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2017 Football Roster

16 Justin Solomon

  • Position Safety
  • Height 6-2
  • Weight 215
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Chandler, Ariz.
  • Highschool Basha HS

Biography

As a fifth-year senior (2017)
• Ranked fourth on the team in tackles (47) with four tackles for loss and a fumble recovery.
• Played in all 10 games.
• Opened the first five contests in 2017 at safety.
• Had six tackles, including one for a loss, in the opener at Delaware.
• Credited with two tackles and a fumble recovery in the Ivy League opener at Yale.
• Recorded five tackles, including one for a loss, against Colgate.
• Had four stops against Bucknell.
• Had four tackles, including one for a loss, in the win over Brown.
• Made a team-high seven stops in the win at Princeton.
• Credited with eight tackles at Dartmouth.
• Notched six tackles, including one for a loss, against Columbia.
• Posted four tackles at Penn in his final collegiate contest.

As a senior (2016)
• Had 66 tackles, three interceptions, two sacks, five pass breakups and a blocked kick in his first season as a starter.
• Sixth in the Ivy League with three interceptions.
• Earned the start at safety against Bucknell, posting four tackles and a pass breakup to open 2016.
• Had five tackles and posted his first career interception in the Homecoming win over Yale.
• Made a career-high 15 tackles and broke up a pass in the win at No. 25 Colgate.
• Recorded five tackles with a sack and a blocked PAT at No. 16 Harvard.
• Had an interception and four tackles against Sacred Heart.
• Notched six tackles at Brown.
• Credited with 10 stops, including nine solo tackles, vs. Princeton.
• Posted four tackles, intercepted a pass and broke up two others against Dartmouth.
• Had eight tackles and a sack in the win at Columbia.
• Five tackles and a pass breakup against Ivy champ Penn.

As a junior (2015)
• Made his first career start in the 2015 season opener against Bucknell, registering a team-best eight tackles with a half-tackle for loss.
• Missed the rest of the season due to injury.

As a sophomore (2014)
• Had 15 tackles and a fumble recovery whileplaying in all 10 contests during the 2014 campaign
• Earned his first varsity letter.
• Recovered a fumble and made a career-high five tackles at Brown.
• Had four tackles against Yale and notched three more against Lehigh.
• Made his first career tackle at Bucknell and also had one stop at Harvard.

As a freshman (2013)
• Solomon did not see varsity action after serving on the scout team during his freshman year.

At Basha HS
• Solomon was a first-team all-district pick as a senior at Basha HS.
• He recorded 45 tackles, five interceptions, 16 pass breakups a forced fumble and two fumble recoveries as a hard-hitting defensive back.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 16

    2013-14Freshman

    Corner Back
    6'2" 193 lbs
    16
  • 16

    2014-15Sophomore

    Safety
    6'2" 207 lbs
    16
  • 16

    2015-16Junior

    Outside Linebacker
    6'2" 220 lbs
    16
  • 16

    2016-17Senior

    Safety
    6'2" 208 lbs
    16
  • 16

    2017-18Senior

    Safety
    6'2" 215 lbs
    16