| No. 78 – Seattle Seahawks | |||||
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| Position: | Offensive tackle | ||||
| Personal information | |||||
| Born: | December 29, 1997 Winter Garden, Florida, U.S. | ||||
| Height: | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | ||||
| Weight: | 307 lb (139 kg) | ||||
| Career information | |||||
| High school: | West Orange (Winter Garden, Florida) | ||||
| College: | Florida (2016–2020) | ||||
| NFL draft: | 2021 / Round: 6 / Pick: 208 | ||||
| Career history | |||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||
| Career NFL statistics as of 2023 | |||||
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| Player stats at NFL.com · PFR | |||||
Stone Forsythe (December 29, 1997) is an American football offensive tackle for the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Florida.
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]
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]
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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]
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]