Jarret Johnson

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Jarret Johnson

PositionLinebacker

Experience7 years

Height6-3

Weight265

CollegeAlabama

High SchoolChiefland (FL)

HometownCedar Key, Florida

Birthdate8/14/1981

Joined RavensDraft 4A (109th), 2003

Joined NFL2003

Jarret Johnson Statistics

    • Games Played/Started: (2003, 15/1); (2004, 16/0); (2005, 16/12); (2006, 16/2); (2007; 16/17); (2008, 16/16); (2009, 7/7) Totals: 102/54
    • Playoffs: (2003, 1/0); (2006, 1/0) (2008, 3/3) Total 5/3
    • Physical, hard-nosed athlete with tremendous versatility
    • Has seen action in 95 career games, including 47 starts, and has netted 320 tackles (191 solo), 10 sacks, 12 PD, 5 FFs, 2 FRs and 1 INT (returned for a TD)
    • In 2008, he started all 16 games for the 2nd-consecutive season, finishing the season 5th on the team with 82 tackles (46 solo), a career-high 5 sacks (2nd on team), 4 PD, 2 FFs and 1 FR as part of the NFL’s 2nd-ranked defense
    • Started all 16 games for the 1st time in his career and finished the season tied for 5th on the team (Haloti Ngata) with a career-high 94 tackles (59 solo), despite being slowed for much of the year with a broken thumb in 2007
    • Began his Ravens career as a defensive lineman.
    • Jarret Johnson signed a 5-year contract with the Ravens on 3/5/07
    • Re-signed with the Ravens on 3/17/06
    • Was originally selected in the 4th round (109th-overall pick) in the 2003 NFL Draft
    • 2009: Game 7 vs. Den. (11/1): Turned in a dominant performance, beginning with a sack of QB Kyle Orton on the 1st play from scrimmage...Finished the game with 6 tackles, 1 sack (-8 yards) and 1 PD as part of a defense that held the Broncos to 200 total yards and 3 of 13 on 3rd down.
    • Game 6 at Min. (10/18): Started at LB and posted 3 tackles (2 solo) against the Vikings.
    • Game 5 vs. Cin. (10/11): Played in his 100th-career game, recording 5 tackles and a sack (-10 yards) against the Bengals.
    • Game 4 at NE (10/4): Started and recorded 7 tackles, including 5 solo, and a sack (-7 yards) as part of a defense that held the Patriots to 2.8 yards per rush and 40% on 3rd-down conversions.
    • Game 3 vs. Cle. (9/27): Started his 50th-career game and netted 3 tackles (2 solo) and had 1 QB hit, as part of a defense that held the Browns to 186 total yards, including 126 passing, and forced 4 turnovers in the 34-3 victory.
    • Game 2 at SD (9/20): Recorded 3 solo tackles (including 1 TFL), 1 QB hit and helped hold the Chargers to 53 rushing yards and a 2.5 rushing average in the 31-26 win.
    • Game 1 vs. KC (9/13): Netted 3 solo tackles, including a career-high 2 sacks (-14 yards), helping hold the Chiefs to 188 total yards, including just 29 on the ground in the 38-24 win.
    • 2008: Started all 16 games for the 2nd-consecutive season, finishing the season 5th on the team with 82 tackles (46 solo), a career-high 5 sacks (2nd on team), 4 PD, 2 FFs and 1 FR as part of the NFL’s 2nd-ranked defense
    • Recorded 6 tackles (4 solo), including a career-high 1.5 sacks (-9 yards), 1 FF and 1 FR, helping force the Eagles into 5 turnovers in the 36-7 win in game 11 vs. Phi. (11/23)
    • Started all 3 postseason games and finished with 6 solo tackles and a FF, which was recovered by the Ravens.
    • 2007: Started all 16 games for the 1st time in his career and finished tied for 5th on the team (Haloti Ngata) with a career-high 94 tackles (59 solo), including tying a career-high 11 vs. NYJ, despite being slowed for much of the year with a broken thumb
    • Johnson also recorded 2 sacks (-19 yards), 2 PD and 2 FFs in his 1st year as a full-time starter
    • Finished with 8 tackles, 5 QB hits and a PD, while helping force a franchise-record 5 INTs in the 22-3 win in game 6 vs. STL (10/14)
    • Tied for the team lead with a career-high 11 tackles and had 1 FF, helping hold the Jets to 2.6 yards per rush and forcing 2 INTs in the 20-13 win in game 2 vs. NYJ (9/16).
    • 2006: Saw action in all 16 games, starting 2
    • Posted 35 tackles (23 solo), 2 PD and 1.5 sacks
    • Also netted 6 special teams stops
    • Saw action at DE, OLB and MLB, posting 2 solo tackles and a half-sack (part of the Ravens’ record-tying 9 sacks) in the 27-0 win in game 11 vs. Pit. (11/26).
    • 2005: Played in all 16 games, starting 12 in 2005
    • Recorded a then-career-high 61 tackles (37 solo), 1.5 sacks, 2 PD and 1 FF
    • Posted 6 tackles (4 solo), his 1st-career sack (-1 yard) and 1 FF, which was recovered by Bart Scott, in the 16-13 OT win in game 10 vs. Pit. (11/20).
    • 2004: Saw action in 16 games in 2004, providing solid depth along the DL
    • Posted 30 tackles (17 solo), 1 PD and an INT
    • 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)
    • Recorded 3 tackles, including 1 TFL, as the Ravens held the Redskins to 107 total yards (2nd-lowest 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
    • 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).
    • Only 2-time captain in Alabama Crimson Tide history
    • Recorded 190 tackles (110 solo) with 23 sacks (-194 yards) and 25 TFL
    • His 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
    • A 3-year starter, Johnson joined Kenny King and Moorehead to form one 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 game
    • All-SEC 1st-team choice by the Associated Press and Birmingham News as a junior
    • Started all year at LDT, serving as team captain
    • 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
    • Played in every game, starting the Houston contest as a freshman
    • Majored in public relations

    • Attended Chiefland (FL) HS
    • Super Prep All-American and Border Wars 3rd-team All-South pick
    • Played both DE and DT
    • 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
    • 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 the Giant in Westminster, MD in 2005; donations and a silent auction benefited the Carroll County Youth Service Bureau
    • The bureau provides a continuum of community-based mental health services for children and adults
    • Jarret won the 2005 Extra Effort Award
    • Given each year by the Ravens Roost No. 7 (Hagerstown, MD) to a Ravens’ player who worked hard all season, providing “extra effort” on the field
    • Participated in the annual Goodwill Industries Gridiron Halloween Party in Oct. 2005 and ‘06, and the funds raised support the many Goodwill Industries of the Chesapeake programs
    • Jarret earned the Ravens Nest Player of the Year Award for the 2007 season
    • Married the former Anna Grimes on 4/3/04
    • Full name: Jarret Webster Johnson

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