To be a leader, to be somebody that could help mentor younger guys and to be able to make an impact that goes beyond just the year that hes going to be here, that will carry on and to help set that foundation.. Jermaine Curtis Johnson II (born January 7, 1999) is an American football defensive end for the New York Jets of the National Football League (NFL). But over the course of his 12 months, he said he saw a foundation being built for future success through hard work and commitment. I mean, coming from high school, coming from junior college, going to Georgia, coming from Georgia, I'm just becoming more grateful for the position I'm in every year. "Coach Norvell, he was the first person to call me. Theres a different feel to things when you walk out on the practice field and you see that work ethic and how that translates out on the game day.. I get to the quarterback. And then once he heard all he needed to hear that was the first thing that he said. He received 53 of 64 votes, finishing ahead . And so, I mean, I know how that goes. Who will get a shot as an undrafted free agent? But in terms of here, I'm here now. But there are several examples where it just didnt work out as planned.. eTpoaWRkZW4nIHdpZHRoPScwJz48L2lmcmFtZT4KPC9ub3NjcmlwdD4KCgo=, PGRpdiBjbGFzcz0ncmEtY29udGFpbmVyIGRpc3Ryb19hZCc+CjxkaXYgY2xh To learn more or opt-out, read our Cookie Policy. ", "I just try to be humble. Johnson earned ACC Defensive Player of the Year honors Wednesday, capping a season where he led the conference in sacks (12) and tackles for loss (18). Johnson was a two-time transfer heading to FSU. Reach Andre Fernandez at afernandez@tallahassee.com or follow him on Twitter@FernandezAndreC. ICAgIGo9ZC5jcmVhdGVFbGVtZW50KHMpLGRsPWwhPSdkYXRhTGF5ZXInPycm Jermaine Johnson 6'5/260 lbs/OLB-DEMade By Me, For NoleGameday -- Follow NoleGameday for ALL things Florida State! Jermaine Curtis Johnson II (born January 7, 1999) is an American football defensive end for the New York Jets of the National Football League (NFL). All rights reserved. pic.twitter.com/gJK3rnc3NG. And so did my head coach, Coach Brown, and the staff over there. And I'm thankful for it.". I didn't just come here and say, hey, you know what? Keith Flick (@Atypical_B) September 6, 2021, Willie Washington (@BeardedBetz) September 6, 2021. There are no double teams. Against Notre Dame Sunday night in the season opener, Johnson is the most active and most physical defensive player on the field. WalterFootball.com recently projected Johnson as a first-rounder, going seventh overall to the New York Giants. You can't gauge a person like that. Florida State DE Jermaine Johnson on excitement to lead, optimism for upcoming season Watch on Johnson recorded five sacks last season at Georgia. Off the field, Norvell had a vision that even though both would be new to the team, they could still take on the leadership burdens traditionally reserved for the longest-tenured players on a college roster. 16 Seminoles host USF: Game thread, starting pitchers, how to watch, Noles News: Top-25 wins and losses, AD Alford expresses concern for Florida States role in ACC, Noles News: Baseball takes on No. When we were counting them and got the final number I almost didn't want to tell the guys because I thought I mustve been wrong and would be risking embarrassment. So just treat everybody the same. cG9XSlVIbnFWemRFYTd3JmFtcDtndG1fcHJldmlldz1lbnYtMSZhbXA7Z3Rt But I thought Jermaine Johnson kind of put an exclamation point on what he did during his fantastic senior season with the Seminoles. I know what comes with that, Johnson said. He contains really well. Just the energy, the endurance, the strength, the power all those things that show up in his game, said Norvell. Teams like the Vikings, Texans, Ravens, Eagles, and Patriots all have that need for an edge defender. He has all of the off-field intangibles you would want in a defensive leader. Defensive coordinator Adam Fuller shared an example of Johnsons relentless pursuit on the practice field: I go back Friday and were practicing and we run a naked out-of-pocket play and Jermaine sprints 20 yards on a Friday at 9:30 in the morning to chase the guy down. No one covers the Noles like the Tallahassee Democrat. L3d3dy5nb29nbGV0YWdtYW5hZ2VyLmNvbS9ndG0uanM/aWQ9JytpK2RsKycm I have a great support system in my family. I think that he deserves a lot of credit for making that decision. -----Talk about this story with other Florida State football fans in the Tribal Council Dalvin Cook, you know James Cook is my former teammate at the University of Georgia. It would have been nice to go out and be a college kid and do all of that stuff. 26 Pick of 2022 NFL Draft", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jermaine_Johnson_II&oldid=1139709830, Players of American football from Minnesota, Short description is different from Wikidata, New York Jets currentteam parameter articles, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, This page was last edited on 16 February 2023, at 14:14. And the same thing at Georgia, those guys work. You just start to run out of reasons why he cant go in the top 15.. Check out number four on the second play in this clip. They've also had three coaching changes. He believed in who I was as a man. He played college football at Independence CC and Georgia before transferring to Florida State in 2021 where he was named the ACC Defensive Player of the Year. KGZ1bmN0aW9uKCkgewogICAgdmFyIHMgPSBkb2N1bWVudC5jcmVhdGVFbGVt 19 to the Philadelphia Eagles) were picked ahead of him. