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Jaylon Johnson
DB
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Experience: R
Height: 6-0
Age: 21
Weight: 195 lbs
College: Utah
Biography
COLLEGE:
- 2019 All-American and two-time first-team All-Pac-12 cornerback (2018-19)
- Played in 38 career games with 29 starts
- Seven career interceptions and 28 career passes defended
- 21 career pass breakups ranked tied for 10th all-time at Utah
- Two-time Pac-12 All-Academic
JUNIOR SEASON (2019):
- Earned second-team All-America honors from Walter Camp and the AP
- Also earned second-team All-America honors from Sports Illustrated and USA Today and third-team honors from Pro Football Focus and Phil Steele
- First-team All-Pac-12
- Started 13 games at left corner, missing the bowl game after declaring for the NFL Draft
- Ranked third in the Pac-12 and led Utah with 11 pass breakups, fourth in the league in passes defended (13) and passes defended per game (1.00)
- Tied career high with eight tackles (1.0 TFL) and had two pass breakups against Oregon State
- Had an interception and two pass breakups vs. Washington State
- Three tackles vs. Washington and returned an interception 39 for his second career touchdown
SOPHOMORE SEASON (2018):
- First-team All-Pac-12
- Started all 14 games at corner, recorded four interceptions led Utah and tied for third in the Pac-12
- Second in the Pac-12 and eighth in the nation with 126 interception return yards
- Recorded 41 tackles (2.0 TFL, 1.0 sack)
- Career-high eight tackles (1.0 TFL) and a pass breakup against Northern Illinois
- Named Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Week after returning an interception 100 yards for a touchdown against Stanford for just the third 100-yard interception return in Utah's history
- Also had seven tackles vs. the Cardinal
- Five tackles and an interception against Arizona State
- An interception and three tackles against USC
- An interception with a 21-yard return and two tackles vs. Colorado
- Two pass breakups vs. Washington in the Pac-12 Championship game
- First-team Pac-12 All-Academic
FRESHMAN SEASON (2017):
- Played in all 12 regular season games with two starts (Arizona, Washington)
- Missed the bowl game following surgery
- Tied for the team lead with six pass breakups and second on the team in passes defended (7)
HIGH SCHOOL/PERSONAL:
- Named to the US Army All-American Bowl
- Sixth-ranked cornerback in the 2017 recruiting class by Rivals.com and eighth by Scout
- Four-star recruit by both Rivals and Scout
- 2016 first-team USA Today All-USA California Football Team
- Also lettered three years in basketball
- Business major received his degree in December 2019
