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Christopher Mitchell / Sport Shot Photo
Christopher Mitchell / Sport Shot Photo

18 Justin Potts (He/Him)

  • Position Defensive Back
  • Height 6-1
  • Weight 180
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Bloomington, Ill.
  • Highschool Normal Community

Biography

As a Scot
Dean’s List… SAAC Board Vice President… BIPOCa Executive Board Member.

2024
Academic All-District… Academic All-MIAC… Named to the Hampshire Honor Society… Led the MIAC with eight pass breakups and ranked second with five interceptions… Registered 29 tackles, including 23 solo tackles… Racked up six tackles, two interceptions for 18 yards, broke up a pass and forced a fumble and recovered it at Augsburg on Nov. 9.
 
2023
Academic All-District… Academic All-MIAC… Tied for the second-most interceptions in the MIAC (3) and the sixth-most pass breakups (9)… Tallied 26 tackles, including 22 solo tackles… Carried an interception 20 yards and blocked a kick in the MIAC Championship Week victory over St. Scholastica on Nov. 11.

2022
Recorded 21 tackles, an interception, and five pass break ups… Made five tackles against Concordia on Oct 8… Academic All-District honors… Academic All-MIAC.

2021
Saw action in two games.

Before Mac
Earned academic all-state honors at Normal Community High School... Three-year Big 12 Scholar Athlete... Illinois State Scholar... Spanish National Honors Society... National Society of High School Scholars... National Honors Society... Minority Academic Achievement award winner... American Legion Certificate.

Why did you choose to attend Macalester?
I really liked the school, the football coaches, and being in a city.

What has your experience at Macalester meant to you?
I learned a lot about myself and how I can handle myself in a new environment and adapt to it.

How has your experience as a student-athlete at Macalester helped shape you as an individual?
The experience helped me take more control of m schedule and what to put time and energy into as well as how to relax and recharge effectively so that I don't burn out too quickly.

How has your experience as a student-athlete at Macalester prepared you for life after graduation?
It's helped me improve on time management, keeping the standard of my work high with other commitments, and how to find community in people that have a similar struggle academically as I do.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 18

    2021First Year

    Quarterback
    6'1" 170 lbs
    18
  • 18

    2022Sophomore

    Defensive Back
    6'1" 175 lbs
    18
  • 18

    2023Junior

    Defensive Back
    6'1" 180 lbs
    18
  • 18

    2024Senior

    Defensive Back
    6'1" 180 lbs
    18