Biography

BIOGRAPHY

Jermaine Johnson was born January 7, 1999, in Eden Prairie, Minnesota. He began his collegiate career at Independence Community College. While at Independence, he was featured in the third season of the Netflix documentary series Last Chance U. As a freshman, he had 58 tackles, eight sacks and three forced fumbles. Johnson committed to transfer to Georgia over offers from Oregon, Oklahoma, Texas and UCLA. Johnson played in all 14 of Georgia's games and had 20 tackles and 2.5 sacks in his first season with the team. 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 ultimately enrolled at Florida State for his final season of NCAA eligibility. Johnson had seven tackles, 2½ tackles for loss and 1½ 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. 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.

In the 2022 NFL Draft, Jermaine Johnson was taken #26 overall by the New York Jets.