Draft Scout Snapshot:DS Rating on 8/24/08: #1 DE, #5/750 Overall, Projected Rnd: 1 2008: All-American first-team selection by the American Football Coaches Association, adding honorable mention from Sports Illustrated...Consensus All-Atlantic Coast Conference first-team choice...Served as one of three team captains...Recorded 46 tackles (28 solos) as he led the team and finished third in the conference with nine sacks for minus 85 yards and 17.5 stops for losses of 99 yards...His sack totals and tackle for loss numbers both rank tied for tenth on the school season-record list...Caused three fumbles for the third consecutive year and also recovered one fumble...Deflected seven passes and had a 26-yard interception return for a touchdown...Also blocked the third field goal for his Tech career...On 43 running plays he was directly involved in, the opposition gained 37 yards (0.86 yards per carry) with one touchdown...On 16 pass attempts into his territory, his opponents completed six of those tosses for 68 yards and a touchdown (11.33 yards per completion/ 5.23 yards per pass attempt)...Recorded 12 third-down stops and one more on fourth-down...On two goal line plays, he held opposing ball carriers to no yardage...2007: 13 GP; 1 GS; 11 Sol-21 TT, 6 TFL, 4 SK, 1 PBU, 4 QBH, 1 FR, 3 FF, 2 BLK; Saw action in all 13 games, coming off the bench in basically every passing situation… started in the Humanitarian Bowl… his three forced fumbles rank tied for seventh in the ACC and tied for 55th nationally… had 21 tackles including 11 solos… had 6.0 TFLs and 4.0 sacks… led the team with four QB hurries… also led the team in blocked kicks (2)… forced three fumbles and recovered one. 2006: 12 GP; 12 GS; 25 Sol-34 TT, 6 TFL, 5 SK, 2 PBU, 1 QBH, 3 FF; Second on the team with five sacks ... Has 33 tackles, six tackles for loss, three forced fumbles and two pass breakups. 2005: 11 GP; 0 GS; 5 Sol-6 TT, 1 TFL, 1 SK, 1 QBH, 1 FF; Against Connecticut, he forced a fumble on kickoff coverage that Tech recovered to set up a touchdown ... Had a sack against Virginia Tech ... Totalled six tackles on the season ... Saw most of his action on special teams ... One of eight true freshmen to play in 2005.
Post-Draft Outlook: A closer look at the Bengals' picks: Round 3/70 -- Michael Johnson, DE, 6-7, 266, Georgia Tech...A talented and athletic defensive lineman with a long wingspan. However, the thing that dropped him down into the second day was that he is wildly inconsistent. He finished third in the Atlantic Coast Conference last year with nine sacks and gives the Bengals the third-down pass rush specialist they have been seeking ... if they can get him to play consistently. - by The Sports Xchange
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Draft Scout Michael Johnson News
05/27/10 - DE Michael Johnson's evaluation at linebacker will continue at least through training camp. The second-year player, who was drafted in the third round last year, has been getting plenty of reps at the SAM (outside) linebacker.
It is possible that Johnson could be a hybrid linebacker/defensive end, playing SAM on first and second downs before moving to being a pass-rushing end on third down. "There's no sort of inhibitor in his game. There's enough there that good things can happen," linebackers coach Jeff FitzGerald said. "When he gets used to all the facets of the position, I see a lot of good things with him."
03/04/10 - DE Michael Johnson. Mostly a third-down pass rusher who had five pass breakups and three sacks.
01/15/10 - DE Michael Johnson had a solid rookie season and could be used more in base packages next season.
11/17/09 - DE Michael Johnson continues to see increased snaps in base packages.
11/09/09 - DE Michael Johnson, who was drafted in the third round this year, got his first NFL sack during the fourth quarter.
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