NY Giants Select Former Bucks County Standout

Justin Pugh, a lineman from Syracuse, has been drafted by the New York Giants.

Pugh, a Council Rock South graduate, was the 19th pick in the NFL draft.

"He’s a terrific football player—big, smart, high test scores and a team captain,” General Manager Jerry Reese said of Pugh, quoted in a New York Times article. “He’s our type of guy—clean. No warts, no off-field issues and a good athlete. He’s a solid football player, and I think you win with solid football players.”

Pugh is a 6-foot-6-inch offensive tackle from Northampton Township.

He decided to forgo his final season at Syracuse and enter the NFL draft, the Syracuse Post Standard reported earlier this year. 

Pugh posted his decision to enter the draft on Twitter in January.

In a Jan. 3 tweet, Pugh wrote: "I have decided to forgo my last year of football at Syracuse University & pursue my dream of playing in the NFL.Thanks for all the support!"

According to reports, Pugh finished his coursework and has earned his degree. He posted a picture of his diploma on Twitter earlier this month.

“It’s been my dream since I was a little kid playing with my buddies,” Pugh told the Post Standard. “I had a great four years at Syracuse. I couldn’t have asked for a better place to play my college ball."