2013 Football Roster

54 Julius Forte

  • Position Defensive End
  • Height 6-2
  • Weight 253
  • Class Redshirt Senior
  • Hometown St. Petersburg, Fla.
  • High School Boca Ciega HS

Biography

Julius Forte - Career Statistics
 
Defense
Year GP-GS SOLO AST TOT TFL SACKS QBH PBU FF FR
2010 9-0 10 0 10 1.0-6 1.0-6 0 1 0 0
2011 12-0 13 8 21 6.0-36 3.0-30 2 1 0 0
2012 11-1 9 5 14 1.5-11 0.5-5 0 2 0 1
2013 11-5 10 8 18 4.0-33 3.0-23 0 1 2 1
Career 43-6 42 21 63 12.5-86 7.5-64 2 5 2 2

FORTE'S CAREER HIGHS
Tackles: 3 (Five Times)
TFL: 1.5 (UTEP, 2011)
Sacks: 1.0 (Seven Times)
QBH: 1 (Twice)
PBU: 1 (Four Times)
FR: 1 (Twice)
FF: 1 (Twice)

INT: 1 (Miami, 2013)

2013: Made five starts and saw action in 11 games after missing the season-opener with an injury…recorded 18 tackles, four tackles for loss, three sacks, two forced fumbles and one recovered fumble on the season…posted his first career interception and returned it 11 yards for a touchdown vs. Miami and added two tackles…posted a TFL, forced a fumble and had two tackles in a victory over Cincinnati…posted a sack and forced a fumble at Michigan State…recovered a fumble and had two tackles at No. 17 UCF…had a season-high three tackles at Houston…finished his career playing in 43 games, with six starts…logged 63 tackles, 12.5 TFL, 7.5 sacks, five pass break-ups, two forced fumbles, two recovered fumbles and an interception on his career. 

2012: Saw action in 11 games, starting one, at defensive end and on special teams ... posted 14 tackles, 1.5 TFL, a half sack, two PBU and a fumble recovery ... tallied two tackles and a half sack against Chattanooga ... posted three tackles and a fumble recovery at Nevada ... notched a TFL versus Florida St. ... added two tackles against Cincinnati and Pitt.

2011: Saw action in all 12 games ... posted 21 tackles, three sacks, six TFL, two pressures and a PBU ... registered two tackles and a sack at Notre Dame ... tallied two tackles and a half TFL against Ball St. ... posted a sack and a pressure against FAMU ... recorded three tackles, a sack and 1.5 TFL against UTEP ... tallied a tackle and a PBU at Pitt ... made two tackles at UConn ... posted a tackle and a pressure at Rutgers ... registered two tackles and a TFL at Syracuse ... added three tackles against Miami ... posted two stops and a half TFL versus Louisville ... added two tackles and a half TFL against West Virginia.

2010: Appeared in nine games ... posted 10 tackles, a sack and a PBU ... broke up a pass against Stony Brook ... notched two tackles at Florida ... added a tackle versus Rutgers and Louisville ... tallied three tackles and his first career sack against Pitt ... recorded one tackle against Connecticut ... added two stops in the Meineke Car Care Bowl victory over Clemson.

2009: Redshirted ... earned the team's Strength & Conditioning Overachiever Award and the Golden Bull Award for the most outstanding defensive scout team player.

BOCA CIEGA HIGH SCHOOL: Rated 47th best prospect at defensive end by Scout.com ... ranked 42nd best weak side defensive end by Rivals.com ... recorded 95 tackles, 34 TFL, 14 sacks, three forced fumbles and an interception return for a touchdown as a senior ... finished his junior season with 50 tackles, 11 sacks, four forced fumbles, three fumble recoveries and one blocked field goal return for a touchdown ... saw action at defensive end, defensive tackle and offensive tackle for Boca Ciega ... garnered second-team Class 4A honors as a receiver following his senior season ... earned a 3.5 core GPA ... also lettered in basketball ... chose USF over Louisville, Kentucky, Ole Miss and NC State, among others.

PERSONAL: Earned degree in communications in December 2013.

 

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Historical Player Information

  • 54

    2009Freshman

    Defensive End
    6'2" 244 lbs
    54
  • 54

    2010Redshirt Freshman

    Defensive End
    6'2" 250 lbs
    54
  • 54

    2011Redshirt Sophomore

    Defensive End
    6'2" 264 lbs
    54
  • 54

    2012Redshirt Junior

    Defensive End
    6'2" 260 lbs
    54
  • 54

    2013Redshirt Senior

    Defensive End
    6'2" 253 lbs
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