GREEN BAY – The Packers have signed veteran cornerback Benjamin St-Juste as a free agent.
Here are 5 things to know about Green Bay’s new addition to the secondary:
- He’s performed 5 seasons within the NFL, three as a full-time starter.
The 28-year-old St-Juste was drafted within the third spherical by Washington in 2021 with the No. 74 general choose, and he spent 4 years with the Commanders earlier than signing with the Chargers final 12 months.
Over these 5 seasons, St-Juste (6-3, 200) has performed in 70 video games with 47 begins and recorded 243 tackles, 41 passes defensed, two interceptions, 4 pressured fumbles and three sacks.
Forty-two of these 47 begins got here within the three-year stretch from 2022-24 with Washington, enjoying greater than 2,500 defensive snaps in that point. He posted a career-high and team-leading 17 passes defensed in 2023, together with his first profession INT, which got here in opposition to present Packers backup QB Desmond Ridder, then with Atlanta.
- He performed nicely in a extra restricted function final 12 months.
Joining the Chargers as a free agent in 2025, St-Juste was reunited together with his first faculty coach at Michigan, Jim Harbaugh (St-Juste later transferred to Minnesota).
He performed in 16 video games, largely in a reserve/sub-package function as he began simply two contests, however in 356 snaps he allowed a passer ranking of simply 68.3 when focused, in accordance to Pro Football Reference. That’s his single-season profession finest in that class.
He additionally obtained his second profession INT when he picked off Dolphins QB Tua Tagovailoa within the third quarter to arrange a Chargers TD in a sport L.A. ultimately gained by two factors.
- He’s been relatively sturdy currently.
St-Juste has missed simply two video games over the past three seasons, enjoying in 53 of a attainable 55 contests, together with playoffs. The one sport he missed final season got here in Week 17 due to a shoulder harm, however he returned for Week 18 and the postseason.
Earlier in his profession, St-Juste frolicked on injured reserve as a rookie in 2021 due to a concussion, and he missed a number of late-season video games in 2022 due to an ankle harm.
- He was additionally a Canadian Football League draft choose.
A local of Quebec, St-Juste grew up talking French and discovered English in pre-university college in Montreal. Following his faculty profession at Michigan and Minnesota, he was chosen within the sixth spherical of the CFL draft with the No. 52 general choose.
- He ought to compete for a beginning job in Green Bay.
Following the discharge of Nate Hobbs, the Packers high three boundary cornerbacks are Keisean Nixon, Carrington Valentine and St-Juste. Nixon is a probable starter on one facet, however the second beginning spot will possible be contested amongst Valentine, St-Juste and every other acquisitions by way of free company and/or the draft.
