Justin Stearns
San José State Spartans
84
Good

Justin Stearns

San José State SpartansRebuilding
RDEDefenseGood
Projected Starter

Is Justin Stearns starting?

Justin Stearns is the projected starter at RDE for San José State Spartans.

Redshirt senior · #57 · 6'2", 250 lbs

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Depth at RDE · San José State Spartans

  1. 15784Justin StearnsStarter
  2. 29066Jayland McGlothen

San José State Starting Lineup

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Up next for San José State

San José State plays Northern Illinois at home on Sat, Nov 7. The listed kickoff time is 04:00 PM ET.

The Story

Making His Case

A 3-star recruit out of St. Augustine, ranked #1,470 nationally coming out of high school. In 2025: 25 tackles, 2.5 TFL, 0.5 sacks. That's 3% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 84 overall (Good tier).

Recruit3★ · #1,470 Natl3-Yr Total61 tackles · 2.5 sacksTeam Share3%
San Diego, CA
Jersey
#57
Class
RS SR
Height
6'2"
Weight
250 lbs

Career Stats

SeasonTklTFLSacks
2025252.50.5
2024283.52
2023830

Regular-season totals from public sources. Derived splits (completion %, yards per carry, catch rate) aren't available in our current dataset.

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★☆☆3-star
Composite
0.8426
National Rank
#1470
High School
St. Augustine
Hometown
San Diego, CA

Why this rating?

On a 78-rated defense; 68th-percentile production (×0.79 for competition level) put them +6 vs unit starters → 84.

Team defense (SP+)
78
Rating basis
On-field stats
On-field production
Outperforms 68% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 50% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.79)
Depth-chart adjustment
+6 for role

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

2026 Game Log

Oct 31LUNMTKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
0
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 21-16

Oct 24LNEVTKL 2
TKL
2
SOLO
2
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 28-13

Oct 18WUTEPTKL 6
TKL
6
SOLO
4
SACK
2
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 24-11

Oct 10LWYOTKL 8
TKL
8
SOLO
7
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 16-13 OT

Oct 4WHAWTKL 2
TKL
2
SOLO
2
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 20-16

Sep 20LFRESTKL 5
TKL
5
SOLO
3
SACK
1
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 26-10

Sep 13WCPTKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
1
SACK
1
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 30-20

Sep 4WEMUTKL 4
TKL
4
SOLO
0
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 27-21

Aug 29LUSCTKL 2
TKL
2
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 42-26

Justin Stearns's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Team Role

25 tkl · 2.5 TFL · 0.5 sacks
Usage / Involvement100%
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Overall ratings blend team strength (SP+), on-field production, and recruiting. Higher = more impactful.