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Offensive Guard/Tackle
6-4 · 335
Plano, Texas (East)
#63
A big, strong, powerful and athletic four-year starter ... has started a UT record 51 consecutive games during his career, breaking Dan Neil's record of 49 (1993-96) ... named a Lombardi Award (nation's top lineman) and Outland Trophy (nation's top interior lineman) finalist in 2006 ... a unanimous first-team All-America selection ... a three-time first-team All-Big 12 pick ... named inaugural Big 12 Offensive Lineman of the Year ... named a third-team All-American by The Associated Press in 2005 ... named first-team Freshman All-American by the Football Writers Association of America and The Sporting News in 2003 ... spent the 2002 season gaining experience as a reserve guard while redshirting ... graduated in December with a degree in youth and commmunity studies and a minor in business ... drafted with the seventh pick in the second round (39th overall) by the Atlanta Falcons in the 2007 NFL Draft.
SENIOR (2006)
Started all 13 games, the first six at right tackle and the final seven at right guard due to RG Cedric Dockery's season-ending injury ... named a Lombardi Award (nation's top lineman) and Outland Trophy (nation's top interior lineman) finalist ... a consensus first-team All-America selection ... a unanimous All-Big 12 performer ... voted captain by teammates ... named one of UT's most consistent offensive players ... helped Texas gain 162.6 rushing yards per game (34th NCAA), 391.5 total yards per game (23rd NCAA) and score 35.9 points per game (seventh NCAA) ... paved the way for 212 yards on the ground and 410 total yards in the season opener against North Texas ... blocked for 326 total yards with 172 of those coming on the ground against No. 1 Ohio State ... cleared the way for 330 rushing yards and 493 total yards in a victory against Rice ... allowed Texas' offense to produce a balanced 246 yards passing and 193 yards rushing for a total of 439 yards of offense against Iowa State ... gave the quarterbacks time to register 300 yards passing and 419 total yards versus Sam Houston State ... allowed Texas' offense to produce 124 rushing yards and 108 yards passing in a 28-10 victory over No. 14 Oklahoma ... helped Texas' offense produce 275 yards passing and 162 yards rushing against Baylor ... paved the way for 348 total yards at No. 17 Nebraska ... led the way for 227 rushing yards and 256 passing yards against Texas Tech ... helped Texas accumulate 164 yards rushing and 346 yards passing (510 total) versus Oklahoma State ... paved the way for Texas to rush for 143 yards and throw for 241, while posting 42 points, at Kansas State ... helped Texas gain 230 total yards against Texas A&M ... gave Texas time to throw for 308 yards in an Alamo Bowl victory over Iowa.
JUNIOR (2005)
Started all 13 games at right tackle ... named a third-team All-American by The Associated Press ... named first-team All-Big 12 by The Associated Press, Austin American-Statesman, Big 12 Coaches, Dallas Morning News, Fort Worth Star-Telegram and Kansas City Star ... tabbed second-team All-Big 12 by the Houston Chronicle and San Antonio Express-News ... key part of a line that helped Texas rank first in the nation in scoring offense (50.2 ppg), second in rushing offense (274.9 ypg) and third in total offense (512.1 ypg) ... has cleared the way for Texas to set school single-season records in both points scored (652) and total yards (6,657) ... Texas' 652 points broke the 22-year old NCAA record of 624 points set by Nebraska in 1983 ... UT's 50.2 points per game average marked only the fifth time in NCAA history that a team finished the year averaging over 50 points per game ... Texas was the first team since Nebraska in 1995 to score 50 points and post 500 yards per game in a season ... helped Texas score at least 40 points in 12 of 13 games, including a national-leading and school-record 11 straight games ... Texas' 3,574 rushing yards were the fourth-most in school history ... UT's six 300-yard games matched its total last season, which was the most since 1977 ... helped Texas produce 600 yards of total offense in a school-record three games ... opened the season by blocking for 591 total yards, including 418 rushing yards, against La.-Lafayette ... helped tally 382 total yards against No. 4 Ohio State's fourth-ranked defense, which is only giving up 275.3 yards per game ... cleared the way for 361 rushing yards en route to 483 total yards in a victory over Rice ... helped Texas clear 300-yards rushing for the second consecutive game with 349 on the way to 585 yards of total offense at Missouri ... allowed Texas' offense to produce a balanced 241 yards passing and 203 yards rushing (444 total yards) against a fifth-ranked Oklahoma defense that is only allowing 91.2 yards rushing and 304.8 total yards per game ... Texas then followed with 482 total yards against No. 24 Colorado, which entered the game ranked 19th nationally (300.0 ypg) ... cleared the way for UT to post 444 yards of total offense and 52 points against a Texas Tech defense that is only giving up 328.2 yards and 19.4 points per game ... helped Texas post its first of three consecutive games of 600-plus yards with 606 total yards, including 367 rushing yards, at Oklahoma State ... followed with UT's fifth-best offensive output in gaining 645 yards, including 347 rushing yards, and posting 62 points against a Baylor defense that was only giving up 333.8 yards and 20.5 points per game ... it marked the first time Texas produced back-to-back 600-yard games ... Texas continued the streak with 617 yards, including 336 rushing yards, against Kansas' top-ranked rushing defense (64.1 ypg) ... the two-game total of 1,251 yards was the second-most in UT history ... blocked for 336 total yards in Texas' sixth straight victory over Texas A&M ... helped produce a Big 12 Championship record 70 points in amassing 486 total yards and blocking for six rushing TDs ... paved the way for 289 yards rushing and 556 yards of total offense in Texas' 41-38 victory over USC for the National Championship.
