Justin Lamson
American football player (born 2002)
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Justin Lamson (born November 9, 2002) is an American college football quarterback for the Montana State Bobcats. He previously played for the Syracuse Orange and Stanford Cardinal.
| No. 8 – Montana State Bobcats | |
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| Position | Quarterback |
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| Personal information | |
| Born | November 9, 2002 |
| Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Listed weight | 215 lb (98 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Oak Ridge (El Dorado Hills, California) |
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| Awards and highlights | |
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| Stats at ESPN | |
Career
Lamson attended Oak Ridge in El Dorado Hills, California.[1] As quarterback for the Trojans, he led his team to a Sac-Joaquin section championship. He was also named 2019 NorCal Offensive Player of the Year and Sacramento Bee Player of the Year.[2]
Syracuse
On February 9, 2021, Lamson enrolled at Syracuse. In 2021, Lamson redshirted and did not appear in any games. In 2022, Lamson suffered a season-ending injury in spring practice.[3]
On April 30, 2023, Lamson entered the transfer portal.[4]
Stanford
On May 13, 2023, Lamson transferred to Stanford.[4] In 2023, he competed with Ashton Daniels for the starting quarterback position. Lamson was a dual-threat quarterback for the Cardinal.[5] He appeared in every game including three starts where he led the team with rushing attempts and yards. He made his first collegiate start against Oregon where he had a career high 22 rushing attempts. In the season finale against Notre Dame, Lamson had a season best 82 yards rushing on ten carries including a touchdown. In 2024, Lamson played in all 12 games making one start against Virginia Tech. He led the team with eight rushing touchdowns on just 64 carries.[6]
On December 2, 2024, Lamson entered the transfer portal for the second time.[7]
Montana State
On January 15, 2025, Lamson announced he was transferring to Bowling Green.[8] With the departure of head coach Scot Loeffler leaving for the Philadelphia Eagles' coaching staff in March, Lamson reentered the transfer portal. On March 18, 2025, Lamson announced he was transferring to Montana State.[9]
Statistics
| Season | Team | Games | Passing | Rushing | |||||||||||||
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| GP | GS | Record[a] | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Y/A | TD | Int | Rtg | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | |||
| 2021 | Syracuse | Redshirted  | |||||||||||||||
| 2022 | Syracuse | DNP (injury—knee) | |||||||||||||||
| 2023 | Stanford | 12 | 3 | 1–1 | 38 | 88 | 49.2 | 504 | 5.7 | 0 | 2 | 86.7 | 120 | 334 | 2.8 | 5 | |
| 2024 | Stanford | 12 | 1 | 0–1 | 24 | 47 | 51.1 | 300 | 6.4 | 4 | 2 | 124.3 | 68 | 94 | 1.4 | 8 | |
| 2025 | Montana State | 16 | 16 | 14–2 | 255 | 356 | 71.6 | 3,172 | 8.9 | 26 | 3 | 168.9 | 176 | 734 | 4.2 | 16 | |
| FBS career | 24 | 4 | 1–2 | 62 | 135 | 45.9 | 804 | 6.0 | 4 | 4 | 99.8 | 188 | 428 | 2.3 | 13 | ||
| FCS career | 16 | 16 | 14–2 | 255 | 356 | 71.6 | 3,172 | 8.9 | 26 | 3 | 168.9 | 176 | 734 | 4.2 | 16 | ||
- Accounts for only GS as a QB. In 2023, Lamson started one game at WR.