# Travis Johnson (linebacker)

Travis Freeman Johnson (born June 28, 1991) is an American former college football player who was an outside linebackerfor the San Jose State Spartans. He tried out with the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League (NFL) in 2013.

## Early years

Born in San Jose, Johnson graduated from The King's Academy in nearby Sunnyvale, California in 2009 and is an Eagle Scout. He had 38 sacks in his final two seasons of high school.
College recruiting information :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | 40$^‡$ | Commit date |
| Travis Johnson DE | Sunnyvale, CA | The King's Academy | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 230 lb (100 kg) | 4.86 | Feb 4, 2009 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: |||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 124 (DE), 92 (school) Rivals: 87 (school) 247Sports: 102 (WDE), 202 (CA) |||||||
| ‡ Refers to 40 yard dash Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height, weight and 40 time. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "San Jose St. Football Commitment List". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 3, 2013. "San Jose State College Football Team Recruiting Prospects". Scout.com. Retrieved August 3, 2013. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved August 3, 2013. "2009 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 3, 2013. "San Jose State 2009 Football Commits". 247sports.com. Retrieved August 3, 2013. |||||||

## College career

He played college football at San José State University. In his freshman season, he played in 12 games in which he made 18 tackles and two sacks. In his sophomore season, he played and started in all 13 games and recorded 62 tackles and 7.5 sacks.
In his junior season of 2011, he played and started in all 12 games in which he recorded 73 tackles and 9.5 sacks. He was nominated to the Hendricks Award Watch List for the best defensive end. He was selected to the First-team All-WAC defensive lineman. In his senior season, 65 tackles, a career high 13 sacks, 3 forced fumbles, and 2 pass deflections. On October 14, 2011, in a 28-27 victory over Hawaii nationally televised on ESPN, Johnson blocked an extra point and a field goal by Hawaii. Duke Ihenacho returned the blocked extra point all the way to the Hawaii end zone for a two-point defensive conversion.
Johnson ended his senior year with multiple conference and national honors, including CBS Sports third-team All-American, Sports Illustrated honorable mention All-American, Western Athletic Conference (WAC) Defensive Player of the Year, first-team All-WAC, and second-team Academic All-American. He also won the National Football Foundation Scholar-Athlete Award after his senior season. He finished his college career with a total of 218 Tackles, 32 Sacks, 3 Forced fumbles and 2 Pass deflections. He was invited and played in the 2013 East-West Shrine Game on the west team and the 2013 Senior Bowl. Johnson graduated from San Jose State in 2013 with a Bachelor of Science degree in kinesiology. Johnson is also a member of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes.

## Professional career

Johnson was not selected in the 2013 NFL draft. Following the draft, Johnson joined New York Jets rookie minicamp.
On July 30, 2013, the San Francisco 49ers signed linebacker Travis Johnson to a three-year deal. The 49ers waived Johnson on August 31, 2013. Johnson had 6 tackles and 1 sack during the preseason.