SOPHOMORE (2004)
Started all 12 games at right tackle ... named first-team All-Big 12 by the Big 12 coaches and the Austin American-Statesman ... tabbed second-team All-Big 12 by The Associated Press, Dallas Morning News, Fort Worth Star-Telegram and San Antonio Express-News ... key part of a line that cleared the way for Texas to rank second in the nation in rushing (299.2 ypg), seventh in total offense (464.4 ypg) and 12th in scoring (35.3 ppg) ... Texas' 3,590 rushing yards this season was the third-highest total in school history ... UT registered six 300-yard rushing games, the most since 1977 ... helped block for 673 yards of total offense (No. 3 on the UT all-time list), including 513 yards rushing (No. 7 on the UT all-time list), versus North Texas ... helped register 409 total yards with 259 of those on the ground at Arkansas ... helped clear the way for 525 total yards against Rice, including 339 on the ground ... produced another 507 yards versus Baylor with 303 rushing yards ... helped block for 154 rushing yards against a No. 2 Oklahoma defense that ranked sixth nationally against the run (77.0) ... the Longhorns rushed for 193 yards against a Missouri defense that was allowing just 98.0 rushing yards per game ... UT then rushed for 351 yards and five TDs at Texas Tech, as part of 493 total yards ... helped clear 300 yards rushing with 326 and pushed through four TDs on the ground at Colorado ... helped produce the 15th-best offensive performance in UT history with 600 total yards, including 322 on the ground, versus No. 19 Oklahoma State ... UT surpassed 250 yards in both categories, recording 289 yards in the air and 292 on the groin totaling 581 yards (the ninth-best total in the Mack Brown era) at Kansas ... closed the regular season with 274 rushing yards as part of 405 total yards against No. 22 Texas A&M ... helped compile 444 total yards, including 264 rushing yards, versus No. 13 Michigan in the Rose Bowl ... it marked the sixth straight game of the season rushing for over 250 yards, marking the first time in school history that has been accomplished since 1973.
REDSHIRT FRESHMAN (2003)
Started all 13 games at right tackle ... named first-team Freshman All-America by the Football Writers Association of America and The Sporting News ... shared UT's Most Improved Offensive Player honors ... key member of a line that paved the way for the nation's sixth-ranked scoring offense (41.0 ppg) and eighth-ranked rushing offense (232.5 ypg) ... UT recorded four 300-yard rushing games and rushed for 3,023 yards in 2003, both were the most since 1977 ... UT's 41 rushing touchdowns were the fourth-most nationally ... Texas set school records for points (533) and total yards (5,709) on the year ... helped the offense gain 515 total yards at Rice ... repeated the 515 total yards of offense the next week against Tulane ... helped UT's offense post a season-high 578 yards at Iowa State ... helped the offense net 484 yards against No. 12 Nebraska and four rushing TDs ... helped the offense earn 502 yards against No. 21 Oklahoma State, including 298 rushing yards and five rushing touchdowns ... opened holes for Cedric Benson to rush for a career-high 283 yards (No. 4 on UT's single-game rushing list) and four touchdowns at Texas A&M ... redshirted in 2002.
HIGH SCHOOL
Coached by Scott Phillips at Plano East ... a three-year starter at offensive guard who earned all-state honors in both football and track & field ... earned first-team All-America honors from USA Today as a senior ... also a first-team all-state (5A), all-area and all-district selection ... rated as the nation's 15th-best high school prospect by The Sporting News ... posted 134 pancakes, did not allow a sack and opened holes for an offense that averaged nearly 300 rushing yards per game in 2001 ... top game of season was a 21-pancake performance against Plano ... played in the 2002 U.S Army All-American Game ... earned all-district and all-area honors as a junior after registering 130 pancakes ... a second-team all-district performer as a sophomore ... recorded 151 pancakes and helped lead Plano East to an 11-3 record and the Texas 5A Division II state quarterfinals that season ... also saw action at defensive tackle during his career ... threw the shot put and discus for the track & field team ... won the Region II-5A shot put with a toss of 58-8 1/2 in 2002 ... finished fourth (55-2 1/2) at the 2002 UIL Championships (Class 5A) ... registered the third-best throw (63-2 1/2) in the state as a senior (all classes) ... placed fifth in the shot (61-6) at the 1999 Texas 5A Championships.
PERSONAL
Born 12/20/83 in Dallas ... full name is Justin Christopher Blalock ... cousin, Justin Goodwin, played offensive line at Michigan from 1999-2001 ... graduated in December with a degree in youth and commmunity studies and a minor in business ... a member of UT's Athletics Director's Honor Roll in fall 2004 ... a prep honors student ... one of five finalists for the 2002 Watkins Award, which is presented to the nation's top African-American high school scholar-athlete ... listed in Who's Who Among American High School Students ... active in community service projects in Plano ... enjoys playing the guitar, fixing electronics and hanging out with friends in his spare time.