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. What we think the team can do better and what we as individuals have to do better., *ALSO SEE: Florida State's Milton, Travis open up about QB battle at ACC Kickoff. Tomahawk Nation, a Florida State Seminoles community, Where will Jermaine Johnson land? As for Wilson, Im with AB. FSU edge defender Jermaine Johnson visits Detroit Lions on pre-draft visit, The Falcoholic selects FSU EDGE Jermaine Johnson at No. dCc6CiAgICAgICAgbmV3IERhdGUoKS5nZXRUaW1lKCksZXZlbnQ6J2d0bS5q Brugler, an NFL Draft analyst for The Athletic, instead prefers one of Johnsons 18 tackles for a loss. But one conversation with FSU coach Mike Norvell convinced him that coming to Tallahassee was the right decision. ***Don't miss out on our great FSU Football and Recruiting coverage. But at the same time I don't think that us athletes would trade in being able to play the sport we love and compete in order to do that. And I feel like, with that goal, moving forward each day at a time, this program, everything will line up, and it will become what we want it to be. After winning ACC Defensive Player of the Year in 2021, Johnson certainly didnt need to prove himself much. And that's all he had to say and like I said he had confidence in me as a player and a man so anybody that could stand by me especially a head coach like that. ", "You just got to come in and work, you got to earn a leadership role. INDIANAPOLIS -- Jermaine Johnson II had but one year to prove his worth as an edge defender. ACC Defensive Player of the Yearfirst player in ACC history to earn defensive or offensive Player of the Year in his first season with an ACC programESPN All-AmericanWalter Camp and CBS . Soooo yeah, Jermaine Johnson is that guy. ", "I mean, coming from high school, coming from junior college, going to Georgia, coming from Georgia, I'm just becoming more grateful for the position I'm in every year. dy5fZGlkQXN5bmNJbmplY3RHb29nbGVUYWdNYW5hZ2VyID0gdHJ1ZTsKICAg Whats left to prove? [9] Johnson had seven tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss and 1.5 sacks in his first game for the Seminoles, a 41-38 overtime loss to Notre Dame, and was named the Atlantic Coast Conference Defensive Lineman of the Week. 2 Alabamaplayed all 14 games in 2019, recording 20 tackles, 3.0 for loss with 2.5 sacks, 13 quarterback pressures, one forced fumble and one pass breakupregistered 96 tackles, including 19.0 for loss with 12.5 sacks, four forced fumbles and four fumble recoveries in 20 games at Independencerated as consensus top-three JUCO prospect nationallyearned All-Metro honors at Eden Prairie. Johnson, who grew up in Eden Prairie, Minnesota, a small city with a population of roughly 66,000 found himself playing junior college football at even tinier Independence, Kansas, with a population of under 10,000. MOBILE - Florida State edge rusher Jermaine Johnson II had a great week of practice at the Senior Bowl. Work is work. During this season, Johnson was more of a rotational piece for the Bulldogs' defense, but he made the most of it. I feel like we share those values. He is arguably the top end in the draft and most experts agree he will be gone early to mid in the 1st round. Once you have that kind of family feel, that kind of camaraderie around the whole program, not just players, not just the coaches, just the whole program, I feel like special things can happen. After passing up his final year at the University of Georgia to finish his college career at Florida State, it would stand to reason he might be having some regrets. Thats how I was raised. Right off the bat, I've heard great things about you. Theres a lot of talented pass rushers, but theres nuance to what Jermaine Johnson is doing with his rush, Brugler said. So that was my main priority was being the best I can be and being able to have the opportunity to choose any school I wanted to go to. We love our sports and we love competing so much. * 21+ (19+ CA-ONT) (18+ NH/WY). Still, theres seemingly no reason to believe Johnson cant make plays like that first rep at the next level. Great character things. That was his main point going through the whole thing, bringing the right guys in to get this thing moving in the right direction. A lot of guys have tools, but can you weaponize your hands? Terms at draftkings.com/sportsbook. I think we've got the right guys here now to do it and the right guys we're bringing in to do it. He called me personally. Ive been through a lot during my whole football career. Johnson joined the Noles from the transfer portal and immediately became one of the. I love it. I know how to persevere through anything, Johnson said. And, I mean, I see things from a different lens, I see things from inside-out. Final Season Stats. My favorite two fits are Baltimore or New England, JJ is a culture guy and both of those places have foundations in place for him to flourish. 