Jaylon Lawrence Johnson was born on April 19,1999 and is an American professional football cornerback for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League.
30 Facts About Jaylon Johnson
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Jaylon Johnson played in the 2017 US Army All-American Bowl.
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Jaylon Johnson committed to the University of Utah to play college football.
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Jaylon Johnson became a starter his sophomore year in 2018, starting all 14 games.
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Jaylon Johnson finished the season with 41 tackles, four interceptions and a touchdown.
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Jaylon Johnson returned as a starter his junior year in 2019.
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NFL draft analysts projected Jaylon Johnson to be drafted in the second or third round.
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Jaylon Johnson was the seventh cornerback drafted and was the first of two cornerbacks the Bears drafted in 2020, along with sixth round pick Kindle Vildor.
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Head coach Matt Nagy named Kyle Fuller and Jaylon Johnson the starting cornerbacks to begin the season.
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Jaylon Johnson injured his shoulder and was sidelined for the final three games of the season.
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Jaylon Johnson finished his rookie season in 2020 with a total of 44 combined tackles and 15 passes defended in 13 games and 13 starts.
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Jaylon Johnson became the Bears' No 1 cornerback after Kyle Fuller was released.
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Head coach Matt Nagy paired Jaylon Johnson with Kindle Vildor as the starting cornerback duo to kickoff the season.
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Jaylon Johnson finished his sophomore season with a total of 46 combined tackles, nine pass deflections, one forced fumble, and one interception in 15 games and 15 starts.
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Jaylon Johnson did not attend the team's voluntary offseason training activities and was demoted to backup behind Kindle Vildor and Kyler Gordon.
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Jaylon Johnson injured his quadriceps and missed the next three games.
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Eberflus confirmed Jaylon Johnson could have potentially returned, but the team did not want to risk Jaylon Johnson injuring his finger any further.
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Jaylon Johnson subsequently missed the last three games of the season.
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Jaylon Johnson ended the season with 35 combined tackles, seven pass defenses, and a forced fumble in 11 games and 11 starts.
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Jaylon Johnson entered training camp slated as a de facto starting cornerback.
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Jaylon Johnson began the 2023 NFL season in the final year of his rookie contract.
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Jaylon Johnson voiced interest in signing a contract extension with the Bears, but neither party could come to an agreement during the preseason or regular season.
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Jaylon Johnson was sidelined for two games after injuring his hamstring.
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Jaylon Johnson scored the touchdown after intercepting a pass thrown by Brian Hoyer to wide receiver Davante Adams in the fourth quarter.
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Jaylon Johnson finished the season with 36 combined tackles, ten pass deflections, a career-high four interceptions, and one touchdown in 14 games and 14 starts.
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On May 1,2024, the Bears announced that Jaylon Johnson had decided to change his uniform number from No 33 to No 1.
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Jaylon Johnson chose to select No 1 after it became available to him for the first time following the departure of quarterback Justin Fields.
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Jaylon Johnson started all 17 games in 2024 and recorded 53 combined tackles, eight pass deflections, and two interceptions.
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Jaylon Johnson was named to the Pro Bowl for the second time.
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Jaylon Johnson received an overall grade of 71.7 from Pro Football Focus, which ranked 36th amongst his position group.