Defensive end, Florida State (from Georgia), 2017–21
Jermaine Johnson II
Lettered 2021 (school media guide)
- Number
- No. 11
- Height
- 6′5″
- Weight
- 260 lb
- Class (2021)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Eden Prairie, MN
- Born
- Jan 8, 1999
Jermaine Johnson II played defensive end at Georgia (2017–20) and Florida State (2021). The New York Jets took Johnson in the first round, No. 26 overall in the 2022 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
11tackles, career highvs. Jacksonville State, 20213sacks, career hightwice; last vs. Miami, 2021Honors
Team titles: SEC champions, 2017
All-America: Walter Camp 2021; CBS Sports 2021; ESPN 2021; USA Today 2021
Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.
Defense
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Georgia | 20 | 9 | 2 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 | Georgia | 11 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | Florida State | 70 | 34 | 18 | 12 | 2 | 12 |
| Career | 101 | 50 | 24 | 17.5 | 3 | 12 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Georgia | 11 | DE | RS | ||
| 2018 | Georgia | 11 | DE | Fr. | ||
| 2019 | Georgia | 11 | DE | So. | ||
| 2020 | Georgia | 11 | DE | Jr. | ||
| 2021 | Florida State | 11 | DE | Sr. | 6′5″ | 260 |
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
2021 Florida State 12 games, 70 tackles, 12 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | vs. Notre Dame | L 38–41 | 7 | 2 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 0 |
| Sep 11 | vs. Jacksonville State | L 17–20 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| Sep 18 | at Wake Forest | L 14–35 | 10 | 6 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Sep 25 | vs. Louisville | L 23–31 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 2 | vs. Syracuse | W 33–30 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 9 | at North Carolina | W 35–25 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 23 | vs. Massachusetts | W 59–3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 30 | at Clemson | L 20–30 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 6 | vs. NC State | L 14–28 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 13 | vs. Miami | W 31–28 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| Nov 20 | at Boston College | W 26–23 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 27 | at Florida | L 21–24 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
2020 Georgia 4 games, 11 tackles, 4 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 17 | at Alabama | L 24–41 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 7 | vs.Florida | L 28–44 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 21 | vs. Mississippi State | W 31–24 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 28 | at South Carolina | W 45–16 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
2019 Georgia 9 games, 20 tackles, 1.5 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 7 | vs. Murray State | W 63–17 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Sep 14 | vs. Arkansas State | W 55–0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 12 | vs.South Carolina | L 17–20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 19 | vs. Kentucky | W 21–0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 2 | vs.Florida | W 24–17 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 9 | vs. Missouri | W 27–0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 16 | at Auburn | W 21–14 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 23 | vs. Texas A&M | W 19–13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 1 ✦ | vs. Baylor | W 26–14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
Played in the 2022 Senior Bowl (American team, lost 10–20).
| Drill | Combine 2022 | Combine or pro day 2022 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 6′4⅝″ | |
| Weight | 254 lb | |
| Arm length | 34″ | |
| Hand size | 9⅞″ | |
| Wingspan | 81⅝″W | |
| 40-yard dash | 4.58 s | |
| 10-yard split | 1.55 sW | |
| Vertical jump | 32″ | |
| Broad jump | 10′5″ | |
| Bench press | 21 repsW |
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
5 seasons, 51 games with a stat; latest team: Tennessee Titans.
Pro Bowl: 2023
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | New York Jets | 13 | 25 | 2.5 | 0 |
| 2023 | New York Jets | 17 | 47 | 7.5 | 1 |
| 2024 | New York Jets | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | New York Jets | 14 | 42 | 3 | 0 |
| 2026 (so far) | Tennessee Titans | 5 | 14 | 1 | 0 |
| NFL career | 51 | 131 | 14 | 1 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat. Pro Bowls and All-Pro teams by NFL season: rosters and honors, Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
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