Doug Justice

Position:
Linebacker
Height:
6-2
Weight:
240
Class:
Redshirt Sophomore
Hometown:
Port Orange, FL
High School:
Spruce Creek

• Three-Time Acadmeic All-ACC (2002-04)

Veteran linebacker who has started 20 games during his UNC career, including the final five games in 2004 • Also plays on special teams • An intelligent player who has earned Academic All-ACC honors in each of the last three seasons.

2004 - Junior Season
Started the final five games of the season • Tied for seventh on the team with 48 tackles, including 25 primary stops and 23 assists • Tied for third on the team with six tackles for losses of 18 yards • Posted eight tackles against Boston College in the Continental Tire Bowl • Made two tackles in the win at Duke • Played perhaps his best game of the season in the win over Wake Forest with a game-high 12 tackles, including nine primary stops and three assists • Had three tackles for losses of 17 yards and a 10-yard sack against the Deacons • It was his first career sack • Started and had five tackles, including a tackle for loss, against Virginia Tech • Was named a captain for the Miami game and made his first start of the season • Responded with his best game of the year, earning defensive MVP honors from the coaching staff • Had five tackles and assisted on a tackle for loss in the victory over No. 4 Miami • Posted seven tackles at Utah and registered a 1-yard tackle for loss • Made two tackles against NC State, including a tackle for loss •Had two assisted tackles against FSU • Assisted on two tackles against Louisville • Credited with three tackles at Virginia.

2003 - Sophomore Season
Played in all 12 games and started the first four of the year at middle linebacker • Also played on several special teams • Had 45 tackles, including 28 primary stops and 17 assists, 1.5 tackles for losses of four yards, two forced fumbles and one quarterback hurries • Made a season-high 10 hits in the win over Wake Forest • Had seven tackles against Florida State and forced a fumble • Also had seven stops at Wisconsin • Made at least one tackle in every game.

2002 - Freshman Season
Played in all 12 games and started 11 at middle linebacker • Named fourth-team freshman All-America by The Sporting News • Also made The Sporting News All-ACC Freshman Team •Made his first career start at Syracuse in the second game of the year • Finished second on the team and 14th in the ACC with 7.9 tackles per game • Was the first freshman to start at linebacker for the Tar Heels since Tommy Thigpen in 1989 • Led all ACC freshmen in tackles • Posted 97 tackles, the most by a Carolina freshman since Dwight Hollier had 117 in 1988 • Had 69 solo stops and 28 assists, two tackles for losses, forced three fumbles and intercepted one pass • Registered double-digits in tackles six times, including the final three games of the season • Had 10 tackles against Georgia Tech • Had four tackles and forced a fumble at Arizona State • Intercepted a pass and added 11 tackles at Virginia • Followed that with a 12-tackle performance the following week at Wake Forest • Closed the season with 13 tackles vs. Clemson, 12 tackles (10 solo) at Florida State and 11 stops at Duke • Redshirted in 2001.

Spruce Creek High School
SuperPrep All-American and ranked No. 32 nationally among linebackers •Ranked No. 25 among all seniors in Florida by SuperPrep • Orlando Sentinel's No. 12 player in the state of Florida • Member of Tom Lemming's All-Southeast Team • Two-time all-state selection • A two-way standout who started at linebacker on defense and tight end on offense • Also played some at fullback late in the season • Made 122 tackles, two sacks, 11 tackles for loss, recovered three fumbles and had two interceptions as a senior • Team was 8-3 in Class 5-A • Four-year starter • Coached by Rocky Yocam • Member of the National Baccalaureate Academic Program • Also played basketball and competed on the track team.

Personal
Born Douglas John Justice on April 1, 1982 in Manheim, Pa. • Nicknames are "Dougie" and "Dougie Fresh" • Has two brothers • His brother, Steven, is an offensive lineman at Wake Forest • His brother, Kevin, played football for the Air Force Academy from 1996-99 • His father, Walt, played football at Mansfield University • Older brother is a graduate of the Air Force Academy and is stationed at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base in Goldsboro • Likes to sing • Would like to switch places for a day with Tiger Woods • Involved with Athletes in Action • Says the best thing about being a football player at Carolina is "putting on the jersey and representing the University" • Earliest football memory was playing offensive line in sixth grade • Majoring in communications and psychology.