Justin was born in South Dakota in 1991 and grew up in a small town, moving to Detroit at age 12 after his father passed away. He was involved in JROTC and sports in high school. Currently, he is a member of a fraternity at USD and plays rugby while also enjoying video games. His goals are to become a high school history teacher and football coach, and within 10 years he hopes to have started a family and be settled in Michigan as a head coach.