Benjamin St-Juste
Canadian gridiron football player (born 1997)
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Benjamin St-Juste (/seɪntˈdʒuːst/ saint-JOOST;[1] born September 8, 1997) is a Canadian professional football cornerback for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL). A native of Montreal, he played college football for the Michigan Wolverines and Minnesota Golden Gophers prior to being selected by Washington Football Team in the third round of the 2021 NFL draft.
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St-Juste with the Washington Commanders in 2022 | |||||||||||||||
| No. 21 – Green Bay Packers | |||||||||||||||
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| Position | Cornerback | ||||||||||||||
| Roster status | Active | ||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
| Born | September 8, 1997 Montreal, Quebec, Canada | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 200 lb (91 kg) | ||||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||||
| High school | Cégep du Vieux Montréal (Montreal) | ||||||||||||||
| College | |||||||||||||||
| NFL draft | 2021: 3rd round, 74th overall pick | ||||||||||||||
| CFL draft | 2021: 6th round, 52nd overall pick | ||||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||||
| Career NFL statistics as of 2025 | |||||||||||||||
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Early life
St-Juste was born on September 8, 1997, in Montreal, Canada, to a Haitian father and French-Canadian mother.[2] He grew up speaking French and Haitian Creole before learning English at Cégep du Vieux Montréal.[3][4] St-Juste played ice hockey as a youth, later taking an interest in American football because of his father Wilbert, who was a member of the 1989 Miami Hurricanes football team but broke his leg in preseason camp.[5]
College career
St-Juste attended various college football camps in the United States in the mid-2010s, and was offered a scholarship to play for the Michigan Wolverines under Jim Harbaugh.[3][6] He played in 12 games for the Wolverines as a freshman in 2017, but redshirted as a sophomore the following year due to a hamstring injury.[7] He graduated from Michigan in two years with a bachelor's degree in sports management and transferred to the University of Minnesota as a graduate student in 2019.[2][3] St-Juste played in 18 games and had 59 tackles in two years for the Minnesota Golden Gophers before finishing his collegiate career.[8] He was invited to the 2021 Senior Bowl, where he recorded a tackle.[9]
Professional career
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
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| 6 ft 3+1⁄4 in (1.91 m) | 202 lb (92 kg) | 32+5⁄8 in (0.83 m) | 9+3⁄8 in (0.24 m) | 4.52 s | 1.57 s | 2.65 s | 4.01 s | 6.63 s | 34.5 in (0.88 m) | 9 ft 11 in (3.02 m) | 11 reps | |
| All values from Pro Day[10][11][12] | ||||||||||||
Washington Football Team / Commanders
St-Juste was selected by the Washington Football Team in the third round (74th overall) of the 2021 NFL draft, in which they took St-Juste with one of the two picks they acquired in a trade that sent Trent Williams to the San Francisco 49ers.[13] He was also selected by the Toronto Argonauts in the sixth round (52nd overall) of the 2021 CFL draft shortly after.[14] St-Juste signed his four-year rookie contract with Washington on May 13, 2021.[15] He made his NFL debut in the opening game against the Los Angeles Chargers, where he recorded four tackles, but also allowed six catches in a 20–16 loss.[16] He was placed on injured reserve in December 2021 due to lingering issues from a concussion.[17]
St-Juste moved from outside corner to the slot for the 2022 season.[18] He was moved back to outside corner following the benching of William Jackson III in Week 5.[19] With 35 seconds remaining and the Chicago Bears on fourth and goal, St-Juste made a key stop pushing wide receiver Darnell Mooney, who caught the pass, out of the endzone before Mooney's feet landed on the field and sealed the Commanders' 12-7 victory.[20] In Week 9 against the Minnesota Vikings, he deflected a touchdown pass attempt from Kirk Cousins which cornerback Danny Johnson intercepted.[21] The following week's victory over the then-undefeated Philadelphia Eagles, St-Juste forced wide receiver Quez Watkins, after catching a 50-yard pass, to fumble the ball allowing safety Darrick Forrest to recover it.[22] On January 6, 2023, he was placed on injured reserve.[23]
In Week 10 of the 2024 season, St-Juste gave up the game-winning touchdown to wide receiver, Mike Williams, in the 28-27 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers.[24] He played in all 17 regular season games (with 14 starts) and recorded 71 tackles, seven pass deflections, one forced fumble, and one fumble recovery.[25]
Los Angeles Chargers
On March 12, 2025, St-Juste signed a one-year contract with the Los Angeles Chargers.[26]
Green Bay Packers
On March 12, 2026, St-Juste signed a two-year, $10 million contract with the Green Bay Packers.[27]
NFL career statistics
| Legend | |
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| Bold | Career high |
Regular season
| Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | ||||||||||||||
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| GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | Sck | TFL | Int | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | PD | FF | Fum | FR | Yds | TD | ||
| 2021 | WAS | 9 | 3 | 26 | 20 | 6 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | WAS | 12 | 12 | 42 | 34 | 8 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | WAS | 16 | 16 | 67 | 52 | 15 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | WAS | 17 | 14 | 71 | 56 | 15 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | LAC | 16 | 2 | 37 | 22 | 15 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 70 | 47 | 243 | 184 | 59 | 3.0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
