Physical, hard-nosed athlete with tremendous versatility
Has seen action in 79-career games, including 31 starts, and has netted 238 tackles (145 solo), 5 sacks, 8 PD, 3 FFs, 1 FR and 1 INT (returned for a TD)
Started all 16 games for the 1st time in his career and finished the season tied for 5th on the team (Haloti Ngata) with a career-high 94 tackles (59 solo), despite being slowed for much of the year with a broken thumb in 2007
Jarret Johnson signed a 5-year contract with the Ravens on 3/5/07
Re-signed with the Ravens on 3/17/06
Was originally selected with the 109th-overall pick and was the 1st of 2 (Ovie Mughelli) Ravens selected in the 4th round of the 2003 NFL Draft
2008: Game 4 vs. Ten. (10/5)Netted 6 tackles, including 4 solo and 2 QB hits and was part of a defense that held the Titans to 47 rushing yards
Game 3 at Pit. (9/29) Recorded 5 tackles (4 solo) and had 1 PD and 1 FF against the Steelers
Game 2 vs. Cle. (/21) Posted 5 tackles and helped hold the Browns to 27 total yards in the 2nd half in the 28-10 win
Game 1 vs. Cin. (9/7) Started and posted 7 tackles (6 solo) and a sack (4 yards) against the Bengals
2007: Started all 16 games for the 1st time in his career and finished the season tied for 5th on the team (Haloti Ngata) with a career-high 94 tackles (59 solo), including a career-high 11 vs. NYJ, despite being slowed for much of the year with a broken thumb
2007 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS: Posted 9 tackles, including 8 solo and 3 QB hits before leaving the game in the 4th quarter with a mild concussion and a thumb injury in game 11 at SD (11/25)
Finished with 8 tackles, 5 QB hits and a PD, while helping force a franchise-record 5 INTs in the 22-3 win in game 6 vs. STL (10/14)
Posted 7 tackles (5 solo), 1 sack (-6 yards), 1 FF and helped hold the 49ers to 49 rushing yards and 6 1st downs in the win in game 5 at SF (10/7)
Started and netted 9 tackles, while helping hold the Browns to 3.3 yards per carry in game 4 at Cle. (9/30)
Tied for the team lead with a career-high 11 tackles and had 1 FF, helped hold the Jets to 2.6 yards per rush and forcing 2 INTs in the 20-13 win in game 2 vs. NYJ (9/16)
2006: Saw action in all 16 games, starting 2
Posted 35 tackles (23 solo), 2 PD and 1.5 sacks
2006 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS: Subbed and posted 2 tackles in the 19-7 win in the season finale vs. Buf. (12/31)
Saw action at DE, OLB and MLB, posting 2 solo tackles and a half-sack (part of the Ravens' record-tying 9 sacks) in the 27-0 win in game 11 vs. Pit. (11/26)
Started at LB for Ray Lewis (back) and netted 3 tackles and a solo special teams tackle in the 24-10 win in game 10 vs. Atl. (11/19)
Posted 4 tackles and had 2 QB hits in game 6 vs. Car. (10/15)
Johnson also had 1 KOR for 6 yards against the Saints
Started at RDE and had 3 solo tackles, including a sack (-11 yards) on the last play of the game when QB Philip Rivers was looking for a Hail Mary attempt in the 16-13 win in game 4 vs. SD (10/1)
2005: Played in all 16 games, starting 12 in 2005
Recorded a then-career-high 61 tackles (37 solo), 1.5 sacks, 2 PD and 1 FF
2005 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS: Posted 2 solo tackles, including 1 TFL (-5 yards) during a goal-line stand in game 15 vs. Min. (12/25)
Netted 5 tackles and 3 QB pressures in the 48-3 win in game 14 vs. GB (12/19)
Netted 4 tackles (3 solo) and had 1 PD, which led to a LB Adalius Thomas INT (Thomas returned it for a TD), in game 12 vs. Hou. (12/4)
Posted 6 tackles (4 solo), his 1st-career sack (-1 yard) and 1 FF, which was recovered by Bart Scott, in the 16-13 OT win in game 10 vs. Pit. (11/20)
Started at LB and posted 8 tackles (7 solo) and a half-sack (-3 yards) in game 9 at Jax. (11/13)
2004: Saw action in 16 games in 2004, providing solid depth along the DL