14 to the Baltimore Ravens) and Karlaftis (No. Recently, he confirmed his . That's my specialty. A contender for warm and fuzzies would be Milton but I think thats a long shot. Johnson, who is from Eden Prairie, Minnesota, played JUCO football in Independence, Kansas during a season in which the team was featured on the Netflix series Last Chance U. Johnson went on to play two seasons at the University of Georgia before transferring to FSU last December. When your best players are your hardest workers, they can be an example of what it takes, said coach Mike Norvell. In the practices before last Saturdays game, Johnson garnered national attention. And I'm very happy that he did. We just clicked on the same page. 26 overall. He called around, just a character check. I have a great support system in my family. There's no way around it. Florida State Edge Jermaine Johnson II. His answer was the same every time: He trusted Norvell. Gambling problem? Hes the first piece in what is likely a multi-year retooling of the edge group., Sports Illustrated: No. FSU football defensive end Jermaine Johnson bet on himself by choosing the Noles to play his final college season.. I care so much about Florida State and the people involved.. Like I said culture change and doing everything right off the field, everything else will transition to the field. He has a lot of the things that you are looking for. I'm just excited to (see) where this program and this team is headed. Just doing the dirty hard work in the dark when no one's watching," Johnson said. ", "I mean I've been in college football for a little bit. Call 1-800-GAMBLER. I just feel more comfortable playing on the edge. And they talked about Mike Tyson and his coach drilling in his head at an early age that nothing mattered but the task at hand. And like I said, I just become more grateful for the position I'm in. Scan the field and youre sure to see the 6-foot-5, 262-pound Johnson moving at breakneck speed toward the football. Throughout the 2019 season, Johnson racked up a total of 14 tackles and a forced fumble. I think all those guys are, and that's gonna come to fruition this next season. And so did my head coach, Coach Brown, and the staff over there. Keir is a round 6-7 player who will more likely go the undrafted free agent route. 8 I went with Johnson because I believe hes a really, really good player who will make an immediate impact for the Falcons. : Man, the whole staff, theyre a great group of guys. I always say, Theres guys wishing that they could be where you are. Wishing.. Florida State defensive end Jermaine Johnson talks about the loss to Florida and playing his last game as a Seminole and his impact in one season. And I'm thankful for it. Like I said culture change and doing everything right off the field, everything else will transition to the field. It wasnt because I said, OK, on this play I want your best. No, thats just how we have to practice.. I feel like I cause problems when I'm right there on the edge, being able to play fast. That is where it starts with a winning program, culture, and that carries on to everything else off the field, individually, and as a team. Former Florida State DE Jermaine Johnson elevated draft stock at Senior Bowl Carter Karels Tallahassee Democrat 0:00 6:31 None of the 12 sacks Jermaine Johnson II recorded in his one-year. By choosing I Accept, you consent to our use of cookies and other tracking technologies. The thing about what he what he was able to accomplish with his teammates and the staff over at UCF not so long ago and where he's been able to bring himself individually as well. I just try to be humble. He spent his first season at JUCO . Im a strong believer that you keep the team first, and you do what the team needs you to do, your individual success will come after. Also, do yourself a favor and close your eyes on the first one: * 21+ (19+ CA-ONT) (18+ NH/WY). So that was my main priority was being the best I can be and being able to have the opportunity to choose any school I wanted to go to. He can set up blockers. Hutchinson (No. LXRhbGVudC1wZXJzcGVjdGl2ZS10by1mc3UtZm9vdGJhbGwiCiAgfSk7CiAg cmlwdCc+PC9zY3JpcHQ+CjxkaXYgY2xhc3M9J3ZpZGVvLWNvbnRhaW5lcicg Jermaine Johnson is playing good ball. Jermaine Johnson II (@ii_jermaine) December 26, 2020 There was a need for Norvell and co. to land an impact pass rusher and they got just that. 9 Notre Damewas first FSU defender to reach those benchmarks against ranked opponent since Brian Burns in 2017recorded 10 tackles, with 0.5 sack, and one quarterback hurry at Wake Forestbecame first FSU defender since Demarcus Walker in 2016 to have consecutive games with at least 10 tacklesregistered three tackles, 1.0 sack, and two quarterback hurries vs. Louisvillemade seven tackles and one pass breakup vs. Syracusehad six tackles, 1.0 sack, and one quarterback hurry at North Carolinaregistered four solo tackles, including 2.0 for loss with 1.0 sack, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery at Clemsonstrip-sacked Clemson quarterback and returned fumble six yards for touchdown that gave FSU 20-17 lead with 7:39 remaining in fourth quarterwas Florida States first strip-sack with same defender forcing fumble and recovering fumble for touchdown since 2013made one tackle vs. UMasscredited with five tackles and season-high three quarterback hurries vs. North Carolina Statehad three tackles, 1.0 for loss, and two quarterback hurries at Boston Collegerecorded six tackles, including 1.0 sack, and season-high-tying three quarterback hurries in season finale at Florida. 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