Jett Johnson

Jett Doxey Johnson (born June 29, 1999) is an American football linebacker for the Mississippi State Bulldogs.

Jett Johnson

Mississippi State Bulldogs – No. 44
Position	Linebacker
Class	Graduate Student
Major	Workforce Education
Personal information
Born:	(1999-06-29) June 29, 1999 (age 26)
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight	230 lb (104 kg)
Career history
College	Mississippi State (2018–present)
High school	Tupelo (Tupelo, Mississippi)
Career highlights and awards
Second-team All-SEC (2023)
Stats at ESPN

Early life and high school

Johnson attended Tupelo High School in Tupelo, Mississippi. As a sophomore, he posted 155 tackles with five being for a loss, six sacks, and three interceptions. In his junior season, Johnson notched 145 tackles with seven for a loss, three and a half sacks, and two interceptions.^[1] Coming out of high school, he was rated as a three-star recruit and committed to play college football for the Mississippi State Bulldogs.^[2]

College career

Johnson made two tackles in two games as a freshman in 2018 before taking a redshirt in 2019.^[3] In 2020 he played in five games, making three tackles with half a tackle being for a loss.^[4] In week 3 of the 2021 season, Johnson notched nine tackles, a pass deflection, and a forced fumble versus NC State.^[5] In the 2021 regular season finale, he posted 11 tackles with one being for a loss, and an interception, as he helped the Bulldogs beat rival Ole Miss.^[6] In 2021, Johnson played in 13 games with six starts, where he recorded 86 tackles with six being for a loss, two fumble recoveries, and an interception en route to being named third-team all-SEC by Pro Football Focus.^[7]

During the 2022 season, he recorded a conference-leading 115 tackles with eight and a half being for a loss, two sacks, two pass deflections, and two fumble recoveries.^[8][9] In week 2 of the 2023 season, Johnson was named the SEC co-defensive player of the week after tallying 11 tackles with two being for a loss, a sack, and two interceptions in an overtime win over Arizona.^[10] In week 12, he intercepted a pass which he lateraled to teammate Marcus Banks who walked in for a touchdown, as he helped the Bulldogs beat Southern Miss.^[11] Johnson finished the 2023 season with 130 tackles, six sacks, three interceptions, and two forced fumbles.^[12]

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables

Height	Weight	Arm length	Hand span	20-yard shuttle	Three-cone drill	Vertical jump	Broad jump	Bench press
6 ft 1+3⁄4 in (1.87 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	31 in (0.79 m)	9 in (0.23 m)	4.62 s	7.72 s	30.5 in (0.77 m)	8 ft 9 in (2.67 m)	17 reps
All values from Pro Day[13]