Travis Johnson (linebacker)

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Travis Johnson
Travis Johnson at 2012 Military Bowl.jpg
Johnson at the 2012 Military Bowl with San Jose State
Personal information
Born: (1991-06-28) June 28, 1991 (age 32)
San Jose, California
Height:6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:244 lb (111 kg)
Career information
High school: The King's Academy (Sunnyvale, California)
College: San Jose State
Position:Outside linebacker
Undrafted: 2013
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com

Travis Freeman Johnson (born June 28, 1991) [1] is a retired American football outside linebacker. He played college football at San Jose State.

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Early years

Born in San Jose, Johnson graduated from The King's Academy in nearby Sunnyvale, California in 2009 and is an Eagle Scout. [2] He had 38 sacks in his final two seasons of high school. [2]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
NameHometownHigh school / collegeHeightWeight40‡Commit date
Travis Johnson
DE 		Sunnyvale, CAThe King's Academy6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)230 lb (100 kg)4.86Feb 4, 2009 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: 2 stars.svg     Rivals: 2 stars.svg     247Sports: 2 stars.svg
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 124 (DE), 92 (school)   Rivals: 87 (school)   247Sports: 102 (WDE), 202 (CA)
  • ‡ Refers to 40 yard dash
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height, weight and 40 time.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "San Jose St. Football Commitment List". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 3, 2013.
  • "San Jose State College Football Team Recruiting Prospects". Scout.com. Retrieved August 3, 2013.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved August 3, 2013.
  • "2009 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 3, 2013.
  • "San Jose State 2009 Football Commits". 247sports.com. Retrieved August 3, 2013.

College career

He played college football at San José State University. In his freshman season, he played in 12 games in which he made 18 tackles and two sacks. [3] In his sophomore season, he played and started in all 13 games and recorded 62 tackles and 7.5 sacks. [3]

In his junior season of 2011, he played and started in all 12 games in which he recorded 73 tackles and 9.5 sacks. [3] He was nominated to the Hendricks Award Watch List for the best defensive end. He was selected to the First-team All-WAC defensive lineman. In his senior season, 65 tackles, a career high 13 sacks, 3 forced fumbles, and 2 pass deflections. [3] On October 14, 2011, in a 28-27 victory over Hawaii nationally televised on ESPN, Johnson blocked an extra point and a field goal by Hawaii. [4] Duke Ihenacho returned the blocked extra point all the way to the Hawaii end zone for a two-point defensive conversion. [5]

Johnson ended his senior year with multiple conference and national honors, including CBS Sports third-team All-American, Sports Illustrated honorable mention All-American, Western Athletic Conference (WAC) Defensive Player of the Year, first-team All-WAC, and second-team Academic All-American. [6] [7] [2] [8] He also won the National Football Foundation Scholar-Athlete Award after his senior season. [9] He finished his college career with a total of 218 Tackles, 32 Sacks, 3 Forced fumbles and 2 Pass deflections. [3] He was invited and played in the 2013 East-West Shrine Game on the west team [10] and the 2013 Senior Bowl. [11] Johnson graduated from San Jose State in 2013 with a Bachelor of Science degree in kinesiology. [12] Johnson is also a member of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes. [13]

Professional career

Johnson was not selected in the 2013 NFL Draft. Following the draft, Johnson joined New York Jets rookie minicamp. [14]

San Francisco 49ers

On July 30, 2013, the San Francisco 49ers signed linebacker Travis Johnson to a three-year deal. [15] The 49ers waived Johnson on August 31, 2013. [16] Johnson had 6 tackles and 1 sack during the preseason. [17]

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References

  1. ↑ California birth index
  2. 1 2 3 "Travis Johnson". San Jose State Spartans. Archived from the original on March 10, 2013.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 "Travis Johnson College Statistics". sports-reference.com.
  4. ↑ Faraudo, Jeff (October 15, 2011). "San Jose State overcomes six turnovers to beat Hawaii". San Jose Mercury News. Archived from the original on December 7, 2011.
  5. ↑ "San Jose State's Duke Ihenacho and his blocked extra point return". YouTube. October 21, 2011.
  6. ↑ "SI.com's 2012 All-America Team". Sports Illustrated. December 11, 2012. Archived from the original on January 27, 2013. Retrieved September 17, 2018.
  7. ↑ "CBSSports.com 2012 College Football All-America Team". cbssports.com. Archived from the original on December 4, 2012.
  8. ↑ "Travis Johnson Capital One Academic All-America". San Jose State Spartans. December 6, 2012. Retrieved April 24, 2014.
  9. ↑ "TRAVIS JOHNSON – NFF SCHOLAR-ATHLETE OF THE DAY, PRESENTED BY FIDELITY INVESTMENTS". footballfoundation.org. Retrieved March 22, 2013.
  10. ↑ "2013 East-West Shrine Game rosters". nfl.com. Retrieved January 14, 2013.
  11. ↑ "Travis Johnson In The Senior Bowl". sjsuspartans.com. Retrieved January 23, 2013.
  12. ↑ "Spartans Celebrate 2013 Commencement". San Jose State Spartans. May 24, 2013. Retrieved July 21, 2013.
  13. ↑ "Travis Johnson – NFF Scholar-Athlete Of The Day, Presented By Fidelity Investments". National Football Foundation. March 22, 2013.
  14. ↑ Lange, Randy (May 10, 2013). "Tale of 2 Numbers, Roster of Minicamp Players". New York Jets. Retrieved July 21, 2013.
  15. ↑ Inman, Cam (July 31, 2013). "SJSU product Travis Johnson gets chance with 49ers". San Jose Mercury News.
  16. ↑ "San Francisco 49ers Transactions at NFL.com". www.nfl.com. Archived from the original on November 11, 2013.
  17. ↑ "Travis Johnson cut, not sure about practice squad yet". August 31, 2013.
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