Justin Cesaire
OL · Senior
6'4" · 315 lbs · Offense
Background
- Hometown
- Orange, N.J.
- High school
- Orange
- Previous school
- New Haven
Recruiting
No recruiting profile matched — he transferred in from New Haven.
2026 season
No 2026 stats recorded yet.
Season by season
2025tap to read
Played in four games ... selected to the National Football Foundation (NFF) Hampshire Honor Society (4/8) ... made Rutgers debut against Norfolk State (9/13).
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Started all 11 games on the offensive line … earned honorable mention Division II All-America honors by Don Hansen … named Division II Conference Commissioner's Association Second Team All-Region … selected to the New England Football Writers Association All-New England Team … voted Northeast 10 Offensive Lineman of the Year … recognized as First Team All-Northeast 10 … part of a conference championship … helped the offense rank second nationally in fewest sacks allowed and 10th in rushing offense (222.2) … saw action in the Division II playoffs at Slippery Rock (11/23).
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Started 10 games on the offensive line … named Second Team All-Northeast 10 … part of a conference championship … helped the offense lead the league in scoring offense, fewest sacks allowed, fewest tackles-for-loss allowed and team passing efficiency … saw action in the Division II playoffs at Charleston (11/18).
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Played in nine games with six starts on the offensive line … earned first start in win over American International (9/17) … made collegiate debut in the season opener at Bowie State (9/3). Prior to College: Played three seasons of varsity football at Orange … served as a team captain for the Tornadoes. Major: Labor and Employment Relations / Graduate School of Education
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2026 Hampshire Honor Society:
2024 Honorable Mention All-America ( Don Hansen ):
2024 Second Team All-Region (Conference Commissioner's Association):
2024 New England Football Writers Association All-New England Team:
2024 Northeast-10 Offensive Lineman of the Year:
2024 First Team All-Northeast 10:
2023 Second Team All-Northeast 10:
2025 (Senior): Played in four games ... selected to the National Football Foundation (NFF) Hampshire Honor Society (4/8) ... made Rutgers debut against Norfolk State (9/13).
2024 (Junior at New Haven): Started all 11 games on the offensive line … earned honorable mention Division II All-America honors by Don Hansen … named Division II Conference Commissioner's Association Second Team All-Region … selected to the New England Football Writers Association All-New England Team … voted Northeast 10 Offensive Lineman of the Year … recognized as First Team All-Northeast 10 … part of a conference championship … helped the offense rank second nationally in fewest sacks allowed and 10th in rushing offense (222.2) … saw action in the Division II playoffs at Slippery Rock (11/23).
2023 (Sophomore at New Haven): Started 10 games on the offensive line … named Second Team All-Northeast 10 … part of a conference championship … helped the offense lead the league in scoring offense, fewest sacks allowed, fewest tackles-for-loss allowed and team passing efficiency … saw action in the Division II playoffs at Charleston (11/18).
2022 (Freshman at New Haven): Played in nine games with six starts on the offensive line … earned first start in win over American International (9/17) … made collegiate debut in the season opener at Bowie State (9/3).
Prior to College: Played three seasons of varsity football at Orange … served as a team captain for the Tornadoes.
Major: Labor and Employment Relations / Graduate School of Education