| Carolina Panthers | |||||||
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| Position | Offensive tackle | ||||||
| Roster status | Active | ||||||
| Personal information | |||||||
| Born | (1997-12-29) December 29, 1997 (age 28) Winter Garden, Florida, U.S. | ||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | ||||||
| Listed weight | 307 lb (139 kg) | ||||||
| Career information | |||||||
| High school | West Orange (Winter Garden) | ||||||
| College | Florida (2016–2020) | ||||||
| NFL draft | 2021: 6th round, 208th overall pick | ||||||
| Career history | |||||||
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* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||
| Career NFL statistics as of 2025 | |||||||
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Stone Forsythe (born December 29, 1997) is an American professional football offensive tackle for the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Florida Gators.
Early life
[edit]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]
College career
[edit]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]
Professional career
[edit]| 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] | ||||||||||||
Seattle Seahawks
[edit]Forsythe was selected 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]
New York Giants
[edit]On March 13, 2025, Forsythe signed with the New York Giants.[10] He was released on August 26 as part of final roster cuts.[11]
Las Vegas Raiders
[edit]On August 27, 2025, Forsythe signed with the Las Vegas Raiders.[12]
Carolina Panthers
[edit]On March 10, 2026, Forsythe signed a one-year contract with the Carolina Panthers.[13][14]
NFL career statistics
[edit]| Legend | |
|---|---|
| Bold | Career high |
Regular season
[edit]| Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | Sck | TFL | Int | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | PD | FF | Fum | FR | Yds | TD | ||
| 2021 | SEA | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | SEA | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | SEA | 17 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | SEA | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | LV | 17 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 70 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Postseason
[edit]| Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | Sck | TFL | Int | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | PD | FF | Fum | FR | Yds | TD | ||
| 2022 | SEA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Personal life
[edit]Forsythe's father, Ray Forsythe, played college football at Kent State and UCF and professionally for the Cincinnati Bengals, Amsterdam Admirals, and Orlando Predators.[15]
References
[edit]- ^ "OL Stone Forsythe commits to Florida Gators". Orlando Sentinel. May 7, 2015. Retrieved July 4, 2025.
- ^ Nettuno, Tyler (March 23, 2021). "Florida's Stone Forsythe was a mountain on the offensive line in 2020". Gators Wire. USA Today. Retrieved October 30, 2024.
- ^ "Stone Forsythe – Offensive Tackle Florida Gators 2021 NFL Draft Scouting Report". SI.com.
- ^ Goodall, Zach (April 26, 2021). "What Florida Gators OT Stone Forsythe Will Bring to His NFL Team". SI.com. Retrieved December 2, 2024.
- ^ Sanabria, Ethan (April 8, 2021). "Stone Forsythe: Looking to the NFL". ESPN 98.1 FM - 850 AM WRUF. Retrieved December 2, 2024.
- ^ Reuter, Chad; Zierlein, Lance. "Stone Forsythe Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved July 6, 2021.
- ^ "Stone Forsythe, Florida, OT, 2021 NFL Draft Scout, NCAA College Football". draftscout.com. Retrieved July 6, 2021.
- ^ Boyle, John (May 1, 2021). "Seahawks Select OT Stone Forsythe With Pick No. 208 In 2021 NFL Draft". Seahawks.com.
- ^ Condotta, Bob (May 14, 2021). "Seahawks' Stone Forsythe looks like he can 'perfectly fit' left tackle, says coach Pete Carroll". seattletimes.com. Retrieved May 23, 2021.
- ^ Salomone, Dan (March 12, 2025). "Reports: Giants agree to terms with former Seahawks OL Stone Forsythe". Giants.com. Retrieved July 4, 2025.
- ^ Salomone, Dan. "Giants announce initial 53-man roster for 2025". giants.com. Retrieved August 27, 2025.
- ^ "Raiders claim LB Brennan Jackson and sign OL Stone Forsythe". raiders.com. Retrieved August 29, 2025.
- ^ "Reports: Panthers agree to terms with tackle Stone Forsythe". Panthers.com. Retrieved March 12, 2026.
- ^ "League year opens: Panthers agree to terms with five". Panthers.com. Retrieved March 12, 2026.
- ^ Taylor, G. Allan (December 4, 2020). "Stone Forsythe appreciates his toughest critic even more after father's stroke". The Athletic. Retrieved July 4, 2025.