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- Place-kicker
- Sophomore
- 210 lbs.
- Manheim Central
- Manheim, Pa.
Handled all but nine of the team’s 67 kickoffs last season … Moved into the starting job after the first game of the season … Had a 62.8-yard average on kickoffs with six touchbacks … Contributed seven tackles on coverage … Competed for the place-kicking duties during the spring and will be part of the competition again when practice resumes … Continues to be the top candidate for kickoffs.
2008: Took over the kickoff duties in the second game of the season … Had two touchbacks in his five kicks against Furman … Added two more on five kickoffs in the Georgia Tech game … Posted a season-high eight kickoffs against Nebraska and was in on a tackle … Collected a tackle in both the Western Kentucky and FSU games … Made two tackles against Maryland and was in on another versus Virginia … Added another tackle during Tech’s ACC title game win against Boston College … Handled 62 of the team’s 71 kickoffs over the course of the season … Averaged 62.8 yards, making the average depth the 2-yard line … Competed for the field goal job in the spring … Made a 32-yard field goal during scrimmage work … Had three kickoffs during the Maroon-White game and was 1-for-2 on extra point attempts.
High School: Lettered twice as a place-kicker for Coach Mike Williams at Central High ... Booted four field goals his senior season, including a school-record 47-yarder … A two-time first-team Section 2 all-star kicker ... Was the lone unanimous pick his senior season … Selected for the 2008 Pennsylvania East-West All-Star game ... Participated in three Kohl’s Kicking Showcases the summer before his final season … Finished second out of 160 kickers in kickoffs during one of those camps … Also a three-year letterman in soccer.
Personal: Justin Wade Myer ... Born 10/22/89 in Lancaster, PA ... Son of Gary and Chris Myer ... Enrolled in business.
| Tackles | Sacks | Pass Defense | Fumbles | Blocked | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | GP | GS | Solo | Ast | Total | TFL-Yds | No-Yds | Int | BU | PD | QBH | Rcv | FF | Kick |
| 2008 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 0.0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 26 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 0.0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kickoffs | Games | No. | Yds | Avg | TB | OB | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 13 | 62 | 3,902 | 62.9 | 6 | 3 | ||||||||
| 2009 | 13 | 82 | 5,327 | 65.0 | 16 | 2 | ||||||||
| Career | 26 | 144 | 9,229 | 64.1 | 22 | 5 | ||||||||
