Justin Lamson
{{Short description|American football player (born 2002)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}
{{Infobox college football player
|name=Justin Lamson
|school=Montana State Bobcats
|currentnumber=
|currentposition=Quarterback
|class= Senior
|major=
|birth_date= {{birth date and age|2002|11|09}}
|birth_place=El Dorado Hills, California, U.S.
|heightft=6
|heightin=2
|weight_lb=215
|highlights=
|highschool=Oak Ridge (El Dorado Hills, California)
|pastschools=
- Syracuse (2021–2022)
- Stanford (2023–2024)
- Montana State (2025–present)
|espn=4684502
}}
Justin Lamson (born November 9, 2002) is an American football quarterback for the Montana State Bobcats. He previously played for the Stanford Cardinal.
Career
Lamson attended Oak Ridge in El Dorado Hills, California.{{Cite web|url=https://www.maxpreps.com/ca/el-dorado-hills/oak-ridge-trojans/athletes/justin-lamson/football/stats/?careerid=51p6s7t2c42g0|title=Justin Lamson - Oak Ridge #10 |date=January 15, 2025|website=maxpreps.com}} As quarterback for the Trojans, he led his team to a Sac-Joaquin section championship. He was also named 2019 NorCal Offensive Player of the Year and Sacramento Bee Player of the Year.{{Cite web|url=https://cuse.com/sports/football/roster/justin-lamson/21416|title=Justin Lamson - 2022 Football Roster |date=January 15, 2025|website=cuse.com}}
=Syracuse=
On February 9, 2021, Lamson enrolled at Syracuse. In 2021, Lamson redshirted and did not appear in any games. In 2022, Lamson suffered a season-ending injury in spring practice.{{Cite web|url=https://stanforddaily.com/2024/09/19/stanford-football-quarterback-justin-lamson/|title=Quarterback Justin Lamson looks forward to return to Syracuse, but this time in Cardinal colors|date=September 19, 2024|website=stanforddaily.com}}
On April 30, 2023, Lamson entered the transfer portal.
=Stanford=
On May 13, 2023, Lamson transferred to Stanford. In 2023, he competed with Ashton Daniels for the starting quarterback position. Lamson was a dual-threat quarterback for the Cardinal.{{Cite web|url=https://orangefizz.net/2024/09/how-justin-lamson-formed-his-dual-threat-label/|title=How Justin Lamson Formed His Dual-Threat Label|date=September 20, 2024|website=stanforddaily.com}} He appeared in every game including three starts where he led the team with rushing attempts and yards. He made his first collegiate start against Oregon where he had a career high 22 rushing attempts. In the season finale against Notre Dame, Lamson had a season best 82 yards rushing on ten carries including a touchdown. In 2024, Lamson played in all 12 games making one start against Virginia Tech. He led the team with eight rushing touchdowns on just 64 carries.{{Cite web|url=https://gostanford.com/sports/football/roster/player/justin-lamson|title=#8 Justin Lamson |date=January 15, 2025|website=gostanford.com}}
On December 2, 2024, Lamson entered the transfer portal for the second time.{{Cite web|url=https://www.on3.com/db/justin-lamson-69493/|title=Justin Lamson - Transfer Portal|date=January 15, 2025|website=on3.com}}
===Montana State===
On January 15, 2025, Lamson announced he was transferring to Bowling Green.{{cite web | last=Grausz | first=Dylan | title=Ex-Stanford quarterback signs with Bowling Green | website=SI.com | date=2025-01-15 | url=https://www.si.com/college/stanford/recruiting/ex-stanford-quarterback-signs-with-bowling-green-01jhne8qcbr6 | access-date=2025-03-31}} With the departure of head coach Scot Loeffler leaving for the Philadelphia Eagles' coaching staff in March, Lamson reentered the transfer portal. On March 18, 2025, Lamson announced he was transferring to Montana State.{{cite web | last=Sports | first=Montana | title=Montana State Bobcats add transfer quarterback Justin Lamson | website=montanasports.com | date=2025-01-15 | url=https://www.montanasports.com/college/montana-state-bobcats/montana-state-bobcats-add-transfer-quarterback-justin-lamson | access-date=2025-04-08}}
=Statistics=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" | |||||||||||||||
| rowspan="2"| Season
! colspan="3"| Games ! colspan="8"| Passing ! colspan="4"| Rushing | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Record{{efn|Accounts for only GS as a QB. In 2023, Lamson started one game at WR.}} | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Avg | TD | INT | Rtg | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | |
| colspan="16" style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Syracuse Orange}}" | Syracuse Orange | |||||||||||||||
| 2021
| colspan="16"| Redshirt File:Redshirt.svg | |||||||||||||||
| 2022
| colspan="16"|DNP (injury—knee) | |||||||||||||||
| colspan="16" style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Stanford Cardinal}}" | Stanford Cardinal | |||||||||||||||
| 2023
| 12 || 3 || 1–1 || 38 || 88 || 49.2 || 504 || 5.7 || 0 || 2 || 86.7 || 120 || 334 || 2.8 || 5 | |||||||||||||||
| 2024
| 12 || 1 || 0–1 || 24 || 47 || 51.1 || 300 || 6.4 || 4 || 2 || 124.3 || 68 || 94 || 1.4 || 8 | |||||||||||||||
| colspan="16" style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Montana State Bobcats}}" | Montana State Bobcats | |||||||||||||||
| 2025
| 0 || 0 || – || 0 || 0 || 0.0 || 0 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0.0 || 0 | |||||||||||||||
| [https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/justin-lamson-1.html Career] | 24 | 4 | 1–2 | 62 | 135 | 45.9 | 804 | 6.0 | 4 | 4 | 99.8 | 188 | 428 | 2.3 | 13 |
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References
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External links
- [https://gostanford.com/sports/football/roster/player/justin-lamson Stanford Cardinal bio]
- [https://cuse.com/sports/football/roster/justin-lamson/21416 Syracuse Orange bio]
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Category:Oak Ridge High School (El Dorado Hills, California)
Category:American football quarterbacks
Category:Stanford Cardinal football players
Category:Syracuse Orange football players
Category:Montana State Bobcats football players
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