Jamar Johnson

Illinois

Sep 20 (Sat)

7:30 p.m.

Weight:
200
Height:
6-1
Position:
DB
Year:
Freshman
Hometown:
Sarasota, Fla.
High School:
Riverview

Johnson declared for the NFL Draft on Jan. 11, 2021.

2020 Honors: First-team All-Big Ten (media) ... second-team All-Big Ten (coaches) ... Big Ten co-Defensive Player of the Week (Penn State) ... earned the team’s Corby Davis Memorial Award (Outstanding Back).

2020 (Junior): Became the first Indiana safety to earn first-team All-Big Ten honors since Eric Allen (1996) ... posted 43 tackles, 33 solo, one sack, 3.5 for loss, four interceptions (94 yards), one forced fumble and four pass breakups ... tied for third in the conference and eighth nationally in INTs ... shared first on the team in picks, finished second in stops and solos, and tied for third in PBUs ... started all eight games at free safety ... collected career-highs in tackles with 10, seven solo, and tallied one TFL, one interception and one forced fumble in the season-opening win over No. 8 Penn State (10/24) ... marked his first career multi-takeaway game ... added 1.5 tackles for loss and six stops in the victory at Rutgers (10/31) ... carded his first multi-INT game with two (57 yards) to go along with five solos, one sack and one breakup at No. 3 Ohio State (11/21) ... picked off a pass and totaled four tackles with one pass breakup in the win at Wisconsin (12/5) ... compiled a career-high eight solo stops, nine overall, with one PBU in the Outback Bowl vs. Ole Miss (1/2) ... moved from husky to safety during spring practice.

2019 (Sophomore): Made 25 tackles, 18 solo, three sacks (23 yards), 4.5 for loss (26 yards), two interceptions (1 pick-6), one forced fumble, two pass breakups and one quarterback hurry ... shared the team lead in INTs and tied for third in sacks ... played in all 13 games with one start at husky ... recorded his first career sack and the QBH in the season-opening win vs. Ball State (8/31) ... collected six stops and five solos in the Connecticut victory (9/21) ... made three tackles with one sack and a career-best two TFLs in the win at Maryland (10/19) ... collected three stops with a strip-sack, his first career forced fumble, in the victory at Nebraska (10/26) ... picked off a pass in the end zone and broke up one pass in the win at Purdue (11/30) ... returned an interception 63 yards for a touchdown in the TaxSlayer Gator Bowl vs. Tennessee (1/2) ... marked the first defensive TD in Indiana post-season history ... moved from safety to husky during spring practice.

2018 (Freshman): Played in 10 games at safety and on special teams ... picked off his first career pass in the win at Rutgers (9/29) ... posted two stops and one pass breakup overall ... IU special teams player of the week (Ohio State).

Prep/Personal: Defensive back for head coach Joshua Smithers at Riverview High School ... team most valuable player, team captain and first-team all-area selection led Riverview to an 11-2 mark in 2017 and back-to-back district titles ... played in the Florida North/South All-Star Classic ... posted 62 tackles, six for loss, and one sack his senior campaign ... recorded six interceptions (1 TD), forced three and recovered two fumbles ... made 13 receptions for 219 yards with two touchdowns and added 112 rushing yards on nine carries with two scores ... returned two punts and one kickoff for TDs ... named the team’s most valuable defensive back in 2016 ... ranked the No. 88 cornerback nationally by 247Sports ... three-year football and four-year track and field letterwinner ... participated in the 110m hurdles, long jump, triple jump and 4x100m relay ... mother is Tosha Johnson and uncle is Tony Johnson ... liberal studies major ... born on Nov. 22, 1999.