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Jermaine Johnson II - Wikipedia

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Jermaine Johnson II

Johnson II playing for the Jets in 2023

No. 11 – New York Jets

Position:

Linebacker

Personal information

Born:

January 7, 1999 (age 25)
Eden Prairie, Minnesota, U.S.

Height:

6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)

Weight:

254 lb (115 kg)

Career information

High school:

Eden Prairie

College:

Independence CC (2017–2018)
Georgia (2019–2020)
Florida State (2021)

NFL draft:

2022 / round: 1 / pick: 26

Career history

New York Jets (2022–present)

Roster status:

Injured reserve

Career highlights and awards

Pro Bowl (2023)
First-team All-American (2021)
ACC Defensive Player of the Year (2021)
First-team All-ACC (2021)

Career NFL statistics as of 2024

Total tackles:	88
Sacks:	10.0
Forced fumbles:	1
Fumble recoveries:	1
Pass deflections:	7
Interceptions:	1
Defensive touchdowns:	1
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Jermaine Curtis Johnson II (born January 7, 1999) is an American professional football linebacker for the New York Jets of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Independence and Georgia before transferring to Florida State in 2021 where he was named the ACC Defensive Player of the Year. Johnson was drafted by the New York Jets with the twenty-sixth overall pick of the 2022 NFL draft.

Early life

Johnson grew up in Eden Prairie, Minnesota, and attended Eden Prairie High School. As a senior he was named All-Metro after recording 37 tackles and seven sacks.^[1] Johnson was academically ineligible to play NCAA Division I football after graduation.^[2]

College career

Johnson began his collegiate career at Independence Community College.^[3] While at Independence, he was featured in the fourth season of the Netflix documentary series Last Chance U where he played under head coach Jason Brown.^[4] As a freshman, he had 58 tackles, eight sacks and three forced fumbles.^[5] Johnson transferred to the University of Georgia following the season.^[6]

Johnson played in every game for the Georgia Bulldogs as a sophomore, where he had 20 tackles and 2.5 sacks.^[7] As a senior, he finished third on the team with four sacks with 16 total tackles and 11 quarterback hurries.^[8] Towards the end of the season Johnson entered the transfer portal and enrolled at Florida State for his final season of NCAA eligibility.^[9] Johnson had seven tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss and 1.5 sacks in his first game for the Seminoles, a 41-38 overtime loss to Notre Dame, and was named the Atlantic Coast Conference Defensive Lineman of the Week.^[10]^[11] He was named the ACC Defensive Player of the Year and first-team All-ACC after he finished the season with 70 tackles and led the ACC with 18 tackles for loss and 12 sacks.^[12]

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
Height	Weight	Arm length	Hand span	40-yard dash	10-yard split	20-yard split	Vertical jump	Broad jump	Bench press
6 ft 4+5⁄8 in (1.95 m)	254 lb (115 kg)	34 in (0.86 m)	9+7⁄8 in (0.25 m)	4.58 s	1.59 s	2.68 s	32.0 in (0.81 m)	10 ft 5 in (3.18 m)	27 reps
All values from NFL Combine/Pro Day^[13]^[14]

Johnson was selected in the first round with the 26th overall pick by the New York Jets in the 2022 NFL draft.^[15] In Week 14, against the Buffalo Bills, he blocked a punt that resulted in a safety.^[16] As a rookie, he appeared in 14 games and recorded 2.5 sacks and 29 total tackles.^[17]

On September 16, 2024, Johnson announced that he had suffered a torn Achilles tendon in the Jets' week 2 game against the Tennessee Titans, and would miss the remainder of the season as a result.^[18]

References

^ Shaver, Randy (November 18, 2016). "KARE 11 All-Metro Team 2016: Defense". KARE.com. Retrieved September 24, 2021.
^ Sudge, Brandon (December 20, 2018). "How Jermaine Johnson went from Kansas to Georgia Bulldogs". The Telegraph. Retrieved September 24, 2021.
^ Johnson, Bailey (December 9, 2020). "Linebacker Jermaine Johnson is coming into his own for Georgia". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved September 24, 2021.
^ Paschall, David (December 20, 2019). "Jermaine Johnson adjusts from 'Last Chance U' stardom to limitations at Georgia". Chattanooga Times Free Press. Retrieved September 24, 2021.
^ Nemec, Andrew (July 10, 2018). "Jermaine Johnson, nation's No. 2 JC DE, includes Oregon Ducks in top 5". The Oregonian. Retrieved September 24, 2021.
^ Hill, Jordan D. (August 3, 2018). "Four-star defensive end Jermaine Johnson commits to Georgia". Miami Herald. Retrieved September 24, 2021.
^ Fuller, Marcus (September 12, 2020). "From 'Last Chance' to big chance for Eden Prairie's Jermaine Johnson at Georgia". Star Tribune. Retrieved September 24, 2021.
^ Weiszer, Marc (December 15, 2020). "UGA football LB Jermaine Johnson plans transfer". The Tennessean. Retrieved September 24, 2021.
^ Fernandez, Andre C. (July 22, 2021). "Jermaine Johnson II leading revitalization of Florida State defensive line". Tallahassee Democrat. Retrieved September 24, 2021.
^ Megargee, Steve (September 17, 2021). "Prospect watch: FSU's Johnson capitalizing on expanded role". The Seattle Times. Associated Press. Retrieved September 24, 2021.
^ Weiler, Curt (September 7, 2021). "FSU defensive end Jermaine Johnson named ACC Defensive Lineman of the Week". Tallahassee Democrat. Retrieved September 24, 2021.
^ Murschel, Matt (December 1, 2021). "FSU's Jermaine Johnson II named ACC Defensive Player of the Year". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved December 2, 2021.
^ "Jermaine Johnson Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved March 8, 2022.
^ "2022 Draft Scout Jermaine Johnson II, Florida State NFL Draft Scout College Football Profile". draftscout.com. Retrieved April 29, 2022.
^ Greenberg, Ethan (April 29, 2022). "Jets Select Florida State Edge Jermaine Johnson II with No. 26 Pick of 2022 NFL Draft". NewYorkJets.com. Retrieved April 16, 2023.
^ Lange, Randy (December 17, 2022). "Jermaine Johnson Enters the Safety Zone". New York Jets. Retrieved April 16, 2023.
^ "Jermaine Johnson 2022 Game Log". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved April 16, 2023.
^ Cimini, Rich (September 16, 2024). "Jets DE Johnson announces he has torn Achilles". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 15, 2024.

