Travis Johnson (defensive end)

For other people called Travis Johnson, see Travis Johnson (disambiguation).

Travis Johnson

Johnson with the San Diego Chargers in August 2010
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Position:	Defensive end
Personal information
Born:	(1982-04-26) April 26, 1982 (age 42) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:	311 lb (141 kg)
Career information
High school:	Notre Dame [1] (Sherman Oaks, California)
College:	Florida State (2000–2004)
NFL draft:	2005  / round: 1 / pick: 16
Career history
Houston Texans (2005–2008) San Diego Chargers (2009–2010)
Career highlights and awards Third-team All-American (2004) First-team All-ACC (2004) Career NFL statistics Total tackles: 141 Sacks: 3.0 Pass deflections: 9 Interceptions: 1 Stats at Pro Football Reference Travis Andre Johnson [1] (born April 26, 1982) is an American former professional football player who was a defensive end in the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the Houston Texans in the first round of the 2005 NFL draft. He played college football for the Florida State Seminoles. He also played for the San Diego Chargers. Early life Johnson was born Los Angeles, and raised in Oak Park/Agoura (which he moved to when he was in fifth grade), a suburban town about 30 miles north of Los Angeles. Johnson attended Oak Park High School his freshman year before transferring to Notre Dame High School in Sherman Oaks, California. He earned Parade, PrepStar, Football News and USA Today All-America first-team honors as a senior. Johnson recorded 104 tackles, including 32 for loss, and 17 sacks as a senior for the Knights while also setting school records for career sacks (61), tackles for loss (77), forced fumbles (14), and blocked punts (five). Before attending Notre Dame High School, Johnson played for his hometown of Oak Park, California for one year, playing junior varsity football and varsity basketball. College career He also played forward on the basketball team, and in track and field he competed in the shot put and the 100 meter dash. Johnson, a highly touted recruit coming out of high school, chose to attend Florida State University. He started all 12 games at left defensive tackle during his senior year and was an All-ACC first-team choice after recording 50 tackles with 2.5 sacks, 18 tackles for loss, and 12 quarterback pressures. As well as an AP All-American (third team). [2] Professional career Houston Texans Projected as a mid-first rounder by Sports Illustrated , Johnson was ranked as the best defensive tackle available in the 2005 NFL draft. [3] Johnson was selected by the Houston Texans in the first round (16th overall). [4] Johnson saw limited playing time due to injuries. San Diego Chargers Johnson was traded to the San Diego Chargers on August 31, 2009, for a sixth round pick in the 2010 NFL draft. NFL statistics Years Team GP COMB TOTAL AST SACK FF FR FR YDS INT IR YDS AVG IR LNG IR TD PD 2005 HOU 15 26 23 3 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2006 HOU 9 11 8 3 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2007 HOU 15 41 27 14 0.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 5 2008 HOU 15 28 22 6 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2009 SD 13 16 13 3 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2010 SD 9 14 10 4 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Career 76 136 103 33 3.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 9 [5] Key GP: games played COMB: combined tackles TOTAL: total tackles AST: assisted tackles SACK: sacks FF: forced fumbles FR: fumble recoveries FR YDS: fumble return yards INT: interceptions IR YDS: interception return yards AVG IR: average interception return LNG: longest interception return TD: interceptions returned for touchdown PD: passes defensed References "Travis Johnson Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com . Retrieved October 9, 2019. "2004 AP All-America team". ESPN . December 13, 2004. "SI.com - 2005 NFL Draft - Breakdown by Position - DT". Sports Illustrated . Archived from the original on January 19, 2013 – via sportsillustrated.cnn.com. "2005 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 7, 2023. "Travis Johnson Stats". ESPN . ESPN Internet Ventures. Retrieved August 27, 2014. External links Travis Johnson on Twitter San Diego Chargers bio This page is based on this Wikipedia article Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.