50 Justin Britt
7/25/2002 12:00:00 AM | Football
Britt had shoulder surgery prior to the Cotton Bowl and was limited in his practice activity during spring drills.
2005 (Sophomore): Playing in 10 of 11 games, Justin earned starts against Middle Tennessee, Southern Miss and Mississippi State. He closed the regular season with six tackles, 1.5 stops behind the line for four yards and one-half sack for three yards. He turned in a pair of tackles each against Middle Tennessee and Mississippi State. Justin reaped huge benefits from spring practice, despite missing time following foot surgery. Speaking of surgery, Britt underwent surgery on Nov. 29, 2005 for chronic subluxation of his left shoulder and missed the 2006 AT&T Cotton Bowl. The surgery was performed by Dr. James Andrews and Dr. Lyle Cain at St. Vincent’s hospital in Birmingham. The surgical procedure, called a Bankhart repair, was done to restore stability in the shoulder joint. After a four to six month rehabilitation period, he expected to resume full activity.
2004 (Freshman): Justin played in 11 of 12 games, missing the Southern Miss contest with an ankle sprain. He had a season-high 28 snaps in the Music City Bowl against Minnesota and finished with 214 snaps on the season. He had 12 tackles, two stops behind the line for 10 yards and one sack for nine yards. He had a career-high three tackles in the Mississippi State game. His sack came against MSU.
Prep: Justin is the third Britt to join the Alabama squad, following older brothers Wesley and Taylor to the Capstone. Like his brothers, Justin had a standout career at Cullman High in North Alabama where he amassed 373 career tackles. He was a two-way lineman in his senior season, recording 98 tackles (20 for loss) along with 15 QB sacks. He graded 89 percent blocking as a senior and also had four rushing touchdowns while playing fullback. Britt was selected to Birmingham News' Super Seniors list. He earned first team All-State honors and was named class 5A's Lineman of the Year by the Alabama Sports Writers Association. Britt had a superb sophomore season, getting 145 tackles (90 solo) and earning First Team All-State honors as a linebacker. His junior year he made the switch to the defensive tackle position and totaled 112 tackles (70 total) and he was the state outdoor discus champion and state indoor and outdoor shot put champ.
Personal: Justin is the son of Vera and Tommy Britt and other than his two football playing brothers, he has two sisters, Melissa and Lindsay. Born 10-12-85. He is a pre-Business major.
BRITT'S STATS
Year G T TFL Sacks Int. FC/FR PBU QBP
2004 11 12 2-10 1-9 0-0 0-0 0 0
2005 10 6 2-4 0.5-3 0-0 0-0 0 0
Totals 21 18 4-14 1.5-12 0-0 0-0 0 0
CAREER BESTS
Tackles: 3 vs. Mississippi State, 2004
Tackles for Loss: 1 several, last vs. Utah State, 2005
Yards: 9 vs. Mississippi State, 2004
QB Sacks: 1 vs. Mississippi State, 2004
Yards: 9 vs. Miss. St., 2004
