Travis Johnson (linebacker) explained

Travis Johnson
Position:Outside linebacker
Undraftedyear:2013
High School:The King's Academy (Sunnyvale, California)
College:San Jose State
Birth Date:June 28, 1991
Birth Place:San Jose, California
Height Ft:6
Height In:3
Weight Lbs:244
Pastteams:
Highlights:
Statlabel1:Tackles
Statlabel2:Sacks
Statlabel3:Interceptions
Statlabel4:Forced Fumbles

Travis Freeman Johnson (born June 28, 1991)[1] is a retired American football outside linebacker. He played college football at San Jose State.

Early years

Born in San Jose, Johnson graduated from The King's Academy in nearby Sunnyvale, California in 2009 and is an Eagle Scout.[2] He had 38 sacks in his final two seasons of high school.

College career

He played college football at San José State University. In his freshman season, he played in 12 games in which he made 18 tackles and two sacks. In his sophomore season, he played and started in all 13 games and recorded 62 tackles and 7.5 sacks.

In his junior season of 2011, he played and started in all 12 games in which he recorded 73 tackles and 9.5 sacks. He was nominated to the Hendricks Award Watch List for the best defensive end. He was selected to the First-team All-WAC defensive lineman. In his senior season, 65 tackles, a career high 13 sacks, 3 forced fumbles, and 2 pass deflections. On October 14, 2011, in a 28-27 victory over Hawaii nationally televised on ESPN, Johnson blocked an extra point and a field goal by Hawaii.[3] Duke Ihenacho returned the blocked extra point all the way to the Hawaii end zone for a two-point defensive conversion.[4]

Johnson ended his senior year with multiple conference and national honors, including CBS Sports third-team All-American, Sports Illustrated honorable mention All-American, Western Athletic Conference (WAC) Defensive Player of the Year, first-team All-WAC, and second-team Academic All-American.[5] [6] [2] [7] He also won the National Football Foundation Scholar-Athlete Award after his senior season.[8] He finished his college career with a total of 218 Tackles, 32 Sacks, 3 Forced fumbles and 2 Pass deflections.[9] He was invited and played in the 2013 East-West Shrine Game on the west team[10] and the 2013 Senior Bowl.[11] Johnson graduated from San Jose State in 2013 with a Bachelor of Science degree in kinesiology.[12] Johnson is also a member of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes.[13]

Professional career

Johnson was not selected in the 2013 NFL draft. Following the draft, Johnson joined New York Jets rookie minicamp.[14]

San Francisco 49ers

On July 30, 2013, the San Francisco 49ers signed linebacker Travis Johnson to a three-year deal.[15] The 49ers waived Johnson on August 31, 2013.[16] Johnson had 6 tackles and 1 sack during the preseason.[17]

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.familytreelegends.com/records/calbirths?c=search&first=travis&last=johnson&spelling=Exact&4_year=1991&4_month=6&4_day=28&5=&7=&SubmitSearch.x=39&SubmitSearch.y=17 California birth index
  2. Web site: Travis Johnson . San Jose State Spartans. https://web.archive.org/web/20130310222953/http://www.sjsuspartans.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=29452&SPID=2302&ATCLID=204765516&DB_OEM_ID=5600. March 10, 2013.
  3. Web site: Faraudo. Jeff. San Jose State overcomes six turnovers to beat Hawaii. San Jose Mercury News. October 15, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20111207120344/http://www.mercurynews.com/sjsu-spartans/ci_19118469?source=most_viewed. December 7, 2011. live.
  4. Web site: San Jose State's Duke Ihenacho and his blocked extra point return. October 21, 2011. YouTube.
  5. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20130127000207/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com:80/college-football/news/20121211/postseason-all-america-team. January 27, 2013. SI.com's 2012 All-America Team. Sports Illustrated. December 11, 2012. September 17, 2018.
  6. Web site: CBSSports.com 2012 College Football All-America Team . cbssports.com . https://web.archive.org/web/20121204000342/http://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball/story/21244442. December 4, 2012.
  7. Web site: Travis Johnson Capital One Academic All-America . San Jose State Spartans . December 6, 2012. April 24, 2014.
  8. Web site: TRAVIS JOHNSON – NFF SCHOLAR-ATHLETE OF THE DAY, PRESENTED BY FIDELITY INVESTMENTS . footballfoundation.org . March 22, 2013.
  9. Web site: Travis Johnson College Statistics . sports-reference.com .
  10. Web site: 2013 East-West Shrine Game rosters . nfl.com . January 14, 2013.
  11. Web site: Travis Johnson In The Senior Bowl . sjsuspartans.com . January 23, 2013.
  12. Web site: Spartans Celebrate 2013 Commencement. San Jose State Spartans. July 21, 2013. May 24, 2013.
  13. Web site: Travis Johnson – NFF Scholar-Athlete Of The Day, Presented By Fidelity Investments. National Football Foundation. March 22, 2013.
  14. Web site: Lange. Randy. Tale of 2 Numbers, Roster of Minicamp Players. New York Jets. July 21, 2013. May 10, 2013.
  15. Web site: Inman. Cam. SJSU product Travis Johnson gets chance with 49ers. San Jose Mercury News. July 31, 2013.
  16. Web site: San Francisco 49ers Transactions at NFL.com . www.nfl.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131111180133/http://www.nfl.com/teams/transactions?transactionWeek=08/31/2013&team=SF . 2013-11-11.
  17. Web site: Travis Johnson cut, not sure about practice squad yet. August 31, 2013.