Trumaine Johnson (cornerback)

Trumaine Johnson

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Johnson in 2013
No. 22 Los Angeles Rams
Position: Cornerback
Personal information
Date of birth: (1990-01-01) January 1, 1990
Place of birth: Stockton, California
Height: 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight: 208 lb (94 kg)
Career information
High school: Stockton (CA) Edison
College: Montana
NFL draft: 2012 / Round: 3 / Pick: 65
Career history
Roster status: Active
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of Week 17, 2015
Total tackles: 206
Pass deflections: 42
Interceptions: 15
Forced fumbles: 1
Defensive TDs: 2
Player stats at NFL.com

Trumaine Johnson (born January 1, 1990) is an American football cornerback for the Los Angeles Rams of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Montana. He was considered one of the best cornerback prospects for the 2012 NFL Draft.[1]

A native of Stockton, California, Johnson attended Edison High School, where he was an unranked wide receiver prospect.[2]

College career

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 UM 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 (1.09 pg) and second in interceptions (0.45 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 UM's last five games.

Professional career

2012 NFL Draft

Pre-draft measurables
Ht Wt 40-yd dash 10-yd split 20-yd split 20-ss 3-cone Vert Broad BPWonderlic
6 ft 2 in 204 lb 4.50 s 1.62 s 2.62 s 4.15 s 7.20 s 35½ in 10 ft 2 in 19 repsx
All values from NFL Combine Pro Day[3]

St. 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.[4] 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. [5]

2016

On March 1, 2016 the Rams placed the franchise tag of around $14 million on Johnson.

NFL stats

Year Team GP COMB TOTAL AST SACK FF FR FR YDS INT IR YDS AVG IR LNG TD PD
2012 STL 16 31 29 02 0.0 0 0 0 2 04 02 04 0 08
2013 STL 16 68 58 10 0.0 1 0 0 3 36 12 29 0 11
2014 STL 09 36 33 03 0.0 0 0 0 3 69 23 43 1 06
2015 STL 10 43 33 10 0.0 0 1 0 7 136 19 58 1 17
Career 51 178 153 25 0.0 1 1 0 15 245 15 58 2 41

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Key

Personal life

In December 2011, Johnson pleaded no contest to disorderly conduct charges relating to an incident in October of that year.[7] On March 22, 2013, Johnson was arrested for drunk driving in Missoula.[8] In May 2013, he pleaded guilty to reckless driving and received a one-year suspended sentence.[9]

References

  1. ↑ NFL Draft Scout
  2. ↑ https://sports.yahoo.com/ncaa/football/recruiting/player-Trumaine-Johnson-63202
  3. ↑ NFL Draftscout.com
  4. ↑ https://twitter.com/PFF/status/684116719686815744
  5. ↑ https://twitter.com/PFF/status/681943701032140800
  6. ↑ http://espn.go.com/nfl/player/stats/_/id/14989/trumaine-johnson
  7. ↑ Florio, Gwen (December 20, 2011). "2 Griz football players plead no contest to disorderly conduct". Missoulian.
  8. ↑ Thorsell, Mark (March 22, 2013). "Ex-Griz Trumaine Johnson arrested for DUI". KPAX-TV.
  9. ↑ Cates, Irina (May 15, 2013). "Trumaine Johnson pleads guilty to lesser charge after DUI arrest". KPAX-TV.

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