Cornerback, Kentucky, 2015–18
Lonnie Johnson Jr.
Lettered 2017–18 (school media guide)
- Number
- No. 6
- Height
- 6′3″
- Weight
- 206 lb
- Class (2018)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Gary, IN
- Born
- Nov 4, 1995, in Gary, Indiana
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Lonnie Johnson Jr. played cornerback at Kentucky (2015–18). The Houston Texans took Johnson in round 2, No. 54 overall in the 2019 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Defense
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Kentucky | 6 | CB | Fr. | ||
| 2016 | Kentucky | 6 | CB | So. | ||
| 2017 | Kentucky | 6 | CB | Jr. | ||
| 2018 | Kentucky | 6 | CB | Sr. | 6′3″ | 206 |
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Game by game
2018 Kentucky 11 games, 19 tackles, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs. Central Michigan | W 35–20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 8 | at Florida | W 27–16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 29 | vs. South Carolina | W 24–10 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 6 | at Texas A&M | L 14–20 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 20 | vs. Vanderbilt | W 14–7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 27 | at Missouri | W 15–14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 3 | vs. Georgia | L 17–34 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 10 | at Tennessee | L 7–24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 17 | vs. Middle Tennessee | W 34–23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 24 | at Louisville | W 56–10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 1 ✦ | vs. Penn State | W 27–24 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – |
2017 Kentucky 11 games, 41 tackles, 1 sack
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | at Southern Miss | W 24–17 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 9 | vs. Eastern Kentucky | W 27–16 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 16 | atSouth Carolina | W 23–13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 30 | vs. Eastern Michigan | W 24–20 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 7 | vs.Missouri | W 40–34 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 28 | vs.Tennessee | W 29–26 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 4 | vs. Ole Miss | L 34–37 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 11 | atVanderbilt | W 44–21 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 18 | atGeorgia | L 13–42 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 25 | vs.Louisville | L 17–44 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 29 ✦ | vs. Northwestern | L 23–24 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
Played in the 2019 Senior Bowl (South team, lost 24–34).
| Drill | Combine 2019 | Combine or pro day 2019 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 6′1⅞″ | |
| Weight | 213 lb | |
| Arm length | 32⅝″ | |
| Hand size | 9⅛″ | |
| Wingspan | 77½″W | |
| 40-yard dash | 4.52 s | |
| 10-yard split | 1.53 s | |
| Vertical jump | 38″ | |
| Broad jump | 10′9″ | |
| Bench press | 15 reps | |
| 3-cone drill | 7.01 s | |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.10 s |
Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
7 seasons, 74 games with a stat; latest team: Las Vegas Raiders.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Houston Texans | 13 | 40 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | Houston Texans | 16 | 70 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | Houston Texans | 13 | 50 | 0 | 3 |
| 2022 | Tennessee Titans | 7 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | New Orleans Saints | 10 | 7 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | Carolina Panthers | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | Las Vegas Raiders | 8 | 25 | 0 | 0 |
| NFL career | 74 | 207 | 0 | 4 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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