Cameron Johnston (footballer)
| No. 1 Philadelphia Eagles | |||
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| Position: | Punter | ||
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| Date of birth: | 24 February 1992 | ||
| Place of birth: | Geelong, Victoria, Australia | ||
| Height: | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
| Weight: | 198 lb (90 kg) | ||
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| College: | Ohio State | ||
| Undrafted: | 2017 | ||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||
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Cameron Johnston (born 24 February 1992) is an Australian professional American football punter for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Ohio State. He formerly played Australian rules football and was on the Melbourne Football Club's list for one season in 2011.
Early life and Australian rules career
Johnston is from Geelong, Victoria, Australia, and attended high school at St Joseph's College. He played for the Geelong Falcons in the under-18 TAC Cup before being drafted to the Melbourne Football Club with the 63rd selection in the 2011 AFL rookie draft.[1][2] A midfielder, Johnston spent the 2011 season playing for the Casey Scorpions, Melbourne's affiliate team in the Victorian Football League (VFL). However, he managed only six games for Casey's senior team, instead spending most of the season in the VFL reserves (a third-tier competition).[3] Johnston was delisted by Melbourne at the season's end.[4]
College career
After failing at his AFL ambitions, Johnston signed up with Prokick Australia in 2012, an academy headed by Nathan Chapman for Australian players looking to pursue a career in the United States.[1] In 2013, he secured a full scholarship with Ohio State.[5] As a freshman, Johnston led all Big Ten punters with a 44.0 per punt average and ranked 16th-best nationally. He was named a second-team freshman All-American by College Football News later that year. In his final three years at OSU, he was part of the 2014 national championship team, earned second and first team honors in his junior and senior years, Eddleman-Fields Big Ten Punter of the Year. He also ranked academically in the Big Ten his final two years.[6]
NFL career
Philadelphia Eagles
Johnston signed with the Philadelphia Eagles as an undrafted free agent on 11 May 2017.[7][8][9]
Personal life
Johnston is the son of Joanne and Paul Johnston.
References
- 1 2 Former Melbourne Demon Cameron Johnston takes a punt on American football, Sydney Morning Herald, 8 January 2015
- ↑ "Aussie punter and draft prospect Cameron Johnston survives intense NFL Combine". FoxSports.com.
- ↑ Cameron Johnston (No.52), MelbourneFC.com.au, 12 October 2011
- ↑ From Melbourne rookie list to NFL punter, AFL.com.au, 30 April 2017
- ↑ THE TALENTED MR JOHNSTON, AFLPA, 3 September 2013.
- ↑ "Cam Johnston OSU bio".
- ↑ "Check Out The Full Rookie Camp Roster". PhiladelphiaEagles.com. May 11, 2017. Retrieved June 27, 2017.
- ↑ "Ohio State Punter Cameron Johnston Signs Free Agent Contract with The Philadelphia Eagles". ElevenWarriors.com. April 29, 2017. Retrieved May 30, 2017.
- ↑ "Eagles UDFA Profile: Cameron Johnston is consistent and versatile". BleedingGreenNation.com. May 9, 2017.