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Line 1: − + − '''Related Websites'''+ + + + + − *[http://ccsubluedevils.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/hairston_justise00.html College Bio]+ + − + + − *[http://www.nfldraftcountdown.com/scoutingreports/rb/justisehairston.html NFL Draft Countdown Draft Profile]+ + − *[http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/football/2007/draft/players/19941.html SI.com Draft Profile]+ − + − + − + − − *[http://ccsubluedevils.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/121906aab.html Article - Selected to Play in the 61st Annual Hula Bowl] − − *[http://media.www.dailytargum.com/media/storage/paper168/news/2003/11/06/Sports/Justise.Returns.To.Connecticut-550108.shtml Article - Transfers to Conn] − *[http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=18274989&BRD=1645&PAG=461&dept_id=17758&rfi=6 Pre Draft Article]+
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'''Justise Hairston''' is a [[National Football League]] running back for the [[New England Patriots]].
'''Justise Hairston''' is a [[National Football League]] rookie running back for the [[New England Patriots]]. He was born on Jun 27, 1983.
==High School Football==
In 2000 and 2001, Hirston, while attending New Britain High School, rushed for over a thousand yards. In his senior seasson he led his team to a state championchip as he ran for 1,147 yards and 19 touchdowns. For his great season he was named to the [[Connecticut]]] All-State team and also hounored as the state playoff Most Valuable Player<ref>http://media.www.dailytargum.com/media/storage/paper168/news/2003/11/06/Sports/Justise.Returns.To.Connecticut-550108.shtml</ref>.
==College Football==
Hairston attended and played college football for [[Rutgers University]] (2003 - 2005) and [[Central Connecticut State University]] (2006). In his three years with Rutgers he played in 16 games as a running back (25 total) and rushed for 696 yards on 210 attempts and scored nine touchdowns. He also had receptions for 112 yards<ref>http://www.nfldraftcountdown.com/scoutingreports/rb/justisehairston.html</ref>. He only played on special teams units in 2005. Realizing that his chances of starting at running back while at Rutgers were slim, Hairston transfered to [[Central Connecticut State University]] where he would be the teams top running back<ref>http://media.www.dailytargum.com/media/storage/paper168/news/2003/11/06/Sports/Justise.Returns.To.Connecticut-550108.shtml</ref>. In his 2006, senior season with the Central Connecticut State Blue Devils he rushed for a school record 1,847 yards and 20 touchdowns with 5 receptions for 58 yards<ref>http://www.patriots.com/news/index.cfm?ac=latestnewsdetail&pid=26313&pcid=47</ref>. Eight out of the eleven games that he played in 2006 he rushed for over a hundred yards. His best game came in the Blue Devils sixth game of the season victory over [[St. Francis University]] when he ran for 332 yards on 23 rushing attempts with five touchdowns<ref>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/football/ncaa/players/19941/index.html</ref>. His rushing yardage (1,847) and rushing average ( 6.7) were the best in the nation<ref>http://www.northeastconference.org/news/fball/2006/11/20/fb-hairstonpaytonfinalist.asp?path=fball</ref>. He was named as a finalist for the annual I-AA Walter Payton Award<ref>www.northeastconference.org/news/fball/2006/11/20/fb-hairstonpaytonfinalist.asp?path=fball</ref>
==NFL Career==
On April 29, 2007 the [[New England Patriots]] drafted Hairston in the sixth round (208th overall pick) of the [[2007 NFL Draft]]. The Patriots signed him to a contract on July 17, 2007<ref>http://www.patriots.com/news/index.cfm?ac=latestnewsdetail&pid=26313&pcid=47</ref>.
*[http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/football/ncaa/players/19941/index.html 2006 Stats]
==Trivial==
*Hairston can do a 39-inch vertical leap that was the best of any college running back in the nation in 2007<ref>http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=18274989&BRD=1645&PAG=461&dept_id=17758&rfi=6</ref>.
==References==
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==External Links==
*[http://scout.scout.com/a.z?s=125&p=8&c=1&nid=2982821 Scout.com Draft Profile]
*[http://www.patriots.com/team/index.cfm?ac=playerbio&bio=32513 Patriots Bio]
*[http://nfldraft.rivals.com/cviewplayer.asp?Player=37076&PT=7&PR=2&type=scoutingreport#scouting Rivals Draft Profile]
*[http://www.nfldraftcountdown.com/scoutingreports/rb/justisehairston.html NFL Draft Countdown Draft Profile]
*[http://www.northeastconference.org/news/fball/2006/11/20/fb-hairstonpaytonfinalist.asp?path=fball Article - Named Finalist for I-AA Walter Payton Award]
*[http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/football/2007/draft/players/19941.html SI.com Draft Profile]
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