Michigan Football Early Enrollee Bio: CB Benjamin St-Juste

• At Nike’s The Opening finals, St-Juste recorded a 4.58-second 40-yard dash and a 3.86-second 20-yard shuttle, second-best at the event. He also recorded a 36.6-inch vertical jump and a 39.0-foot power throw, all of which combined for a Nike+ Football Rating of 123.72.

• Had 30 tackles, two interceptions, one forced fumble and 18 passes broken up as a senior.

• Recognized as am RSEQ CEGEP Division I (highest division) All-Star at cornerback by CanadaFootballChat.com, who lists him as the No. 7 player in the country.

• Finished No. 25 in The Opening Ratings Championship in 2016.

• Attended Nike’s The Opening regional in New Jersey May 1. St. Juste also attended The Opening Finals in Oregon July 7-10.

• Attended the Exposure U camp in Ann Arbor in June of 2015 where he earned his Michigan offer.

• Committed to Michigan June 23, 2015.

• Michigan was his first offer after camping at U-M during the summer of 2015 and he committed soon after.

• Head coach Jim Harbaugh and defensive backs coach Mike Zordich identified St-Juste during U-M’s on-campus camp. Defensive backs coach Brian Smith has also been involved in St-Juste’s recruitment.

• Virginia Tech is the only other school that offered St-Juste, and he took an official visit there Nov. 25, 2016 before reaffirming his pledge to U-M.

• He is an early graduate and is already enrolled at Michigan as a freshman.

• Being from Quebec, St-Juste’s native language is French.

• Began playing football at nine and started playing hockey the previous year.

• Reclassified as a 2017 recruit because of differences between the Canadian and U.S. school systems.

Because of his length, natural athleticism and early enrollment, St-Juste will have a shot to work his way into the rotation as a freshman. With Jourdan Lewis and Channing Stribling exhausting their eligibility in 2016, some of the young corners will have to step up, and St-Juste brings natural attributes and an early learning curve to the table with a chance to compete.

Rivals.com Mid-Atlantic Recruiting Analyst Adam Friedman: “St-Juste has the look of a special defensive back. The Michigan commit has great height and length, and really flies around the field. Bigger wide receivers are not a problem for St-Juste, and it is surprising how well he covers smaller, quicker receivers.”

Rivals Camp Series Defensive Backs Coach Don Cox: "He plays corner right now, but I think he probably ends up at safety. He has that build of a kid who can fill out and be a great safety. He plays corner in high school, and he can do it. You don't have the elite wide receivers who can get by him in high school. In college, he has the range to be a free safety though. He's also the type of safety you can roll up on a [slot] receiver, and he can use those corner skills in man coverage on him."

Former Michigan Cornerback Todd Howard: "I'm 5-9 ½, and this guy is towering over me. He's a good looking kid, and then you start talking to him and hear the French accent, hear he's from Canada … people say, 'they don't play football up in Canada,' but he’s a good football player — aggressive, really confident, really good technique for a high school kid. I've been coaching high school for 10 years, and you just don't see that many kids that just play with that type of pad level, footwork and competitiveness to go out and compete. He's a legit corner. He got after it and showed tremendous footwork. He's ridiculously coordinated for his size, and that's the thing I kept saying for his height — he's got good feet for a 5-7, 5-8 kid. It's something to watch, just to watch him move.”