Agreed to terms with Saints, 4/30/23…In six college seasons for Virginia (2021-22) and Louisville (2018-20), appeared in 55 games with 27 starts and posted 138 tackles (94 solo), seven interceptions, three forced fumbles and 38 passes defensed…Started all 10 games at cornerback for the Cavaliers and was one of five team captains voted on by the players at the end of the season. Finished with 51 tackles (34 solo), three stops for loss, two interceptions and 14 passes defensed. Tied for second in the ACC and 18th in the nation in passes defensed, as he was selected as a consensus first-team All-ACC selection, the team's defensive MVP and participated in the Senior Bowl…Appeared in all 12 of UVA's games and started in 11 in 2021. Eighth in ACC in passes defensed (nine). Seventh in the ACC in interceptions with three. Fifth on the team in total tackles with 44, two for loss. Named to the Pro Football Focus All-ACC third-team…Appeared in 32 career games with five starts for Louisville, making 42 career tackles, four stops for loss, two interceptions and 15 passes defensed…Played in eight of Louisville's 11 games in 2020 with one start. The only player in Cardinal football history to break up a pass on three consecutive plays, a feat he accomplished in 2020 against Florida State…In 2019 Johnson made 27 tackles, 2.0 stops for loss, seven passes defensed, had one interception, forced three fumbles and one recovery for the Cardinals…Graduated from Louisville with a degree in marketing and was pursuing a master's in educational psychology from UVA…A 2017 graduate of Chaminade-Madonna (Hollywood, Fla.) Prep, where he played cornerback for head coach Dameon Jones…Earned All-State and All-Broward County honors as a senior in 2016…Made 30 stops with 10 passes defensed and three interceptions in 2015…Named a three-star recruit by ESPN.com, Rivals.com and 247Sports.com…Ranked No. 89 on ESPN's top 300 safeties…Also participated in track & field at Chaminade-Madonna…Enjoys fishing and the outdoors in spare time.
