Jets.

Seattle Seahawks

On September 7, 2021, Austin was signed by the Seattle Seahawks.[9]

Denver Broncos

On April 27, 2022, Austin was signed by the Denver Broncos.[10] He was waived on August 29, 2022.[11]

References
  1. "Blessuan Austin Stats, News, Bio". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on October 4, 2016. Retrieved April 27, 2019.
  2. "Blessuan Austin Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved October 2, 2021.
  3. "Blessuan Austin, Rutgers, CB, 2019 NFL Draft Scout, NCAA College Football". draftscout.com. Retrieved October 2, 2021.
  4. Lange, Randy (April 27, 2019). "Round 6: Jets Wrap '19 Draft by Picking Rutgers CB Blessuan Austin". New York Jets. Archived from the original on June 8, 2019. Retrieved September 22, 2019.
  5. "NFL cuts for all 32 teams: Who's in and who's out". ESPN.com. August 31, 2019. Archived from the original on August 31, 2019. Retrieved September 1, 2019.
  6. Greenberg, Ethan (November 7, 2019). "Jets Activate CB Bless Austin". NewYorkJets.com.
  7. Greenberg, Ethan (November 21, 2020). "Jets Activate OLB Frankie Luvu from Injured Reserve, Place CB Bless Austin on IR". NewYorkJets.com.
  8. Greenberg, Ethan (December 12, 2020). "Jets Activate CB Bless Austin, TE Trevon Wesco from Injured Reserve; Place 3 on IR". NewYorkJets.com.
  9. Boyle, John (September 7, 2021). "Seahawks Place Three On Injured Reserve; Add Blessuan Austin, Penny Hart & John Reid To 53-Man Roster". Seahawks.com.
  10. "Broncos sign CBs Bless Austin and Donnie Lewis Jr., WR Trey Quinn". www.denverbroncos.com. Retrieved April 28, 2022.
  11. DiLalla, Aric (August 29, 2022). "Broncos release P Sam Martin, make series of other roster moves". DenverBroncos.com. Retrieved May 18, 2023.


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