Trumaine Johnson

BIOGRAPHY

Trumaine Johnson was born on January 1, 1990, in Stockton, California. He is a cornerback in the NHL.

Coming out of Montana, Johnson was projected as a second round pick by the majority of NFL draft experts and analysts. He received an invitation to the NFL combine and completed all of the required combine and positional drills. On March 9, 2012, Johnson attended Montana's pro day and opted to only perform positional drills for scouts and team representatives in attendance. He was ranked as the fifth best cornerback prospect in the draft by NFL analyst Mike Mayock and was ranked the eighth best cornerback by NFLDraftScout.com.

The St. Louis Rams selected Johnson in the third round (65th overall) of the 2012 NFL Draft. He was the second cornerback selected by the Rams, after North Alabama's Janoris Jenkins (39th overall).

On July 24, 2012, the St. Louis Rams signed Johnson to a four-year, $3.04 million contract. He competed with Bradley Fletcher, Jerome Murphy, Josh Gordy, Quinton Pointer, and Kendric Burney throughout training camp for the St. Louis Rams' third cornerback position. Johnson was named the Rams' third cornerback on their depth chart to begin the season, behind fellow rookie Janoris Jenkins and veteran Cortland Finnegan.

Johnson made his professional regular season debut during the Rams' 23–27 loss to the Detroit Lions. On September 30, Johnson recorded a tackle, one pass deflection, and his first career interception, picking off Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson during a 19-13 victory. On November 11, Johnson made his first career start and collected four solo tackles as the Rams had a 24-24 overtime draw with the San Francisco 49ers. In Week 16, He recorded three pass-breakups and his second interception of his career against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, picking off Josh Freeman. He finished his rookie season with a total of 31 combined tackles (29 solo), eight pass break ups, and two interceptions in three starts and 16 games.

Head coach Jeff Fisher retained Johnson and Jenkins as the starting cornerback duo to begin the 2015 regular season. He started in the St. Louis Rams' season-opener against the Seattle Seahawks and recorded three solo tackles, broke up a pass, and intercepted Russell Wilson during a 34–31 victory. He left the game in the third quarter after sustaining a thigh injury and was sidelined for the next two weeks (Weeks 12–13). On December 27, 2015, Johnson recorded four solo tackles, two pass deflections, and intercepted a pass by Russell Wilson during a 23–17 victory at the Seattle Seahawks in Week 16. With the interception, he marked his third consecutive game with a pick and brought his season interception total to seven. The following week, he collected a season-high ten solo tackles and broke up a pass in the Rams' 19–16 loss at the San Francisco 49ers. Johnson finished the 2015 season with a career-high 71 combined tackles (58 solo), a career-high 17 pass deflections, and seven interceptions in 14 games and 13 starts. Pro Football Focus gave Johnson an overall grade of 80.9, ranking him among the top 25 cornerbacks.