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Jaymar
Johnson
Position:
Height: 6-0
Weight: 176
College: Jackson State
Hometown: Gary, IN
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Professional Biography

The 1st Jackson State player drafted since 2000 when WR Sylvester Morris was a 1st-round choice by Kansas City...The last JSU player drafted by the Vikings was DE Fernando Smith in 1994.

College Information

Helped lead Tigers to Southwest Athletic Conference title as a senior, completing dramatic turnaround by a JSU program that went 2-9 in 2005 and improved to 8-4 in 2007...Started every game he played over his final 3 seasons at JSU...Was the 1st player from a Mississippi college drafted in 2008...Had career-high 199 receiving yards against Southern as a junior on 7 catches...Played 1st college game against Alabama State and future Vikings QB Tarvaris Jackson on 10/9/04.

Personal Biography

Majored in health education at JSU...Brother, James, played football at Arkansas-Pine Bluff...Married before his junior year at JSU to high school sweetheart, Kassy...Enjoys playing saxophone, an instrument he picked up in junior high...Is the youngest of 8 children...Aspires to go into the physical therapy or medical field after football.