MEET THE PANTHERS
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2013 Georgia State Football
PLAYER PROF I LES
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AT GEORGIA STATE:
Long-snapper who joined the
program as a walk-on for the fall of 2012.
HIGH SCHOOL:
Two-year letterwinner for coach Tim
Glanton at South Paulding High School ... Helped his team win
sub-region title in 2011 for Class AAAA, Region 5-South ...
Nationally-rated long-snapper according to Kohl’s Kicking and
Rubio Longsnapping ... Honorable mention all-county selection as
a senior.
PERSONAL:
Full name is Justin Chandler Forrister ... Born
Jan. 15, 1994 ... Son of Vickie and Eric Forrister.
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AT GEORGIA STATE:
Three-year starter at wide receiver
who missed most of the 2012 season due to injury ... The Panthers’
fourth-leading receiver in 2010 and 2011 ... Career totals of 35
receptions for 515 yards and six touchdowns, ranking in the top
five in GSU annals in each category ... 2009 signee who practiced
with the team in 2009-10 ... Named to the Athletic Director’s
Honor Roll for fall 2011.
2012:
Played in just two games after suffering a season-ending
shoulder injury in the second game of the season against Tennessee
... Caught two passes for 34 yards against the Vols before the injury
... Earned the team’s Leadership Award for offense following 2012
spring practice.
2011:
GSU’s fourth-leading receiver on the season with 16
catches for 264 yards and four touchdowns ... Caught touchdown
passes of three and 55 yards in the season finale against Campbell,
when he had three catches for a career-best 71 yards ... The 55-yard
TD vs. Campbell is the longest reception of his career ... Opened the
2011 season with a 12-yard touchdown catch from Bo Schlechter
... Added a 31-yard touchdown catch vs. St. Francis ... Selected the
Panthers’ Best Performer on offense following spring practice.
2010:
GSU’s fourth-leading receiver, despite playing with a
cast due to a broken finger that caused him to miss three games
... One of three starters at wide receiver for the inaugural team
... Finished with 17 catches for 217 yards and two touchdowns,
averaging 12.8 yards per catch.
Caught three passes for 53 yards in the inaugural game vs.
Shorter, including a 16-yard TD catch and a 32-yard reception ...
Missed games two through four with a broken right middle finger,
sustained in practice Sept. 7 ... Returned versus Morehead State
and caught three passes for 24 yards. Caught a six-yard touchdown
pass and set up another TD with a 13-yard reception down to the
2 ... Season-high four catches for 37 yards against N.C. Central ...
Caught three passes for 70 yards against Old Dominion, including
his longest reception of 48 yards ... Added three catches for 26
yards against South Alabama.
Blocked a punt - the first in GSU history - against Lamar,
giving the Panthers possession at the 6-yard line to set up a touch-
down ... Led the Panthers with five receptions in the 2010 spring
game, covering 41 yards.
HIGH SCHOOL:
All-area and all-county selection at Spring
Valley High School ... Caught 57 passes for 750 yards as a senior,
following 20 receptions for 300 yards as a junior ... Top game was
eight catches for 115 yards ... Broke the school’s receiving record
previously held by Michael Boulware, who went on to play at
Florida State and in the NFL ... Named to the midseason All-
Midlands team by the Columbia State ... Played for coach Quay
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