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Offensive Player of the Year	1993: Ward 1994: Baldwin 1995: Kanell 1996: Barber 1997: Busby 1998: Holt 1999: Hamilton 2000: Weinke 2001: B. Perry 2002: Schaub 2003: Rivers 2004: Randall 2005: Barclay 2006: C. Johnson 2007: Ryan 2008: Dwyer 2009: Spiller 2010: T. Taylor 2011: D. Wilson 2012: Boyd 2013: Winston 2014: Conner 2015: Watson 2016: L. Jackson 2017: L. Jackson 2018: Etienne 2019: Etienne 2020: Lawrence 2021: Pickett 2022: Maye 2023: Travis
Defensive Player of the Year	1993: Brooks 1994: Alexander 1995: M. Jones 1996: P. Boulware 1997: Wadsworth 1998: Poindexter 1999: K. Adams 2000: Fisher 2001: Henderson 2002: Henderson 2003: Dockett 2004: Hill 2005: D. Jackson 2006: G. Adams 2007: Long 2008: Herzlich 2009: Morgan 2010: Bowers 2011: Kuechly 2012: Werner 2013: Donald 2014: Beasley 2015: Cash 2016: B. Boulware & Walker 2017: Chubb 2018: Ferrell 2019: Simmons 2020: Owusu-Koramoah 2021: J. Johnson 2022: Kancey 2023: P. Wilson

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Formerly the New York Titans (1960–1962)

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Active	0 Braelon Allen 1 Sauce Gardner 2 Tyrod Taylor 4 D. J. Reed 5 Garrett Wilson 6 Thomas Morstead 7 Haason Reddick 8 Aaron Rodgers 14 Malachi Corley 17 Davante Adams 18 Anders Carlson 19 Irvin Charles 20 Breece Hall 21 Ashtyn Davis 22 Tony Adams 23 Isaiah Oliver 25 Israel Abanikanda 26 Brandin Echols 29 Jarrick Bernard-Converse 30 Michael Carter II 32 Isaiah Davis 35 Jalen Mills 36 Chuck Clark 37 Qwan'tez Stiggers 41 Marcelino McCrary-Ball 42 Thomas Hennessy 44 Jamien Sherwood 52 Sam Eguavoen 54 Javon Kinlaw 55 Chazz Surratt 56 Quincy Williams 57 C. J. Mosley 58 Eric Watts 60 Connor McGovern 61 Max Mitchell 62 Jake Hanson 65 Xavier Newman-Johnson 66 Joe Tippmann 67 Carter Warren 72 Micheal Clemons 74 Olu Fashanu 75 Alijah Vera-Tucker 76 John Simpson 78 Morgan Moses 82 Xavier Gipson 83 Tyler Conklin 88 Kenny Yeboah 89 Jeremy Ruckert 91 Braiden McGregor 94 Solomon Thomas 95 Quinnen Williams 96 Leonard Taylor III 99 Will McDonald IV
Practice squad	15 Adrian Martinez 16 Jason Brownlee 27 Kendall Sheffield 31 Tre Swilling 33 Zonovan Knight 34 Kene Nwangwu 39 Jarius Monroe 49 Jackson Sirmon 60 Kohl Levao 68 Obinna Eze (Int.) 79 Matthew Cindric 81 Zack Kuntz 84 Brenden Bates 85 Easop Winston 87 Brandon Smith 93 Takkarist McKinley 98 Bruce Hector
Reserve lists	3 Jordan Travis (NFI) 9 Greg Zuerlein (IR) 10 Allen Lazard (IR) 11 Jermaine Johnson II (IR) 53 Zaire Barnes (IR) 71 Wes Schweitzer (IR) 77 Tyron Smith (IR) 86 Malik Taylor (IR) 92 Leki Fotu (IR)