Isaiah Nathan Johnson (born May 16, 1992) is an American former professional football player who was a safety in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Georgia Tech, and signed as an undrafted free agent with the Detroit Lions in 2015.
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| Position: | Safety | ||||
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| Born: | May 16, 1992 Columbus, Ohio, U.S. | ||||
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||
| Weight: | 210 lb (95 kg) | ||||
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| High school: | Sandy Creek (Tyrone, Georgia) | ||||
| College: | Georgia Tech (2010–2014) | ||||
| Undrafted: | 2015 | ||||
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Early life
editJohnson attended and played high school football 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
editAttending 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, which were the most by any Georgia Tech defensive back.[1]
Professional career
edit| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
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| 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
202 lb (92 kg) |
32+3⁄8 in (0.82 m) |
8+5⁄8 in (0.22 m) |
4.59 s | 1.53 s | 2.59 s | 4.13 s | 6.98 s | 34.0 in (0.86 m) |
10 ft 4 in (3.15 m) |
14 reps | |
| All values from Pro Day[2] | ||||||||||||
Detroit Lions
editJohnson went undrafted in the 2015 NFL draft. He was signed by the Detroit Lions as an undrafted free agent before spring training for a $12,000 signing bonus.[3] He was among the final cuts of spring training in 2015,[4] but was signed off the practice squad on November 14 of that year.[5]
On September 3, 2016, Johnson was waived by the Lions.[6]
Los Angeles Rams
editOn September 6, 2016, Johnson was signed to the Los Angeles Rams' practice squad.[7] He was promoted to the active roster on September 23, 2016.[8] He was released on September 28, 2016 and re-signed to the practice squad. He was promoted back to the active roster on December 19, 2016.[9]
On September 2, 2017, Johnson was waived by the Rams and was signed to the practice squad the next day.[10][11] He was promoted to the active roster on November 3, 2017.[12] He was waived by the Rams on November 7, 2017 and was re-signed to the practice squad. He was promoted back to the active roster on December 13, 2017.[13]
On September 18, 2018, Johnson was waived by the Rams.[14]
Indianapolis Colts
editOn January 14, 2019, Johnson signed a reserve/future contract with the Indianapolis Colts.[15] He was waived on April 30, 2019, but was re-signed a few weeks later.[16][17] He was waived/injured on August 31, 2019 and was placed on injured reserve.[18]
References
edit- ^ a b "Isaiah Johnson". ramblinwreck.com. Retrieved December 22, 2015.
- ^ "Isaiah Johnson College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved August 17, 2024.
- ^ Twentyman, Tim (May 10, 2015). "Rookie safety Isaiah Johnson out to make his mark". Detroit Lions. Archived from the original on November 7, 2017. 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. September 3, 2016. Archived from the original on October 15, 2017.
- ^ "Rams Sign Three to Complete Practice Squad". TheRams.com. Archived from the original on October 17, 2017.
- ^ "Rams Waive CB Steve Williams, Promote DB Isaiah Johnson". TheRams.com. September 23, 2016. Archived from the original on October 29, 2016.
- ^ Nagel, Eric (December 19, 2016). "Rams Make Monday Roster Moves". TurfShowTimes.com. Retrieved July 28, 2024.
- ^ Han, Jamie (September 2, 2017). "Rams Announce Roster Moves". TheRams.com. Archived from the original on February 8, 2018.
- ^ Simmons, Myles (September 3, 2017). "Rams Waive Three, Announce Practice Squad". TheRams.com. Archived from the original on October 7, 2017.
- ^ "Los Angeles Rams S Cody Davis placed on IR, promote S Isaiah Johnson from practice squad". TurfShowTimes.com. November 3, 2017. Retrieved July 28, 2024.
- ^ Simmons, Myles (December 13, 2017). "Rams Promote Isaiah Johnson, Sign Marcus Sayles to Practice Squad". TheRams.com. Archived from the original on December 14, 2017.
- ^ "Rams Waive S Isaiah Johnson, Add T Darrell Williams Jr. to Practice Squad". TheRams.com. September 18, 2018. Archived from the original on September 20, 2018. Retrieved September 20, 2018.
- ^ "Roster Moves: Colts Sign Three To Reserve/Future Contracts". Colts.com. January 14, 2019. Retrieved January 14, 2019.
- ^ Walker, Andrew (April 30, 2019). "Colts Sign Free Agent Running Back Spencer Ware". Colts.com.
- ^ Alper, Josh (May 17, 2019). "Colts sign Isaiah Johnson, waive D.J. Killings". NBCSports.com. Retrieved May 17, 2019.
- ^ Walker, Andrew (August 31, 2019). "Colts Announce Final 2019 Roster Cuts". Colts.com.