Justin Belknap

Class:
Redshirt Senior
Height:
6-3
Weight:
245
Position:
DE
Hometown:
Henderson, Nev.
High School:
Coronado HS
Prev School:
Arizona

2020-21 (R-Sr. - Montana): Belknap comes to Montana as a graduate transfer after five seasons with the Arizona Wildcats… Logged 38 games with 54 total tackles, 4.5 sacks and 6.5 TFLs, three pass breakups and one fumble recovery in his Pac-12 career… Slated to play linebacker for the Griz… Played at same high school as current Grizzly Robby Hauck

2019 (R-Sr. - Arizona): Posted nine tackles (five solo) in 12 games of action for the Wildcats… Had one sack for a loss of six yards against Arizona State… Also logged a pass breakup at Hawaii… Awarded a medical redshirt by the NCAA following the season.

2018 (R-Jr. – Arizona): Started first two games of the year at defensive end, before missing remainder of season with broken foot suffered in practice prior to Southern Utah contest (Sept. 15)…Tallied six tackles in two games prior to injury…Collected two solo tackles at Houston (Sept. 8)…Combined for four total tackles with two solo stops in opener against BYU (Sept. 1).

2017 (R-So. - Arizona: Played in 12 games, including starts at defensive end in the first 11 games of the season … Totaled 23 tackles, 3.0 tackles for loss, 2.5 sacks and a fumble recovery … Recorded one solo tackle as a reserve against Purdue in the Foster Farms Bowl (Dec. 27) … Missed first start of season and did not play due to injury against Arizona State (Nov. 25) … Had a pair of tackles before leaving contest with apparent injury in road contest at Oregon (Nov. 18) … Split a sack and had two tackles in final home victory over Oregon State (Nov. 11) … Set a season high with six tackles, including a half-tackle for loss, in road contest at USC (Nov. 4) … Chipped in two tackles in home upset of No. 15 Washington State (Oct. 28) … Added one tackle in double-overtime victory at California (Oct. 21) … Recorded one tackle in home win over UCLA (Oct. 14) … Registered a sack and tallied two tackles in road win at Colorado (Oct. 7) … Recovered a fumble and added three solo tackles in conference opener against Utah (Sept. 22) … Started but did not record any statistics in road win at UTEP (Sept. 15) … Recorded two solo tackles against Houston (Sept. 9) … Opened season with a solo sack against NAU (Sept. 2)… Awarded a scholarship at the end of the spring semester.

2016 (R-Fr. - Arizona): Earned starting role at defensive end as a walk-on during preseason camp … Played in all 12 contests with starts in first 11 games … Finished season with 16 tackles – 2.5 for loss – one sack and a pair of pass breakups … Made collegiate debut with two tackles, including one for loss, against BYU (Sept. 3) in the Cactus Kickoff Classic in Glendale, Ariz. Named the team’s Hard Edge Player of the Week for the breakout debut effort … Collected first career sack in home-opening victory over Grambling State (Sept. 10) … Tallied a half-tackle for loss in victory against Hawai’i (Sept. 17) … Had two solo stops in Pac-12 opener against No. 9 Washington (Sept. 24) … Broke up a pair of passes at UCLA (Oct. 1) … Registered season-high four tackles – three solo stops – at No. 24 Utah (Oct. 8) … Made two tackles in Homecoming game against Stanford (Oct. 29) … Added two solo stops against Colorado (Nov. 12) … Totaled two tackles in Territorial Cup victory over Arizona State (Nov. 25).

2015 (Fr. – Arizona): Redshirted.

High School: Football and basketball letterman for Coronado High School … All-conference and all-division honoree … Totaled 126 tackles, five sacks, two interceptions and three touchdowns as a senior.

Personal: Son of Jeff and Anna Belknap... A Graduate student.