Diontae Johnson

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Diontae Johnson
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Johnson (2019)
Pittsburgh Steelers - No. 18
Wide receiver
Date of birth: July 5, 1996
Place of birth: Ruskin , Florida
Height: 1.80 m Weight: 82 kg
NFL debut
2019 for the Pittsburgh Steelers
Career
College : Toledo
NFL Draft : 2019 / Round: 3 / Pick: 66
 Teams:
Current status: Active
Career highlights and awards
  • First-team All-MAC (2017, WR / PR; 2018, WR / PR)
  • Second-team All-MAC (2017, KR; 2018, KR)
  • MAC Special Team Player of the Year (2018)
  • Sencond-team All-Pro (2019)
Selected NFL stats
as of week 17 of the 2019 season
captured passports     59
Yards through pass trap     680
caught touchdowns     5
Statistics at NFL.com
Statistics at pro-football-reference.com

Diontae Lamarcus Johnson (* 5. July 1996 in Ruskin , Florida ) is an American American football poker players. He plays the position of wide receiver for the Pittsburgh Steelers in the National Football League (NFL).

Career

Johnson played college football at the University of Toledo for the Toledo Rockets from 2015 to 2018 . As a freshman , he was able to participate in eleven games in which he caught 14 passes for 278 yards and three touchdowns. In the following year he sat out as a red shirt due to an injury . In 2017, he was able to catch 74 passes for 13 touchdowns and 1,278 yards, which was a school record. The touchdowns were the fourth most in the country. Both touchdowns and yards were the second most in the Mid-American Conference (MAC), and the number of passes captured was the third most. He became the first Toledo player since Eric Page (2011) to be elected All-MAC in three positions (wide receiver, kick and punt returner). In 2018, he caught 43 passes for seven touchdowns and 663 yards, leading the Rockets. He was again elected to three positions for All-MAC and was also voted MAC Special Teams Player of the Year . After the season, he announced that he would be giving up his final year of eligibility and signing up for the NFL Draft instead .

In the 2019 NFL Draft , Johnson was selected as the 66th player in the third round by the Pittsburgh Steelers . On May 8, 2019, he signed his four-year rookie contract . After he had significant playing time in the first two games, he was named a starter for the third game day. With 59 trapped passes for 680 yards and five touchdowns, he was able to lead the team. As a punt returner he was elected to the second team All-Pro .

style

Johnson is certified as having good vertical and lateral speed, which also allows him to gain space after catching the pass. His skills as a returner are also praised. His start and route running are also described as above average. His weaknesses are his lack of strength and more frequent focus drops.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e f DIONTAE JOHNSON. Accessed April 27, 2019 .
  2. ↑ a b Toledo WR Diontae Johnson Declares for the draft. Accessed April 27, 2019 .
  3. ↑ a b UT’s Diontae Johnson entering 2019 NFL Draft. Accessed April 27, 2019 .
  4. ↑ Steelers take Toledo WR Diontae Johnson in 3rd round. Accessed April 27, 2019 .
  5. ↑ Pittsburgh Steelers Sign Draft Picks Diontae Johnson And Benny Snell Jr. To Four-Year Deals. Retrieved May 8, 2019 .
  6. ↑ Steelers 'Diontae Johnson starting' from here on out. " In: nfl.com. NFL.com, accessed September 21, 2019 .
  7. ↑ Steelers' Diontae Johnson: Four receptions in final. In: cbssports.com. CBSSports.com, accessed December 31, 2019 .
  8. ↑ 2019 All-Pro Team: Jackson, McCaffrey highlight roster. In: nfl.com. NFL.com, accessed January 4, 2020 .
  9. ↑ a b Diontae Johnson NFL Draft 2019: Scouting Report for Pittsburgh Steelers' Pick. Accessed April 27, 2019 .
  10. ↑ Colts Prospect Interviews: Toledo Wide Receiver Diontae Johnson. Accessed April 27, 2019 .
personal data
SURNAME Johnson, Diontae
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Johnson, Diontae Lamarcus (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American football player
DATE OF BIRTH 5th July 1996
PLACE OF BIRTH Ruskin , Florida