Jeremi Johnson
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Louisville, Kentucky, U.S.
 Johnson with the Cincinnati Bengals in 2006 | |||||||||||||||
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| Position | Fullback | ||||||||||||||
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| Born | September 4, 1980 Louisville, Kentucky, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 275 lb (125 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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| High school | Ballard (KY) | ||||||||||||||
| College | Indiana Western Kentucky | ||||||||||||||
| NFL draft | 2003: 4th round, 118th overall pick | ||||||||||||||
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Jeremi Ray Johnson (born September 4, 1980) is an American former professional football player who was a fullback in the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the Cincinnati Bengals in the fourth round of the 2003 NFL draft. He played college football for the Indiana Hoosiers and Western Kentucky Hilltoppers.
Johnson was a standout for Ballard High School, rushing for over 2,000 yards and scoring 35 touchdowns in his junior and senior seasons.
College career
Indiana
As a collegiate player, Jeremi Johnson played his first three seasons at Indiana University Bloomington, where he was named to the All-Big Ten Conference freshman team in 1999. However, in 2002, Johnson suffered a hamstring injury in spring practice.
Western Kentucky
Jeremi Johnson transferred to Western Kentucky University for his senior season, where he was a key player on the Hilltoppers' NCAA Division I-AA championship team.