Isaiah Johnson

Isaiah Johnson

No. 43 Detroit Lions
Position:	Safety
Personal information
Date of birth:	(1992-05-16) May 16, 1992
Place of birth:	Columbus, Ohio
Height:
Weight:
Career information
College:	Georgia Tech
Undrafted:	2015
Career history
Detroit Lions (2015–present)
Roster status:	Active
Career highlights and awards
All-ACC 3rd Team (2011)
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com
Player stats at PFR

Isaiah Nathan Johnson (born May 16, 1992) is an American football safety who plays for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League. He went undrafted in the 2015 NFL draft. He played college football at Georgia Tech.

High school career

Johnson played for Sandy Creek High School in Tyrone, Georgia. He earned all-state, all-region and all-county honors as safety in 2009, when he helped lead Sandy Creek to the state championship. He was on the academic honor roll.

College career

At Georgia Tech, Johnson started three games in his freshman year in 2010, and was a starter thereafter. He was injured at the end of his junior year, and sat out the following season. He played in 2014 as a redshirt senior. He finished his college career with 283 tackles, the most by any Georgia Tech defensive back.

NFL career

Johnson went undrafted in the 2015 NFL draft. He was signed by the Detroit Lions before spring training for a $12,000 signing bonus. He was among the final cuts of spring training in 2015, but was signed off the practice squad on November 14 of that year.