Isaiah Johnson (American football, born May 1992)

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Isaiah Johnson
No. 43, 27, 38
Position:Safety
Personal information
Born: (1992-05-16) May 16, 1992 (age 31)
Columbus, Ohio
Height:6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:202 lb (92 kg)
Career information
High school:Sandy Creek (Tyrone, Georgia)
College:Georgia Tech (2010–2014)
Undrafted:2015
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career NFL statistics
Total tackles:9
Sacks:0.0
Pass deflections:0
Interceptions:0
Forced fumbles:0
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

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.

High school career[edit]

Johnson 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[edit]

Attending 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]

Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight
6 ft 1 in
(1.85 m)
202 lb
(92 kg)
All values from NFL Combine

Detroit Lions[edit]

Johnson 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.[2] He was among the final cuts of spring training in 2015,[3] but was signed off the practice squad on November 14 of that year.[4]

On September 3, 2016, Johnson was waived by the Lions.[5]

Los Angeles Rams[edit]

On September 6, 2016, Johnson was signed to the Los Angeles Rams' practice squad.[6] He was promoted to the active roster on September 23, 2016.[7] 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.[8]

On September 2, 2017, Johnson was waived by the Rams and was signed to the practice squad the next day.[9][10] He was promoted to the active roster on November 3, 2017.[11] 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.[12]

On September 18, 2018, Johnson was waived by the Rams.[13]

Indianapolis Colts[edit]

On January 14, 2019, Johnson signed a reserve/future contract with the Indianapolis Colts.[14] He was waived on April 30, 2019, but was re-signed a few weeks later.[15][16] He was waived/injured on August 31, 2019 and was placed on injured reserve.[17]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Isaiah Johnson". ramblinwreck.com. Retrieved December 22, 2015.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ Rothstein, Michael (September 5, 2015). "Detroit Lions cut 20 players, including Jeremy Ross, Joseph Fauria". ESPN. Retrieved December 22, 2015.
  4. ^ Birkett, Dave (November 14, 2015). "Lions' Mathis to IR; S Johnson signed off practice squad". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved December 22, 2015.
  5. ^ "Lions establish 53-man roster". DetroitLions.com. September 3, 2016. Archived from the original on October 15, 2017.
  6. ^ "Rams Sign Three to Complete Practice Squad". TheRams.com. Archived from the original on October 17, 2017.
  7. ^ "Rams Waive CB Steve Williams, Promote DB Isaiah Johnson". TheRams.com. September 23, 2016. Archived from the original on October 29, 2016.
  8. ^ Nagel, Eric (December 19, 2016). "Rams Make Monday Roster Moves". TurfShowTimes.com.
  9. ^ Han, Jamie (September 2, 2017). "Rams Announce Roster Moves". TheRams.com. Archived from the original on February 8, 2018.
  10. ^ Simmons, Myles (September 3, 2017). "Rams Waive Three, Announce Practice Squad". TheRams.com. Archived from the original on October 7, 2017.
  11. ^ "Los Angeles Rams S Cody Davis placed on IR, promote S Isaiah Johnson from practice squad". TurfShowTimes.com. November 3, 2017.
  12. ^ 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.
  13. ^ "Rams Waive S Isaiah Johnson, Add T Darrell Williams Jr. to Practice Squad". TheRams.com. September 18, 2018.
  14. ^ "Roster Moves: Colts Sign Three To Reserve/Future Contracts". Colts.com. January 14, 2019. Retrieved January 14, 2019.
  15. ^ Walker, Andrew (April 30, 2019). "Colts Sign Free Agent Running Back Spencer Ware". Colts.com.
  16. ^ Alper, Josh (May 17, 2019). "Colts sign Isaiah Johnson, waive D.J. Killings". NBCSports.com. Retrieved May 17, 2019.
  17. ^ Walker, Andrew (August 31, 2019). "Colts Announce Final 2019 Roster Cuts". Colts.com.

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