Jermaine Johnson II

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Jermaine Johnson II
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Johnson II with the New York Jets in 2023
No. 11 – New York Jets
Position: Linebacker
Personal information
Born: (1999-01-07) January 7, 1999 (age 26)
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:
NFL draft: 2022  / round: 1 / pick: 26
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards
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 (KS) Community College 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.

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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
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split20-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 s1.59 s2.68 s32.0 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] In Week 17 of the 2023 season, he had 37-yard interception return for a touchdown against the Browns. [18] In the 2023 season, he started in all 17 games. He finished with 7.5 sacks, 55 total tackles, one interception, seven passes defended, one forced fumble, and one fumble recovery. [19]

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. [20]

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  2. ↑ Sudge, Brandon (December 20, 2018). "How Jermaine Johnson went from Kansas to Georgia Bulldogs". The Telegraph . Retrieved September 24, 2021.
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  9. ↑ Fernandez, Andre C. (July 22, 2021). "Jermaine Johnson II leading revitalization of Florida State defensive line". Tallahassee Democrat . Retrieved September 24, 2021.
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