Posted 30 tackles (17 solo), 1 PD and his 1st-career INT, which he returned for his 1st-career TD in the season finale vs. Miami (1/2/05)
2004 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS: Saw action off the bench, recording 1 tackle and the 1st INT of his career, which he returned 6 yards for his 1st-career TD in the 30-23 victory in the season finale vs. Mia. (1/2/05)
Posted 4 tackles and 1 PD in game 15 at Pit. (12/26)
Saw extended action from scrimmage and posted 3 tackles, including 1 TFL in the 37-14 victory in game 13 vs. NYG (12/12)
Saw action off the bench and tied for the DL lead with 6 tackles in game 11 at NE (11/28)
Recorded 3 tackles, including 1 TFL, as the Ravens held the Redskins to 107 total yards (2nd-lowest total in team history), including just 52 yards rushing in game 5 at Was. (10/10)
2003: Saw action in 15 games, starting 1 as a rookie
Recorded 18 tackles (9 solo) and 1 PD in 15 games
Also had 1 tackle in the Ravens’ postseason contest
2003 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS: Started his 1st-career game at LDE, subbing for injured Anthony Weaver in game 12 vs. SF (11/30) and posted 2 solo tackles and 1 PD (which led to an INT)
Played from scrimmage and netted 1 tackle in game 11 vs. Sea. (11/23)
Saw action from scrimmage and on special teams and posted 4 tackles, including 1 for loss (-5 yards) in game 7 vs. Den. (10/26)
Subbed and tallied 2 tackles in game 5 at Ari. (10/12)
Only 2-time captain in Alabama Crimson Tide history
Recorded 190 tackles (110 solo) with 23 sacks (-194 yards) and 25 TFL
His 23 sacks ranked 2nd on the Alabama’s career-record list, topped only by Derrick Thomas (52 for -408 yards, 1985-88)
His 25 TFL (-74 yards) tied Leroy Cook (1972-75) for 2nd place on the school’s career-record list behind Kindal Moorehead’s record of 34 (1998-2002)
His combined sacks and TFL (48) is surpassed only by Thomas (74) on Alabama’s career-record chart
A 3-year starter, Johnson joined Kenny King and Moorehead to form one of the premier DLs in college football his final 3 years
All-American 2nd-team choice by The NFL Draft Report as a senior
All-SEC 1st-team pick by the AP
The heart and soul of a defensive unit that held opponents to under 100 yards rushing in 7 game
All-SEC 1st-team choice by the Associated Press and Birmingham News as a junior
Started all year at LDT, serving as team captain
Played in the Independence Bowl vs. Iowa State and posted 6 tackles and 1 sack for an 8-yard loss
All-SEC 2nd-team choice by the AP as a sophomore
Played in every game, starting the Houston contest as a freshman
Majored in public relations
Attended Chiefland (FL) HS
Super Prep All-American and Border Wars 3rd-team All-South pick
Played both DE and DT
As a junior, led his team to the 2A state championship game and earned 2nd-team All-State honors
Second-team All-South choice by Forrest Davis
Jarret helped coach at a FCA (Fellowship of Christian Athletes) football camp in Tuscaloosa, AL in the 2004 offseason
Participated in the Maryland Kids Fest in July 2004, signing autographs and running a Gatorade Junior Training Camp
Posed with Tucker, Johnson’s chocolate Labrador, for the 2005 and 2006 Friends of Baltimore Animal Shelter calendar
Proceeds benefited area shelters
Served as celebrity bagger with Maake Kemoeatu at the Giant in Westminster, MD in 2005; donations and a silent auction benefited the Carroll County Youth Service Bureau
The bureau provides a continuum of community-based mental health services for children and adults
Jarret won the 2005 Extra Effort Award
Given each year by the Ravens Roost No. 7 (Hagerstown, MD) to a Ravens’ player who worked hard all season, providing “extra effort” on the field
Participated in the annual Goodwill Industries Gridiron Halloween Party in Oct. 2005 and ‘06, and the funds raised support the many Goodwill Industries of the Chesapeake programs
Jarret earned the Ravens Nest Player of the Year Award for the 2007 season
