Stone Forsythe
| No. 78 – Seattle Seahawks | |||||||
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| Position: | Offensive tackle | ||||||
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| Born: | December 29, 1997 Winter Garden, Florida, U.S. | ||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | ||||||
| Weight: | 307 lb (139 kg) | ||||||
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| High school: | West Orange (Winter Garden, Florida) | ||||||
| College: | Florida (2016–2020) | ||||||
| NFL draft: | 2021 / round: 6 / pick: 208 | ||||||
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| Roster status: | Injured reserve | ||||||
| Career NFL statistics as of Week 4, 2024 | |||||||
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Stone Forsythe (December 29, 1997) is an American professional football offensive tackle for the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Florida.
Early life
[edit]Forsythe was born and grew up in Winter Garden, Florida, and attended West Orange High School. He committed to play college football at Florida over offers from Kentucky and Duke.[1]
College career
[edit]Forsythe redshirted his true freshman season. He saw his first playing time when he started the final two games of his redshirt freshman season.[2] Forsythe played in all 13 of Florida's games with one start as a redshirt sophomore.[3] He became a starter going into his redshirt junior season and started the final 25 games of his career.[4] Forsythe appeared in 40 games with 28 starts over the course of his collegiate career.[5]
Professional career
[edit]| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
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| 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) |
307 lb (139 kg) |
34+3⁄8 in (0.87 m) |
10 in (0.25 m) |
5.13 s | 1.82 s | 2.96 s | 4.63 s | 7.47 s | 27.5 in (0.70 m) |
8 ft 7 in (2.62 m) |
25 reps | |
| All values from Pro Day[6][7] | ||||||||||||
Forsythe was drafted by the Seattle Seahawks in the sixth round, 208th overall, of the 2021 NFL draft.[8] On May 14, 2021, Forsythe signed his four-year rookie contract with Seattle worth over $3.6 million and a signing bonus of $166,000.[9]
Personal life
[edit]Forsythe's father, Ray Forsythe, played college football at Kent State and UCF and professionally for the Cincinnati Bengals, Amsterdam Admirals, and Orlando Predators.[10]
References
[edit]- ^ "OL Stone Forsythe commits to Florida Gators". Orlando Sentinel. May 7, 2015.
- ^ Nettuno, Tyler (March 23, 2021). "Florida's Stone Forsythe was a mountain on the offensive line in 2020". Gators Wire. USA Today. Retrieved October 30, 2024.
- ^ "Stone Forsythe – Offensive Tackle Florida Gators 2021 NFL Draft Scouting Report". SI.com.
- ^ "What Florida Gators OT Stone Forsythe Will Bring to His NFL Team".
- ^ "Stone Forsythe: Looking to the NFL".
- ^ "Stone Forsythe Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved July 6, 2021.
- ^ "Stone Forsythe, Florida, OT, 2021 NFL Draft Scout, NCAA College Football". draftscout.com. Retrieved July 6, 2021.
- ^ Boyle, John (May 1, 2021). "Seahawks Select OT Stone Forsythe With Pick No. 208 In 2021 NFL Draft". Seahawks.com.
- ^ Condotta, Bob (May 14, 2021). "Seahawks' Stone Forsythe looks like he can 'perfectly fit' left tackle, says coach Pete Carroll". seattletimes.com. Retrieved May 23, 2021.
- ^ Taylor, G. Allan (December 4, 2020). "Stone Forsythe appreciates his toughest critic even more after father's stroke". The Athletic.