Trumaine Johnson (cornerback)

Trumaine Johnson

Johnson during Training camp in 2013
No. 22St. Louis Rams
Position: Cornerback
Personal information
Date of birth: January 1, 1990
Place of birth: Stockton, California
Height: 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight: 208 lb (94 kg)
Career information
High school: Stockton (CA) Edison
College: Montana
NFL draft: 2012 / Round: 3 / Pick: 65
Career history
Roster status: Active
Career highlights and awards
  • 2× FCS All-American (2010, 2011)
Career NFL statistics as of Week 17, 2014
Tackles: 135
Pass Deflections: 25
Interceptions: 8
Stats at NFL.com

Trumaine Johnson (born January 1, 1990) is an American football cornerback for the St. Louis Rams. He played college football at Montana. He was considered one of the best cornerback prospects for the 2012 NFL Draft.[1]

A native of Stockton, California, Johnson attended Edison High School, where he was an unranked wide receiver prospect.[2]

College career

In 2011 he started 13-of-14 games, recording 54-12-2 with a forced fumble, six tackles for loss and a sack. The previois season he was ninth on the team in tackles with 44 stops. He was second at UM with four interceptions, and returned two of those picks for touchdowns. In 2009 he had team-highs of five interceptions and 12 pass deflections in 11 games (he missed four contests due to injury). He would be ranked first (tie) in the league in pass deflections (1.09 pg) and second in interceptions (0.45 pg). He was fourth on the team with 31 solo tackles, and was the team's fourth leading returning tackler with 54 stops. He was a First-team All-Big Sky pick. In 2008 he was a rare starter at corner as a true freshman. He was a Big Sky honorable mention selection. He tied for the team lead with four interceptions and tied for sixth in the Big Sky with .36 picks a game. He started in the first 11 games, but suffered an injury against Idaho State and missed UM's last five games.

Professional career

2012 NFL Draft

Pre-draft measurables
Ht WtArm length 40-yd dash 10-yd split 20-yd split 20-ss 3-cone Vert Broad BPWonderlic
6 ft 2 in 204 lb3 in 4.50 s 1.62 s 2.62 s 4.15 s 7.20 s 35½ in 10 ft 2 in 19 repsx
All values from NFL Combine Pro Day[3]

St. Louis Rams

2012

Johnson was selected 65th overall by the Rams in the 2012 NFL Draft.

In Week 4 of the 2012 season, Johnson recorded his first career interception.

2013

With the injuries and poor play of Cortland Finnegan, Johnson earned his first significant starting duty, playing in all 16 games, starting 12. He finished with 68 tackles 3 interceptions and a forced fumble.

2014

Slated as the starting corner opposite Janoris Jenkins, Johnson suffered disappointment, when in the Rams third preseason game versus the Cleveland Browns, he injured his knee and was carried off the field on a cart. The next day he was declared out for 6 weeks.

Personal life

In December 2011, Johnson pleaded no contest to disorderly conduct charges relating to an incident in October of that year.[4] On March 22, 2013, Johnson was arrested for drunk driving in Missoula.[5] In May 2013, he pleaded guilty to reckless driving and received a one-year suspended sentence.[6]

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