Juwan Johnson

Juwan Johnson (born September 13, 1996) is an American football wide receiver for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Oregon and signed with the Saints as an undrafted free agent in 2020.

Juwan Johnson
No. 83 – New Orleans Saints
Position:Wide receiver
Personal information
Born: (1996-09-13) September 13, 1996
Stratford, New Jersey
Height:6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:231 lb (105 kg)
Career information
High school:Glassboro
College:Oregon
Undrafted:2020
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career NFL statistics
Receptions:3
Receiving yards:35
Receiving touchdowns:0
Player stats at NFL.com

Early years

Born in Stratford, New Jersey, Johnson was raised in Glassboro, New Jersey and played prep football at Glassboro High School.[1]

College career

Johnson played college football at Penn State from 2015 to 2018 before transferring to Oregon for his senior year.[2]

Professional career

Johnson signed with the New Orleans Saints as an undrafted free agent following the 2020 NFL Draft on April 27, 2020.[3] He was waived during final roster cuts on September 5, 2020,[4] and signed to the team's practice squad the next day.[5] He was elevated to the active roster on October 24, October 31, December 5, and December 12 for the team's weeks 7, 8, 13, and 14 games against the Carolina Panthers, Chicago Bears, Atlanta Falcons, and Philadelphia Eagles, and reverted to the practice squad after each game.[6][7][8][9] He was signed to the active roster on December 19, 2020.[10]

References
  1. Juwan Johnson, Penn State Nittany Lions football. Accessed October 25, 2020. "Hometown: Glassboro, N.J.; High School: Glassboro... Born September 13, 1996 in Stratford, New Jersey."
  2. Wogenrich, Mark (February 14, 2019). "Former Penn State receiver Juwan Johnson transferring to Oregon". mcall.com. Retrieved October 27, 2020.
  3. "Saints add 13 undrafted free agents". NewOrleansSaints.com. April 27, 2020. Retrieved November 8, 2020.
  4. "Saints announce 53-man roster reductions for 2020". NewOrleansSaints.com. September 5, 2020. Retrieved November 8, 2020.
  5. "New Orleans Saints announce practice squad additions". NewOrleansSaints.com. September 6, 2020. Retrieved November 8, 2020.
  6. Just, Amie (October 24, 2020). "Saints to use Austin Carr, Juwan Johnson as COVID-19 replacements, activate Will Clapp too for game vs. Panthers". NOLA.com. Retrieved November 8, 2020.
  7. Just, Amie (October 31, 2020). "Saints sign WR Tommylee Lewis to 53-man roster, elevate 3 practice squad players for Bears game". NOLA.com. Retrieved November 14, 2020.
  8. "New Orleans Saints announce roster moves". NewOrleansSaints.com. December 5, 2020. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
  9. "New Orleans Saints announce roster moves". NewOrleansSaints.com. December 12, 2020. Retrieved January 27, 2021.
  10. "New Orleans Saints announce roster moves". NewOrleansSaints.com. December 19, 2020. Retrieved February 4, 2021.
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