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Jarret Johnson re-signed with the Baltimore Ravens on 3/17/06...Was originally selected with the 109th overall pick and was the 1st of 2 Ravens selected in the 4th round of the 2003 NFL Draft.
Highlights:
Tough, physical athlete with a non-stop motor who set a career high with 61 tackles, including the 1st sack of his career (finished the season with 1.5 sacks), 2 PD and a FR in 2005...Saw action in 16 games in 2004, posting 30 tackles, 1 PD, 1 FR and his 1st-career INT, which he returned 6 yards for his 1st-career TD...Saw extensive and valuable action in his rookie season...Recorded 18 tackles (9 solo) and 1 PD in 15 games in 2003...Also had 1 tackle in the Wild Card game.
Pro Career:
2005: Played in all 16 games, starting 12 in 2005...Recorded a career-high 61 tackles (37 solo), 1.5 sacks, 2 PD and 1 FF...2005 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS: Posted 2 solo tackles, including 1 TFL (-5 yards) during a goal-line stand in game 15 vs. Min. (12/25)...Netted 5 tackles and 3 QB pressures in the 48-3 win in game 14 vs. GB (12/19)...Netted 4 tackles (3 solo) and had 1 PD, which led to a LB Adalius Thomas INT (Thomas returned it for 1 TD), in game 12 vs. Hou. (12/4)...Posted 6 tackles (4 solo), a sack (-1 yard) and a FF, which was recovered by Bart Scott, in the 16-13 OT win in game 10 vs. Pit. (11/20)...Started at LB and posted a career-high 8 tackles (7 solo) and a half-sack (-3 yards) in game 9 at Jax. (11/13).
2004: Saw action in 16 games in 2004, providing solid depth along the DL...Posted 30 tackles (17 solo), 1 PD and his 1st-career INT, which he returned for his 1st-career TD in the season finale vs. Miami (1/2/05)...2004 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS: Saw action off the bench, recording 1 tackle and the 1st INT of his career, which he returned 6 yards for his 1st-career TD in the 30-23 victory in the season finale vs. Mia. (1/2/05)...Subbed and posted 4 tackles and 1 PD in game 15 at Pit. (12/26)...Saw extended action from scrimmage and posted 3 tackles, including 1 TFL in the 37-14 victory in game 13 vs. NYG (12/12)...Saw action off the bench and tied for the DL lead with 6 tackles in game 11 at NE (11/28)...Recorded 3 tackles, including 1 TFL, as the Ravens held the Redskins to 107 total yards (2ndlowest total in team history), including just 52 yards rushing in game 5 at Was. (10/10).
2003: Saw action in 15 games, starting 1 as a rookie...Recorded 18 tackles (9 solo) and 1 PD in 15 games...Also had 1 tackle in the Ravens? postseason contest...2003 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS: Started his 1st-career game at LDE, subbing for injured Anthony Weaver in game 12 vs. SF (11/30) and posted 2 solo tackles and 1 PD (which led to an INT)?Played from scrimmage and netted 1 tackle in game 11 vs. Sea. (11/23)...Saw action from scrimmage and on special teams and posted 4 tackles, including 1 for loss (-5 yards) in game 7 vs. Den. (10/26)...Subbed and tallied 2 tackles in game 5 at Ari. (10/12).
College Career:
Johnson's 23 sacks ranked 2nd on the Alabama's career-record list, topped only by Derrick Thomas (52 for -408 yards, 1985-88)...His 25 TFL (-74 yards) tied Leroy Cook (1972- 75) for 2nd place on the school's career-record list behind Kindal Moorehead's record of 34 (1998- 2002)...His combined sacks and TFL (48) is surpassed only by Thomas (74) on Alabama's career-record chart...Recorded 190 tackles (110 solo) with 23 sacks (-194 yards) and 25 stops of ball carriers for losses of 122 yards...A 3-year starter, Johnson joined Kenny King and Moorehead to form 1 of the premier DLs in college football his final 3 years...All-American 2nd-team choice by The NFL Draft Report as a senior...All-SEC 1st-team pick by the AP...The heart and soul of a defensive unit that held opponents to under 100 yards rushing in 7 games...Recorded 54 tackles (27 solo) with 5 sacks (-44 yards), 4 TFL (-11 yards) and a team-high 21 QB pressures...Recorded 3 FFs and had 1 PD...Opened the season with 6 tackles (5 solo), 3 pressures and 1 FF on a tackle delivered to tailback Dwone Hicks...Most tackles in a game came against Auburn when he registered 9 tackles and 1 pressure...All- SEC 1st-team choice by the Associated Press and Birmingham News as a junior...Started all year at LDT, serving as team captain...Recorded 54 tackles (32 solo) with 9 sacks (-72 yards) and 5 TFL (-22 yards)...Had 10 QB pressures, 2 FFs and 1 PD...Played in the Independence Bowl vs. Iowa State and posted 6 tackles and 1 sack for an 8-yard loss...All-SEC 2nd-team choice by the AP as a sophomore... Started every game at LDT, registering a career-high 64 tackles (43 solo), including 7 sacks (- 58 yards) and 14 TFL (-69 yards)...Had a team-high 26 QB pressures and blocked a kick...Also 1 PD...Best game came against Tennessee when Jarret had 2 sacks (-15 yards), 4 pressures and 5 tackles... Played in every game, starting the Houston contest as a freshman...Recorded 18 tackles (8 solo) with a pair of sacks (-20 yards) and 6 QB pressures.
Personal:
Attended Chiefland (FL) HS...Super Prep All- American and Border Wars 3rd-team All-South pick...Played both DE and DT...Finished career with more than 40 sacks...As a junior, led his team to the 2A state championship game and earned 2nd-team All-State honors...Second-team All-South choice by Forrest Davis...Had 97 tackles, 25 sacks and 31 TFL as a junior...Public relations major...Jarret helped coach at a FCA (Fellowship of Christian Athletes) football camp in Tuscaloosa, AL in the 2004 offseason...Participated in the Maryland Kids Fest in July 2004, signing autographs and running a Gatorade Junior Training Camp...Posed with Tucker, Johnson's chocolate Labrador, for the 2005 and 2006 Friends of Baltimore Animal Shelter calendar... Proceeds benefited area shelters...Served as celebrity bagger with Maake Kemoeatu at Giant Food in Westminster, MD in 2005; The players bagged groceries from 6 p.m. - 7 p.m., with donations and a silent auction benefiting the Carroll County Youth Service Bureau; The bureau provides a continuum of community-based mental health services for children, adults, and families in Carroll County...Jarret won the 2005 Extra Effort Award...The award is given each year by the Ravens Roost #7 (Hagerstown, Md.) to a Ravens player who worked hard all season, providing an "extra effort" on the field...The recipients have stepped up in the clutch and performed when a teammate was hurt and have always exerted full effort when on the field...Married the former Anna Grimes on 4/3/04...Full name: Jarret Webster Johnson. |