RaJae' Johnson

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RaJae' Johnson
Born: (1998-10-04) October 4, 1998 (age 26)
St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
Career information
CFL status American
Position(s) Wide receiver
Height6 ft 4 in (193 cm)
Weight220 lb (100 kg)
College San Mateo
UAB
Troy
High schoolJennings (MO)
Career history
As player
2023 Toronto Argonauts
Career stats

RaJae' Johnson-Sanders (born October 4, 1998) is an American professional football wide receiver. He played college football at San Mateo, UAB and Troy.

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Early life

RaJae' Johnson-Sanders played high school football at Jennings High School in Jennings, Missouri and earned first team all-conference honors as a running back. [1] He also earned all-conference honors as a forward in basketball. [1]

College career

Johnson first played college football at the College of San Mateo from 2017 to 2018. [2] He played in 13 games his freshman year in 2017(Earned All-American honors), recording 56 receptions for 1,385 yards and 14 touchdowns as a wide receiver. Johnson holds San Mateo CC single season record for receiving yards “1385”. [1] [2] He appeared in three games in 2018, catching 12 passes for 113 yards and one touchdown. [2]

Johnson transferred to play for UAB from 2019 to 2021. [3] [1] He was redshirted in 2019. [1] He played in eight games in 2020, catching two passes for 20 yards. Johnson appeared in 12 games, starting nine, in 2021, totaling 23 receptions for 394 yards and one touchdown. [1]

Johnson transferred to play at Troy in 2022. He played in 14 games, catching 36 passes for 713 yards and seven touchdowns. [4]

Professional career

Johnson was signed by the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League (CFL) on May 22, 2023. [5] [6] [7] [8] He was placed on the reserve/suspended list on June 3, moved to the practice roster on July 24, and placed on injured reserve on September 28, 2023. [5] Overall, he played in one game, a start, in 2023, catching one pass for 17 yards. [2] Johnson was released on May 15, 2024. [9]

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