Rashad Johnson
Johnson with the Arizona Cardinals
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| No. 25 Tennessee Titans | |||||||||||||||
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| Position: | Safety | ||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth: | January 2, 1986 | ||||||||||||||
| Place of birth: | Sulligent, Alabama | ||||||||||||||
| Height: | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight: | 204 lb (93 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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| High school: | Sulligent (AL) | ||||||||||||||
| College: | Alabama | ||||||||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 2009 / Round: 3 / Pick: 95 | ||||||||||||||
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| Total tackles: | 368 |
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| Sacks: | 1.0 |
| Forced fumbles: | 1 |
| Pass deflections: | 31 |
| Interceptions: | 15 |
| Defensive touchdowns: | 3 |
| Player stats at NFL.com | |
Julian Rashad Johnson (born January 2, 1986) is an American football safety for the Tennessee Titans of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Arizona Cardinals in the third round of the 2009 NFL Draft. He played college football at Alabama.
A native of Sulligent, Alabama, about four miles from the Mississippi state line. The son of Randy and Gloria Johnson attended Sulligent High School and starred in football, basketball and track for the Blue Devils. He graduated ranked fifth in a senior class of only 54 students.
Johnson had no Division I-A college scholarship offers—the largest schools to offer him scholarships were The Citadel and North Alabama. He made an unofficial visit to Alabama, and chose to attend Alabama as a walk-on running back. He redshirted in his first year of eligibility, and as a freshman appeared in all 12 games on special teams.
In spring practice of his sophomore season, he was told by coaches that he'd never be a starting running back there, but they wanted him to switch to defense and play safety. That season (2006), he played in 11 games (missing two due to an ankle injury), starting four at free safety, and earned a full scholarship. He totaled 33 tackles and two forced fumbles. In his junior year in 2007, the now-team captain started all 13 games and led the Tide with 81 tackles and six interceptions. He earned Alabama Co-Defensive Player of the Year honors, was a first-team coaches' All-SEC selection, and earned shared UA's 2008 Mal Moore Leadership Award (with center Antoine Caldwell) for his performance during spring practice.
In the 2008 game versus LSU, Johnson had three interceptions (tying an Alabama single-game record), including one that he returned for a touchdown, and one in overtime that helped Alabama win the game and secure the SEC West Division crown. For the season, Johnson was second on the team with 89 tackles and had five interceptions. He was named unanimous first-team All-SEC and earned first-team All-American honors.
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