Biography

Jakob Elijah Johnson (German pronunciation: YAH-kop; born 15 December 1994) is a German American football fullback for the Las Vegas Raiders of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Tennessee and signed with the New England Patriots in 2019 through the NFL's International Player Pathway Program. After three seasons in New England, Johnson joined the Raiders. Early life Johnson was born in Stuttgart, Germany, on 15 December 1994 as Jakob Weinmann. He later took on his father's name Johnson. He played for the Stuttgart Scorpions on the U19 team before moving to Jacksonville, Florida in his senior year of high school. He was a four-star recruit in high school and joined the Tennessee Volunteers as a linebacker. At Tennessee he became a member of the SEC Academic Honor Roll for three consecutive seasons and graduated with a degree in kinesiology. He is a member of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Inc. Professional career Stuttgart Scorpions Following his graduation from Tennessee in 2018, Johnson returned to the Stuttgart Scorpions of the German Football League where he would play for a year. Johnson had 43 receptions for 474 yards and four touchdowns and rushed 10 times for 46 yards in 12 games played. The Scorpions finished with a 4–12 record on the season.

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