Dontae Johnson was born on December 1,1991 and is an American football cornerback who is a free agent.
31 Facts About Dontae Johnson
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Dontae Johnson played college football at NC State and was drafted by the San Francisco 49ers in the fourth round of the 2014 NFL Draft.
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Dontae Johnson previously played for the Seattle Seahawks, Buffalo Bills, Arizona Cardinals, Kansas City Chiefs, and Los Angeles Chargers.
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Dontae Johnson attended South Plainfield High School in his freshman year before transferring to The Pennington School.
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Dontae Johnson was selected to the New Jersey all-prep first-team.
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Dontae Johnson had 108 tackles, six interceptions along with three forced fumbles in his senior season.
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Dontae Johnson was invited to the 2014 Senior Bowl as a member of the North team.
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Dontae Johnson received an invitation to the NFL combine and completed all of the required combine and positional drills.
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Dontae Johnson was ranked the 25th best cornerback prospect in the draft by NFLDraftScout.
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Dontae Johnson was the 16th cornerback selected in the draft.
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Dontae Johnson competed with Chris Culliver, Tramaine Brock, Perrish Cox, Chris Cook, Kenneth Acker, and Darryl Morris throughout training camp in 2014 for the job as the starting cornerback.
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Dontae Johnson finished his rookie season with 34 combined tackles, six pass deflections, an interception, and a touchdown in three starts and 16 games.
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Dontae Johnson returned to training camp in 2015 to compete with Tramaine Brock, Shareece Wright, Chris Cook, Leon McFadden, Kenneth Acker, and Keith Reaser for the starting cornerback position.
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Dontae Johnson finished the 2015 season with a total of 32 combined tackles and five pass deflections in three starts and 16 games.
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Dontae Johnson competed with Tramaine Brock, Jimmie Ward, Chris Davis, Kenneth Acker, Keith Reaser, and Rashard Robinson through training camp for the starting cornerback position.
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Dontae Johnson's production fell under head coach Chip Kelly and defensive coordinator Jim O'Neil in 2016 and Johnson finished the season with 15 combined tackles and three pass deflections in 15 games and zero starts.
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Dontae Johnson returned to 49ers' training camp in 2017 and competed with Rashard Robinson, Keith Reaser, Ahkello Witherspoon, and K'Waun Williams for the job as the starting cornerback.
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Head coach Kyle Shanahan named Dontae Johnson the starting cornerback, along with Robinson and Williams as nickelback, to begin the 2017 season.
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Dontae Johnson led the Niners in tackles during the 2017 season, but despite this statistical output, he struggled mightily in pass coverage, with Pro Football Focus giving him an overall grade of 36.9 on the season.
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Dontae Johnson was projected to be one of the starting cornerbacks to start the season; however, he suffered a groin injury and was placed on injured reserve.
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On October 2,2018, Dontae Johnson signed with the Buffalo Bills.
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On November 27,2018, Dontae Johnson signed with the Arizona Cardinals.
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On February 22,2019, Dontae Johnson was signed by the Kansas City Chiefs.
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On May 28,2019, Dontae Johnson was signed by the San Francisco 49ers.
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Dontae Johnson was released during final roster cuts on August 30,2019.
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On September 11,2019, Dontae Johnson was signed by the Los Angeles Chargers.
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On October 3,2019, Dontae Johnson was signed by the San Francisco 49ers.
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Dontae Johnson was released on September 5,2020, and signed to the practice squad the next day.
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Dontae Johnson was promoted to the active roster on September 16,2020.
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Dontae Johnson was released on September 6,2021 and re-signed to the practice squad.
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Dontae Johnson was released on August 30,2022 and re-signed to the practice squad.