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==College career== |
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During his junior season, Johnson was selected ACC Defensive Back of the Week for his performance against Wake Forest on November 12, 2012.<ref>{{cite web | title=Camden Wentz, Dontae Johnson honored by ACC | work=ncstate.rivals.com| url=http://ncstate.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=1435194 |accessdate=November 12, 2012}}</ref> He was invited to the 2014 Senior Bowl as a member of the North team.<ref>{{cite web | title=Johnson Relishing Experience at Reese's Senior Bowl | work=gopack.com| url=http://www.gopack.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/012414aaa.html |accessdate=January 24, 2014}}</ref> |
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==Professional career== |
==Professional career== |
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| Position: | Cornerback | ||||||||||||
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| Born: | December 1, 1991 Plainfield, New Jersey | ||||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||||||
| Weight: | 200 lb (91 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| High school: | Pennington (NJ) | ||||||||||||
| College: | NC State | ||||||||||||
| NFL draft: | 2014 / Round: 4 / Pick: 129 | ||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||||
| Career NFL statistics as of 2017 | |||||||||||||
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Dontae Johnson (born December 1, 1991) is an American football cornerback for the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the San Francisco 49ers in the fourth round of the 2014 NFL Draft. He played college football at NC State.
Early years
Johnson grew up in South Plainfield, New Jersey and went to The Pennington School for high school.[1][2] He was selected to the New Jersey all-prep first-team.[3] He had 108 tackles, 6 interceptions along with 3 forced fumbles in his senior season.[3] He also played AAU basketball in high school.[3]
College career
During his junior season, Johnson was selected ACC Defensive Back of the Week for his performance against Wake Forest on November 12, 2012.[4] He was invited to the 2014 Senior Bowl as a member of the North team.[5]
Professional career
Coming out of NC State, Johnson was projected by some NFL draft experts to be a third or fourth round pick, while others projected him to be selected in the fifth or sixth round. He received an invitation to the NFL combine and completed all of the required combine and positional drills. On March 24, 2014, he chose to participate at NC State's pro day, but opted to only perform positional drills for NFL team representatives and scouts. Johnson was ranked the 25th best cornerback prospect in the draft by NFLDraftScout.com.[6]
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
200 lb (91 kg) |
31+1⁄2 in (0.80 m) |
8+5⁄8 in (0.22 m) |
4.45 s | 1.57 s | 2.62 s | 4.24 s | 6.82 s | 38+1⁄2 in (0.98 m) |
10 ft 4 in (3.15 m) |
12 reps | |
| All values from NFL Combine[7] | ||||||||||||
San Francisco 49ers
The San Francisco 49ers selected Johnson in the fourth round (129th overall) of the 2014 NFL Draft.[8] He was the 16th cornerback selected in the draft.
2014 season
On May 15, 2014, the San Francisco 49ers signed Johnson to a four-year, $2.62 million contract that includes a signing bonus of $400,544.[9]
He competed with Chris Culliver, Tramaine Brock, Perrish Cox, Chris Cook, Kenneth Acker, and Darryl Morris throughout training camp in 2014 for the job as the starting cornerback.[10] Head coach Jim Harbaugh named Johnson the fifth cornerback on the depth chart, behind veterans Tramaine Brock, Chris Culliver, Perrish Cox, and Chris Cook.[11]
He made his professional regular season debut in the San Francisco 49ers' season-opener at the Dallas Cowboys and recorded two solo tackles and two pass deflections in their 28–17 victory. On October 13, 2014, Johnson made a tackle, a pass deflection, and made his first career interception after picking off a pass attempt by Austin Davis and returning it for a 20-yard touchdown during a 31–17 win over the St. Louis Rams.[12] During a Week 14 matchup against the Oakland Raiders, Johnson collected a season-high seven combined tackles as the 49ers lost 13–24. On December 14, 2014, he earned his first career start and recorded four combined tackles and deflected a pass in a 7–17 loss at the Seattle Seahawks.[13] He finished his rookie season with 34 combined tackles (26 solo), six pass deflections, an interception, and a touchdown in three starts and 16 games. The 49ers fired Harbaugh after they finished with an 8-8 season in 2014.
2015 season
Johnson returned to training camp in 2015 to compete with Tramaine Brock, Shareece Wright, Chris Cook, Leon McFadden, Kenneth Acker, and Keith Reaser for the starting cornerback position.[14] New head coach Jim Tomsula named Johnson the third cornerback on the 49ers depth chart behind Tramaine Brock and Kenneth Acker.[15]
On November 8, 2015, Johnson received his first start of the season and recorded a season-high six solo tackles and two pass deflections during a 17–16 victory over the Atlanta Falcons. On January 3, 2016, he earned a season-high seven combined tackles and defended a pass in the 49ers' 19–16 defeat of the St. Louis Rams. He finished the 2015 season with a total of 32 combined tackles (29 solo) and five pass deflections in three starts and 16 games.[13] The San Francisco 49ers opted to fire Tomsula after they finished with a 5–11 record in 2015.
