Justin Tyler "J. T." Hassell (born August 14, 1995) is an American professional football defensive back who is a free agent.

He has been a member of the Cleveland Browns, New England Patriots, New York Jets, Winnipeg Blue Bombers, and Toronto Argonauts Hassell was born with only two fingers on his left hand due to a deformity.

Following the end of the season, he decided to transfer to the Division II Florida Institute of Technology in order to be closer to his family.

[3] After sitting out a year due to NCAA transfer rules, Hassell led the Panthers and finished fifth in the Gulf South Conference (GSC) with 78 tackles and was named second-team all-conference as a redshirt junior.

As a redshirt senior, he made 124 tackles, 9.5 tackles for loss, 4.5 sacks for 34 yards and three forced fumbles and was named first-team All-GSC and the conference Defensive Player of the Year, as well as a first-team All-American by the American Football Coaches Association and the D2CCA, and a second-team All-American by the Associated Press.