Photo: New York Jets, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons²

Jermaine Johnson II

Defensive End, Tennessee Titans · #11.

Player facts

Team: Tennessee Titans
Position: Defensive End
Number: 11
Born: Jan 7, 1999 (age 27)
Birthplace: Eden Prairie, MN, USA
Height: 6' 5"
Weight: 254 lbs
College: Florida State
Experience: 5 seasons
Status: Active

Stats

2026 Defense

	TOT	SOLO	AST	SACK	FF	FR	INT	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	PD	STF	STFYDS	KB
Regular Season	14	4	10	1	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0.5	0	0
Last 5 Games	14	4	10	1	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0.5	0	0
Career	145	84	61	14	1	1	1	37	37.0	1	37	9	19.5	19	2

Recent games

			Tackles				Fumbles		Interceptions
Date	Opponent	Result	TOT	SOLO	AST	SACK	FF	FR	INT	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	PD	KB
Sun, Oct 11	vs HOU	L 26-3	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Oct 4	@ BAL	L 24-18	4	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Sep 27	@ NYG	L 12-7	4	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Sep 20	vs PHI	L 24-20	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Sep 13	vs NYJ	L 23-10	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0

Last 5 games. Click a game for its box score.

About

Jermaine Curtis Johnson II (born January 7, 1999) is an American professional football defensive end for the Tennessee Titans of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Georgia Bulldogs and Florida State Seminoles, where he was named the ACC Defensive Player of the Year. He also played junior college football for the Independence Pirates. Johnson was selected by the New York Jets in the first round of the 2022 NFL draft.

From Wikipedia’s article on Jermaine Johnson II, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.¹

Background

Early life

Johnson grew up in Eden Prairie, Minnesota, and attended Eden Prairie High School. As a senior, he was named All-Metro after recording 37 tackles and seven sacks. Johnson was academically ineligible to play NCAA Division I football after graduation.

College career

Johnson began his collegiate career at Independence Community College. While at Independence, he was featured in the fourth season of the Netflix documentary series Last Chance U, where he played under head coach Jason Brown. As a freshman, he had 58 tackles, eight sacks and three forced fumbles. Johnson transferred to the University of Georgia following the season.

Johnson played in every game for the Georgia Bulldogs as a sophomore, where he had 20 tackles and 2.5 sacks. As a senior, he finished third on the team with four sacks with 16 total tackles and 11 quarterback hurries. Towards the end of the season, Johnson entered the transfer portal and enrolled at Florida State University for his final season of NCAA eligibility. Johnson had seven tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss and 1.5 sacks in his first game for the Florida State Seminoles, a 41–38 overtime loss to the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, and was named the Atlantic Coast Conference Defensive Lineman of the Week. He was named the ACC Defensive Player of the Year and first-team All-ACC after he finished the season with 70 tackles and led the ACC with 18 tackles for loss and 12 sacks.

From Wikipedia’s article on Jermaine Johnson II, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the full article.¹