Education
A native of Stockton, California, Johnson attended Edison High School, where he was an unranked wide receiver prospect.
A native of Stockton, California, Johnson attended Edison High School, where he was an unranked wide receiver prospect.
He played college football at Montana. He was considered one of the best cornerback prospects for the 2012 NFL Draft. In 2011 he started 13-of-14 games, recording 54-12-2 with a forced fumble, six tackles for loss and a sack.
The previous season he was ninth on the team in tackles with 44 stops.
He was second at University of Malaya with four interceptions, and returned two of those picks for touchdowns. In 2009 he had team-highs of five interceptions and 12 pass deflections in 11 games (he missed four contests due to injury).
He would be ranked first (tie) in the league in pass deflections (109 pg) and second in interceptions (045 pg). He was fourth on the team with 31 solo tackles, and was the team"s fourth leading returning tackler with 54 stops.
He was a First-team All-Big Sky pick.
In 2008 he was a rare starter at corner as a true freshman. He was a Big Sky honorable mention selection. He tied for the team lead with four interceptions and tied for sixth in the Big Sky with.36 picks a game.
He started in the first 11 games, but suffered an injury against Idaho State and missed University of Malaya"s last five games.
2012 NFL Draft
Saint Louis/Los Angeles Rams
= 2012 Johnson was selected 65th overall by the Rams in the 2012 NFL Draft. In Week 4 of the 2012 season, Johnson recorded his first career interception.
= 2013 With the injuries and poor play of Cortland Finnegan, Johnson earned his first significant starting duty, playing in all 16 games, starting 12. He finished with 68 tackles 3 interceptions and a forced fumble.
= 2014 Slated as the starting corner opposite Janoris Jenkins, Johnson suffered disappointment, when in the Rams third preseason game versus the Cleveland Browns, he injured his knee and was carried off the field on a cart.
The next day he was declared out for 6 weeks. = 2015 In 2015, Johnson led the team in interceptions with 7. Pro Football Focus ranked Johnson as the 16th best corner back in the NFL in 2015 with a grade of 83.7.
Also according to Pro Football Focus, Johnson allowed the lowest Quarterback rating out of every corner back in the league with an opposing rating of 49.7.
= 2016 On March 1, 2016 the Rams placed the franchise tag of around $14 million on Johnson. NFL stats
Key
General Practice: games played
COMB: combined tackles
TOTAL: total tackles
Air Service Training: assisted tackles
SACK: sacks
FF: forced fumbles
First Revision: fumble recoveries
First Revision YDS: fumble return yards
INT: interceptions
International Rectifier YDS: interception return yards
AVG International Rectifier : average interception return
Liquefied Natural Gas: longest interception return
Territorial Decoration: interceptions returned for touchdown
In December 2011, Johnson pleaded no contest to disorderly conduct charges relating to an incident in October of that year.
On March 22, 2013, Johnson was arrested for drunk driving in Missoula. In May 2013, he pleaded guilty to reckless driving and received a one-year suspended sentence.