Antonio Johnson (defensive back)
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East St Louis, Illinois, U.S.
.png) Johnson at the 2023 NFL Combine | |||||||||||||||
| No. 6 – Jacksonville Jaguars | |||||||||||||||
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| Position | Safety | ||||||||||||||
| Roster status | Active | ||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
| Born | October 29, 2001 East St Louis, Illinois, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 198 lb (90 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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| High school | East St. Louis Senior | ||||||||||||||
| College | Texas A&M (2020–2022) | ||||||||||||||
| NFL draft | 2023: 5th round, 160th overall pick | ||||||||||||||
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| Awards and highlights | |||||||||||||||
| Career NFL statistics as of 2025 | |||||||||||||||
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Antonio Johnson (born October 29, 2001) is an American professional football safety for the Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Texas A&M Aggies.
Johnson attended O’Fallon Township High School in O’Fallon, Illinois before transferring to East St. Louis Senior High School in East St. Louis, Illinois.[1] He was selected to play in the 2020 All-American Bowl.[2] A four-star prospect, he committed to play college football at Texas A&M University.[3][4][5]
College career
Johnson played in seven games and made one start as a true freshman at Texas A&M in 2020, recording 14 tackles.[6] As a sophomore in 2021, he started all 12 games and had 79 tackles, an interception, and a sack and was named a member of the All-Southeastern Conference second team.[7][8][9]
Professional career
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
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| 6 ft 1+7⁄8 in (1.88 m) | 198 lb (90 kg) | 32+1⁄8 in (0.82 m) | 9+3⁄4 in (0.25 m) | 4.52 s | 1.57 s | 2.63 s | 4.34 s | 7.18 s | 31.0 in (0.79 m) | 9 ft 10 in (3.00 m) | 8 reps | |
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Johnson was selected by the Jacksonville Jaguars in the fifth round, 160th overall, of the 2023 NFL draft.[12] As a rookie, he appeared in 13 games and started the last three games of the season.[13]
In Week 18 of the 2025 season against the Tennessee Titans, Johnson recorded his first career touchdown on a pick-six against Cam Ward.[14]
