Jermaine Johnson (American football)

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Jermaine Johnson
Florida State SeminolesNo. 11
Position Defensive end
ClassSenior
Personal information
Born: (1999-01-07) January 7, 1999 (age 23)
Eden Prairie, Minnesota
Height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight262 lb (119 kg)
Career history
College
Bowl games
High school Eden Prairie
Career highlights and awards

Jermaine Curtis Johnson is an American football defensive end for the Florida State Seminoles. He previously played for the Independence Pirates and Georgia Bulldogs before transferring to Florida State in 2021, where he was named the ACC Defensive Player of the Year.

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Early life and high school

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 graduating with a 1.9 GPA. [2]

College career

Johnson began his collegiate career at Independence Community College. [3] While at Independence, he was featured in the third season of the Netflix documentary series Last Chance U . [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
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span 40-yard dash Vertical jump Broad jump
6 ft 4+58 in
(1.95 m)
254 lb
(115 kg)
34 in
(0.86 m)
9+78 in
(0.25 m)
4.58 s32.0 in
(0.81 m)
10 ft 5 in
(3.18 m)
All values from NFL Combine [13]

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