Player Career

Justin Stearns Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

Player Story

Justin Stearns story

Justin Stearns built his college career from 2022 through 2025 as an offensive lineman from San Diego, CA wearing No. 57, spending time with San José State. The clearest part of Justin Stearns' career was his defensive production: 61 tackles, 9 tackles for loss, and 2.5 sacks across 26 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2024 with San José State. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Justin Stearns' production has multiple signals. His career also includes 7 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 26 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across San José State.

The arc is straightforward: Justin Stearns moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

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    San José State

    2022-2025

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

20222023202420242025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2022 Regular SeasonSan José State0
2023 Regular SeasonSan José State11
2024 PostseasonSan José State0-1
2024 Regular SeasonSan José State00
2025 Regular SeasonSan José State00

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ New Mexico

Week 7 · W 52-24 · Conference game

Win with a strong all-around stat line.

1

Touchdowns

100 takeover

1 primary-metric impact.

#2

vs Utah State

Week 8 · W 42-21 · Conference game

0

Touchdowns

0 takeover

Win with a strong all-around stat line.

0 primary-metric impact.

#3

@ Boise State

Week 6 · L 27-35 · Conference game

0

Touchdowns

0 takeover

Loss with a strong all-around stat line.

0 primary-metric impact.

#4

vs Cal Poly

Week 2 · W 59-3

0

Touchdowns

0 takeover

Win with a strong all-around stat line.

0 primary-metric impact.

#5

vs South Florida

Week 1 · L 39-41 · Postseason

0

Touchdowns

0 takeover

Loss with a strong all-around stat line.

0 primary-metric impact.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2024 Postseason · San José State

0 primary output · efficiency · usage

100

#2

2024 Regular Season · San José State

100

0 primary · efficiency · usage

#3

2025 Regular Season · San José State

100

0 primary · efficiency · usage

Milestones

1

Impact games

0

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games