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Player Bio: Justin Faust

  Justin Faust
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Arlington, TX
High School:
Lamar
Height / Weight:
6-0 / 220
Position:
RB
Experience:
3V

At Stanford: Talented running back and special teams player who will compete for increased playing time in 2002 ... Has shown the ability to be an effective runner when given the opportunity ... Will once again be a key special teams player for the Cardinal ... Two years of eligibility remaining.

The 2001 Season: Reserve running back who saw his playing time increase from the previous season ... He carried the ball 40 times for 152 yards and one touchdown ... Scored his first career touchdown on a two-yard run at San Jose State ... Carried the ball 13 times for 45 yards at Arizona ... The following week, he carried the ball 10 times for 42 yards, including a career-best 23 yard run ... Had seven carries for 27 yards and one touchdown vs. San Jose State ... Earned his first varsity letter.

The 2000 Season: Played in five games as a reserve running back ... Carried the ball three times for 11 yards ... Rushed for 8 yards on two carries vs. Arizona State and had one carry for 3 yards vs. Arizona.

The 1999 Season: Redshirted the season as a true freshman.

In High School: Despite not playing in 1998 due to a knee injury, Justin's reputation as one of the nation's top recruits remained intact ... He tore his ACL prior to his senior season, forcing him to miss the entire year ... PrepStar still named him one of the top recruits in the Big 12 Region ... He entered the year as a pre-season All-American by PrepStar, USA Today and Max Emfinger ... Rated among the top 100 recruits in Texas prior to the '98 campaign ... Played running back, free safety and returned punts and kicks for Lamar High School as a junior in 1997 ... He gained 490 yards rushing and scored five touchdowns during his junior year - three on the ground, one punt return and one kickoff return ... Also had 42 tackles and four interceptions as a safety ... Named First-Team All District 8-5A and All-Area as a junior ... National Merit Achievement Scholarship winner ... Member of the National Honor Society, National Spanish Honor Society and National Mathematics Honor Society.

Personal Information: Communication major ... Cousin, Ed Reynolds, played professional football for the New England Patriots and is currently working in the NFL office ... His brother, Jason, ran track at TCU and attended Law School at Pepperdine University.