Isaiah Johnson
| No. 27 Los Angeles Rams | |||||||||||||
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| Position: | Safety | ||||||||||||
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| Date of birth: | May 16, 1992 | ||||||||||||
| Place of birth: | Columbus, Ohio | ||||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||||||
| Weight: | 202 lb (92 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| High school: | Tyrone (GA) Sandy Creek | ||||||||||||
| College: | Georgia Tech | ||||||||||||
| Undrafted: | 2015 | ||||||||||||
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| Roster status: | Practice squad | ||||||||||||
| Career NFL statistics as of 2015 | |||||||||||||
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Isaiah Nathan Johnson (born May 16, 1992) is an American football safety for the Los Angeles Rams of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Georgia Tech.
High school career
Johnson played for Sandy Creek High School in Tyrone, Georgia. He earned all-state, all-region and all-county honors as safety in 2009, when he helped lead Sandy Creek to the state championship. He was on the academic honor roll.[1]
College career
At Georgia Tech, Johnson started three games in his freshman year in 2010, and was a starter thereafter. He was injured at the end of his junior year, and sat out the following season. He played in 2014 as a redshirt senior. He finished his college career with 283 tackles, the most by any Georgia Tech defensive back.[1]
Professional career
Detroit Lions
Johnson went undrafted in the 2015 NFL draft. He was signed by the Detroit Lions before spring training for a $12,000 signing bonus.[2] He was among the final cuts of spring training in 2015,[3] but was signed off the practice squad on November 14 of that year.[4]
On September 3, 2016, Johnson was waived by the Lions.[5]
Los Angeles Rams
On September 6, 2016, Johnson was signed to the Rams' practice squad.[6] He was promoted to the active roster on September 23, 2016.[7] He was released on September 28, 2016 and re-signed to the practice squad.
References
- 1 2 "Isaiah Johnson". ramblinwreck.com. Retrieved December 22, 2015.
- ↑ Twentyman, Tim (May 10, 2015). "Rookie safety Isaiah Johnson out to make his mark". Detroit Lions. Retrieved December 22, 2015.
- ↑ Rothstein, Michael (September 5, 2015). "Detroit Lions cut 20 players, including Jeremy Ross, Joseph Fauria". ESPN. Retrieved December 22, 2015.
- ↑ Birkett, Dave (November 14, 2015). "Lions' Mathis to IR; S Johnson signed off practice squad". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved December 22, 2015.
- ↑ "Lions establish 53-man roster". DetroitLions.com.
- ↑ "Rams Sign Three to Complete Practice Squad". TheRams.com.
- ↑ "Rams Waive CB Steve Williams, Promote DB Isaiah Johnson". TheRams.com.