2016 season
Johnson competed with Tramaine Brock, Jimmie Ward, Chris Davis, Kenneth Acker, Keith Reaser, and Rashard Robinson through training camp for the starting cornerback position. Head coach Chip Kelly named Johnson the third cornerback on the 49ers' depth chart to begin the regular season.[16]
During a Week 10 matchup against at the Arizona Cardinals, Johnson recorded a season-high three combined tackles in the 49ers' 20–23 loss. On January 1, 2017, he collected a season-high four combined tackles and a season-high two pass deflections, as the 49ers lost 23–25 to the Seattle Seahawks.[13] His production fell under head coach Chip Kelly and defensive coordinator Jim O'Neil in 2016 and Johnson finished the season with 15 combined tackles (11 solo) and three pass deflections in 15 games and zero starts. The San Francisco 49ers finished with a 2–14 record and ultimately fired their head coach Chip Kelly.
2017 season
Johnson returned to San Francisco 49ers' training camp in 2017 and competed with Rashard Robinson, Keith Reaser, Ahkello Witherspoon, and K'Waun Williams for the job as the starting cornerback. Head coach Kyle Shanahan named Johnson the starting cornerback, along with Rashard Robinson and nickelback K'Waun Williams, to begin the 2017 season.[17]
He started the 49ers' season-opener against the Carolina Panthers and recorded two solo tackles in a 3–23 loss. On October 1, 2017, Johnson collected eight combined tackles and a season-high two pass deflections during a 15–18 loss at the Arizona Cardinals. The next week, he earned a career-high nine combined tackles as the 49ers lost to the Indianapolis Colts 23–26.[13] On December 24, 2017, Johnson made his second career interception after picking off a pass attempt by Blake Bortles and returning it for a 50-yard touchdown during a 44-33 win over the Jacksonville Jaguars.
Seattle Seahawks
On April 11, 2018, Johnson signed with the Seattle Seahawks.[18]
References
- ^ Branch, Eric. "Dontae Johnson steps up to next level admirably", San Francisco Chronicle, September 13, 2014. Accessed November 8, 2017. "Eure first saw Johnson’s potential at the Pennington School in Pennington, N.J., a private school for grades 6-12 located less than 10 miles from Princeton University. Johnson, who grew up about 40 miles away in South Plainfield, was a boarder at Pennington, which he attended because of its academic prowess."
- ^ Eckel, Mark (May 15, 2014). "49ers Jim Harbaugh finally lands his man in Pennington graduate Dontae Johnson". The Times of Trenton. NJ.com. Retrieved November 4, 2014.
- ^ a b c "NC State Profile". gopack.com. Archived from the original on 2014-03-26.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Camden Wentz, Dontae Johnson honored by ACC". ncstate.rivals.com. Retrieved November 12, 2012.
- ^ "Johnson Relishing Experience at Reese's Senior Bowl". gopack.com. Retrieved January 24, 2014.
- ^ "Dontae Johnson, DS #25 CB, North Carolina State". nfldraftscout.com. Retrieved November 7, 2017.
- ^ "NFL Draft Profile: Dontae Johnson". NFL.com. Retrieved November 7, 2017.
- ^ San Francisco 49ers Draft CB Dontae Johnson
- ^ "Spotrac.com: Dontae Johnson". spotrac.com. Retrieved November 7, 2017.
- ^ "Ourlads.com: San Francisco 49ers depth chart: 08/01/2014". ourlads.com. Retrieved November 7, 2017.
- ^ "Ourlads.com: San Francisco 49ers' depth chart: 09/05/2014". ourlads.com. Retrieved November 7, 2017.
- ^ Perrish Cox, Dontae Johnson Step up in 49ers Win
- ^ a b c d "NFL Player Stats: Dontae Johnson". ourlads.com. Retrieved November 7, 2017.
- ^ "Ourlads.com: San Francisco 49ers' depth chart: 08/01/2015". ourlads.com. Retrieved November 7, 2017.
- ^ "Ourlads.com: San Francisco 49ers' depth chart: 09/05/2015". ourlads.com. Retrieved November 7, 2017.
- ^ "Ourlads.com: San Francisco 49ers' depth chart: 10/01/2016". Ourlads.com. Retrieved November 7, 2017.
- ^ "Ourlads.com: San Francisco 49ers' depth chart: 10/01/2017". ourlads.com. Retrieved November 7, 2017.
- ^ Boyle, John (April 11, 2018). "Seahawks Sign Cornerback Dontae Johnson". Seahawks.com.