Benjamin St-Juste
Benjamin St-Juste (; born September 8, 1997) is a Canadian gridiron football cornerback for the Washington Commanders of the National Football League (NFL). A native of Montreal, he moved to the United States to play college football at Michigan and Minnesota before being drafted by Washington in the third round of the 2021 NFL Draft. Early life and college career. St-Juste was born the son of a Haitian father and French Canadian mother on September 8, 1997, in Montreal, Canada. He grew up speaking only French and Haitian Creole before attending Cégep du Vieux Montréal, where  he began to prioritize building fluency in English at the age of 17. St-Juste played ice hockey as a youth, with his interest in American football being taken after his father Wilbert, who was a member of the 1989 Miami Hurricanes football team but broke his leg in preseason camp. St-Juste began attended various college football camps in the United States in the mid 2010s, with him eventually being offered a scholarship to play for the Michigan Wolverines under Jim Harbaugh. He played in 12 games for the Wolverines as a freshman in 2017, but redshirted as a  sophomore the following year due to a hamstring injury. He graduated from Michigan with a bachelor's degree in sports management in just two years and transferred as a graduate student to the University of Minnesota in 2019. St-Juste played in 18 games and had 59 tackles in two years for the Minnesota Golden Gophers before finishing his collegiate career. He also participated in the 2021 Senior Bowl and recorded a tackle. Professional career. St-Juste was selected by the Washington Football Team in the third round (74th overall) of the 2021 NFL Draft. He was also selected by  the Toronto Argonauts in the sixth round (52nd overall) of the 2021 CFL Draft shortly after. St-Juste signed his four-year rookie contract with Washington on May 13, 2021. He made his NFL debut in the opening game against the Los Angeles Chargers, where recorded four tackles but allowed six catches in a 20–16 loss. He was placed on injured reserve in December 2021 due to lingering issues from a concussion.