#11

Jermaine Johnson

Former defensive end at Florida State. 2021: 12 sacks, 18 tackles for loss, 70 tackles.

DE · Florida State · Sr. · #11

6′5″ · 260 lb · Eden Prairie, MN

CFB Index 41 · #258 of 370 edge rushersMedium confidenceNew York — drafted 2022, Rd 1, Pick 26, #26 overall

Recruiting

4★

OG recruit

No. 87 nationally · Signed with Georgia

Statement game7 tackles · 5 TFL · 3 sacksvs Miami (FBS) · W 31-28

Top 0.1% tackles for loss game since 2021.

Jermaine Johnson is a badddddd manr/CFB game thread · ▲ 14His career numbers, season by season

The story

Former defensive end at Florida State. 2021: 12 sacks, 18 tackles for loss, 70 tackles.

Signed as a 4-star recruit to Georgia in 2017.
Drafted round 1 by the New York in 2022.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Three seasons at Florida State, 18 sacks — drafted at #26 overall by New York.

His career

He was on the field for 3 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.

2017

Signed with Georgia4-star out of Cedar Grove

2022

Drafted by New Yorkround 1, pick 26

Career arc

Recruit

★★★★

#87 national

CFB

College

2 teams

2019–2021

NFL

NFL Draft

R1 · #26

New York · 2022

Coaching lineage · 2019–2021

2 coaches

2019

Willie Taggart

Florida State

2020–2021

Mike Norvell

Florida State

era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Willie Taggart → Mike Norvell. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

Where He Ended Up · NFL

New YorkEntering 5th NFL season

#26Rd 1 · Pick 26

New YorkEntering 5th NFL season

View college career stats ↓

2021 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2019Georgia12-2HC: Kirby Smart · Run-leaning

2020Georgia8-2HC: Kirby Smart · Run-leaning

2021Florida State5-7HC: Mike Norvell · Run-heavy, slow tempo

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

41Rotational starter #258 of 370?

Medium confidence7 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: sacks (100th percentile). Strength: qb hurries (100th percentile).

Box-score production (7)

Sacks#7 / 2743 · 100th pct

12.0

QB hurries#8 / 2743 · 100th pct

Tackles for loss#9 / 2743 · 100th pct

18.0

Tackles#265 / 2743 · 90th pct

Solo tackles#437 / 2743 · 83rd pct

Passes defended#735 / 2743 · 67th pct

Forced fumbles#59 / 673 · 46th pct

Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2021 season · 12 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home7g	5.9	1.8	1.2	0.3
Road5g	5.8	1.1	0.7	0.0

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-76g	7.3	1.5	1.2	0.3
Weeks 8+6g	4.3	1.5	0.8	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Mike Norvell

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2021

Impact starter

Tackle volume for the position among the most productive regulars.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

41 · #258 of 370 edge rushers

Former four-star. Now #258 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2021	Florida State	70	34	18.0	12.0	2	--	--
2020	Georgia	11	7	4.0	4.0	--	--	--
2019	Georgia	20	9	2.0	1.5	1	--	--
Career		101	50	24.0	17.5	3	--	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 11 · 2021

W 31–28

vs Miami

5 TFL · 3 SACKS · 5 SOLO

Edged out Miami at home in a shootout.

With J. Travis — 274 yds · 0 TD · 0 INT · QBR 67.6 · 62 rush yds (22 car) · 2 TD · A. Mastromanno — 39 AVG · 2 IN 20 · 51 LONG

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2021 season · 12 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	SACK	INT	PD	Note
Wk 1	L 38-41vs Notre Dame	7	2	2.5	1.5	—	0	2.5 TFL
Wk 2	L 17-20vs Jacksonville State	11	4	4.0	3.0	—	1	Season-high 11 tackles
Wk 3	L 14-35@ Wake Forest	10	6	0.5	0.5	—	0
Wk 4	L 23-31vs Louisville	3	1	1.0	1.0	—	0
Wk 5	W 33-30vs Syracuse	7	1	0.0	0.0	—	1
Wk 6	W 35-25@ North Carolina	6	3	1.0	1.0	—	0
Wk 8	W 59-3vs Massachusetts	1	0	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 9	L 20-30@ Clemson	4	4	2.0	1.0	—	0
Wk 10	L 14-28vs NC State	5	2	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 11	W 31-28vs Miami	7	5	5.0	3.0	—	0	3 sacks
Wk 12	W 26-23@ Boston College	3	2	1.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 13	L 21-24@ Florida	6	4	1.0	1.0	—	0
Total		70	34	18.0	12.0	—	2

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology