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Justin Mayers
Jersey Number 66

Justin Mayers

  • Position:
    Offensive Line
  • Height:
    6-4
  • Weight:
    320
  • Class:
    Graduate Student
  • Hometown:
    Frisco, Texas
  • High School:
    Reedy
  • Prev School:
    UTEP
AT COLORADO 
2024 (Gr.)
  • In his one season at Colorado he played in 11 games and started seven during 2024.
  • Started six games at left guard and one game at right guard.
  • Played the fifth most snaps on the offensive line with 484.
  • In 366 pass blocking snaps he allowed two sacks, five hurries, and seven pressures.
  • Played in the 2025 Hula Bowl College All-Star Game.
TRANSFER RANKINGS
  • 247 Sports lists him as a four-star prospect with a transfer ranking of .8800 as the No. 144 ranked player overall and the No. 6 ranked interior offensive lineman in the transfer portal (as of December 20, 2023).
  • He comes to Colorado as a graduate transfer with one year to play one.
AT UTEP
  • Played in 35 career games through five seasons at UTEP, starting every game of the last two seasons at left guard.
  • Started all 12 games at left guard in 2023.
  • Had six games with a pass-blocking grade above 80 in 2023 according to PFF.
  • Only allowed one sack in 402 passing attempts.
  • Started all 12 games at left guard in 2022.
  • Efforts helped the Miners compile 159.4 rushing yards per game (fifth C-USA/61st nationally).
  • Miners gained a season-high 335 yards against FIU, the most at the school since 2016.
  • UTEP has eclipsed 350 yards of total offense in six contests, including two efforts of 500+ yards.
  • Helped UTEP allow only 4.64 tackles for loss per game (fourth C-USA/34th nationally).
  • Aided the Miners to dominate time of possession per game, with the 33:34 average leading C-USA and rating ninth in the country.
  • Named All-Conference USA Honorable Mention in 2022.
  • Played in a reserve offensive lineman capacity in 2021, seeing action in five games.
  • Saw action in six games for the Miners on the offensive line in 2020.
  • Made his first career appearance in UTEP's season-opening win over Stephen F. Austin. 
  • Helped pave the way for a rushing attack that scored 16 touchdowns and surpassed 1,000 yards on the season.
  • Paved the way for a rushing offense averaging 138.9 yards per game.
  • Redshirted the 2019 season, did not see action.
  • Conference USA Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll (2020, 2021, 2022, 2023)
HIGH SCHOOL RANKINGS
  • 247 Sports ranked him as the No. 219 defensive tackle and the No. 462 player from Texas.
  • The 247 Sports Composite listed him as the No. 3,652 player in the country, the No. 235 defensive tackle, and the No. 516 player from Texas.
  • The On3 Consensus had him as the No. 2,916 player in the country, the No. 242 defensive lineman, and the No. 453 player from Texas.
 AT REEDY
  • Played two seasons of varsity football at Reedy High School for head coach Chad Cole.
  • Efforts helped the Lions to a 13-1 overall mark, including an undefeated (8-0) district record in 2018.
  • Named first-team all-conference as well as honorable mention all-state.
  • Named First-Team All-District and earned Reedy High School Offensive Lineman of the Year.
  • Paved the way for Reedy rushers to gain 3,139 yards and score 46 touchdowns as a team (224.2 ypg).
  • The Lions threw for 2,703 yards and 24 scores.
  • The Lions rushed for more than 200 yards on six occasions and ran for a season-high 308 yards in a victory over Midlothian.
  • As a junior, Reedy rushed for 2,101 yards and 31 touchdowns.
  • Also played basketball and Track and Field.
PERSONAL
  • Born on December 12 in Woodland Hills Calif.
  • Son of Andre and Mylene Mayers and has one sister named Kaitlyn.
  • Can play five instruments including three different types of saxophone (Alto, Baritone, and Tenor).
  • Volunteered with youth services including mentoring, clothing drives, feeding the homeless, helping battered women shelters, and providing winter coats.
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