Green Bay Packers New CB Benjamin St-Juste |

The Green Bay Packers have signed CB Benjamin St-Juste wasting no time shoring up their secondary problems via Free Agency. St-Juste agreed to a 2 year, $10 million contract, with incentives that can push it to $10.5 million. His cap hit in 2026 will be minimal. He’ll receive a $1.3 million base with a $500k per game roster bonus and a $200k workout bonus

In the end, this a no brainer 1 year prove it deal with a built in team option for 2027.

Here’s a closer look at Green Bay’s new CB1.

Benjamin St-Juste Early Days

Benjamin St-Juste was born on September 8, 1997. His father and mother, Wilber St-Juste and Louise Valiquette, raised him in Montreal, Quebec. St-Juste’s household spoke both Haitian (from his father) and French-Canadian (from his mother). Below is a picture of the 3 of them int the lead up to his eventual NFL Draft in 2021.

Click the link below to read the heart warming article this picture was pulled from where his parents detail his lifelong love of the game. You can tell the level of support and love in their family, and it’s amazing to see how football has been on St-Juste’s mind even as a small child.

Benjamin, you deserve the NFL

Football is indeed in Benjamin’s blood. His father briefly played defensive back for the Miami Hurricanes.

St-Juste attended high school at Cégep du Vieux Montréal. He graduated at just 16 and developed into a long, athletic defensive back prospect while competing against older players in Canada’s CEGEP system.

At 6’3″, his frame and coverage ability quickly drew attention from the NCAA, eventually earning him scholarship opportunities and a path to Division I football after building a reputation at camps and showcases despite coming from a non-traditional high school pipeline.

St-Juste College Career

St-Juste began his collegiate career as a Michigan Wolverine. He appeared in 12 games across the 2017 and 2018 seasons after enrolling as part of Jim Harbaugh’s secondary pipeline.

Used primarily as a reserve defensive back and special teams contributor early in his career, St-Juste recorded 12 total tackles and 3 PBUs during his time with the Wolverines.

He was unfortunatley hit with the injury bug in 2018, which ultimately led him to finding a fresh start elsewhere. Michigan coaches praised his length and physicality at the line of scrimmage. A trait that made him an intriguing press-coverage corner, even in a limited role before transferring.

St-Juste Goes From Wolverine To Gopher

With a change of scenery to the land of 10,000 lakes, St-Juste began his run as a Minnesota Golden Gopher. In Minnesota he would find a new trajectory and immediately stepped into a starting role in 2019. Starting all season at corner, he recorded 45 total tackles, 2 tackles for loss, and 10 passes defended. Numbers that had him leading Minnesota’s secondary in pass breakups (PBUs). The Gophers had an 11-win season and a top-10 finish in the AP poll. Head coach P. J. Fleck frequently praised St-Juste as a long, physical corner for the way he fit the team’s defensive identity. His length and competitiveness highlighed his ability to lean into press coverage and aggressive outside coverage play.

In the 2020 campaign, St-Juste was one of the most experienced corners in the conference. He appeared in 5 games (shortened due to Covid restrictions) while finishing with 14 tackles and 3 PBUs before opting out late in the season to prepare for the NFL draft. If you haven’t yet, go ahead and scroll back to read that article his Mom and Dad wrote for him leading into the draft.

Across his 2 seasons in Minneapolis, St-Juste cemented himself as one of the Big Ten’s more intriguing press-man prospects thanks to his rare height, frame and agility. Defensive coordinator Joe Rossi utilized St-Juste primarily as the field corner in Minnesota’s mixed man-and-zone scheme. Teammates often pointed to his physical style and willingness to challenge receivers. This reputation ultimately helped propel him into the 2021 NFL Draft as a developmental outside corner with prototype size.

Below are some of the highlights from his time with the Gophers.

St-Juste Early NFL Career

After being selected in the 3rd round of the 2021 NFL Draft by the Washington Commanders ( At the time the Washington Football Team) Benjamin St-Juste quickly carved out a role as a long, physical outside corner.

As a rookie in 2021, he appeared in 9 games with 3 starts before injuries cut his season short, finishing with 26 tackles and 5 PBUs.

St-Juste’s role expanded significantly over the next 2 seasons with Washington. In 2022 he started 11 of 14 games, recording 35 tackles, 7 PBUs, and his first career interception. He followed that with an amazing season in 2023. He started in 16 games racking up 55 tackles and 17 PBUs.

At that time St-Juste ranked among the NFL leaders in pass breakups as Washington relied on him as a full-time outside corner.

Unfortunately in 2024, St-Juste would take a step backward committing 7 big time penalties. 6 pass interefence and 1 illegal contact. He was beginning to look like a liability to a lot of the Commander’s fans and led to his departuer after his rookie contract expired.

Here’s some highlights from his time with the Commanders.

CB Benjamin St-Juste Commanders Highlights |

Packers New CB Coming Off Career Season

Benjamin St-Juste joined the Los Angeles Chargers in free agency looking to get back to forumla. The Chargers looked to capitalize on his press-coverage background, believing his size and experience as a multi-year starter in Washington could translate well into their outside corner rotation. During his time with the squad he was a depth boundary corner and special teams contributor. Both of which should sound like heavenly music to Packer Nation’s ears.

Here’s how his 2025 campaign brokedown.

2025 Regular Season Stats (Los Angeles Chargers):

Games Played: 16
Defensive Snaps: 355
Tackles: 37 (22 solo)
Missed Tackles: ZERO!!!
Passes Defended: 7
Interceptions: 1
Catch Rate Allowed: 47.5%
Passer Rating Allowed: 60.9
Penalties: 2

These numbers had St-Juste ranked as the 11th overall corner in the NFL in 2025. He was graded 0.3 points below Sauce Gardner by PFF for reference.

Ultimately, roster construction and scheme fit likely played a role in the Chargers moving on. With a crowded cornerback room and younger defensive backs pushing for roles, the team prioritized players with greater long-term upside and versatility in their coverage system.

Translation, Benajamin St-Juste is a veteran cap casualty that the Packers are getting for a steal.

Here’s some highlights from St-Juste’s time with the Chargers.

Packers CB Benjamin St-Juste Will Be CB1

Benjamin St-Juste arrives in Green Bay with the kind of experience and production that positions him to quickly emerge as CB1 for the Packers. A role they’ve yet to fill after the departure of Jaire Alexander. St-Juste comes with proven production and more importantly, outside of the 2024 dip, he has been a consistent outside corner threat. He has better hands and lockdown capabilities than Keisean Nixon, and is more physical than Carrington Valentine (hence the upper-cased ZERO next to his missed tackles above).

St-Juste’s skills inside of a zone-heavy structure will be a perfect match for new Defensive Coordinator, Jonathan Gannon. Gannon’s defenses historically emphasize vision on the quarterback, route recognition, and long corners who can close throwing windows along the boundary. Benjamin St-Juste checks all of those boxes.. His length allows him to disrupt passing lanes in Cover-3 and quarters concepts, while his experience playing both man and zone coverage in Washington gives him the instincts to read combinations and break on the football. For a young Packers secondary still establishing consistency, St-Juste’s veteran presence and familiarity with complex coverage responsibilities could help stabilize the unit while allowing younger corners like Valentine to grow into complementary roles within the system.