Northwestern University Athletics
2026 Football Spring Roster
Jersey Number 24
Jamaal Johnson
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 240
- Position:
- DL
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Miami, Fla.
- High School:
- Chaminade-Madonna Prep
- Prev School:
- UCF
2025 Redshirt Junior (at UCF):
Played in all 12 games for the Knights … Tallied a career-high 24 tackles, including 11 solo … Recorded 1.5 tackles for loss … Was part of UCF's Big 12 Defensive Line of the Week nod following the 45-13 win over West Virginia (10/18); the defensive line accounted for seven of the team's eight sacks of the Mountaineers … Recorded a season-high five tackles against Houston (11/7) … Had four games of more than three tackles.
2024 Redshirt Sophomore (at UCF):
Appeared in nine games for the Knights … Accumulated a total of nine tackles … Had six solo tackles … recorded two tackles for loss for 12 yards … Logged his first career sack for ten yards
2023 Redshirt First-Year (at UCF):
Appeared in five games during the 2023 season … Recorded a tackle at Texas Tech.
2022 First-Year (at UCF):
Appeared in five games during his first season with the Knights … Tallied four tackles, including two solo stops … Recorded a tackle in the bowl game against Duke … Received 2022 American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team honors.
High School:
Played a major role on the defensive line for Chaminade-Madonna Prep in Hollywood, Florida … Made nine tackles to lead Chaminade-Madonna to 2021 Florida 3A championship after title-game win over Tampa Berkeley Prep for final 11-1 record … Helped Chaminade-Madonna to final 2021 regular-season rankings of first overall by Florida High School Athletic Association and fourth overall and first in Class 3A by FloridaHSFootball.com … Made 74 tackles and 19 sacks as a senior in 2021 … Helped Florida 3A private school to state titles in 2018 and 2019 (12-2 record both years), with Chaminade-Madonna playing in 3A championship game each of the last six years (2016-21) … First-team 3A all-state selection in 2020 by FloridaHSFootball.com … Totaled 13 sacks for Florida 3A runner-up in 2020 with 12-2 record … Miami Herald 5A-Independent first-team selection as junior in 2020 … Key contributor for Lions program that went 12-2 and won Florida 3A state title in 2019 … Earned snaps on varsity as freshman in 2018 … Played for coach Dameon Jones.
Played in all 12 games for the Knights … Tallied a career-high 24 tackles, including 11 solo … Recorded 1.5 tackles for loss … Was part of UCF's Big 12 Defensive Line of the Week nod following the 45-13 win over West Virginia (10/18); the defensive line accounted for seven of the team's eight sacks of the Mountaineers … Recorded a season-high five tackles against Houston (11/7) … Had four games of more than three tackles.
2024 Redshirt Sophomore (at UCF):
Appeared in nine games for the Knights … Accumulated a total of nine tackles … Had six solo tackles … recorded two tackles for loss for 12 yards … Logged his first career sack for ten yards
2023 Redshirt First-Year (at UCF):
Appeared in five games during the 2023 season … Recorded a tackle at Texas Tech.
2022 First-Year (at UCF):
Appeared in five games during his first season with the Knights … Tallied four tackles, including two solo stops … Recorded a tackle in the bowl game against Duke … Received 2022 American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team honors.
High School:
Played a major role on the defensive line for Chaminade-Madonna Prep in Hollywood, Florida … Made nine tackles to lead Chaminade-Madonna to 2021 Florida 3A championship after title-game win over Tampa Berkeley Prep for final 11-1 record … Helped Chaminade-Madonna to final 2021 regular-season rankings of first overall by Florida High School Athletic Association and fourth overall and first in Class 3A by FloridaHSFootball.com … Made 74 tackles and 19 sacks as a senior in 2021 … Helped Florida 3A private school to state titles in 2018 and 2019 (12-2 record both years), with Chaminade-Madonna playing in 3A championship game each of the last six years (2016-21) … First-team 3A all-state selection in 2020 by FloridaHSFootball.com … Totaled 13 sacks for Florida 3A runner-up in 2020 with 12-2 record … Miami Herald 5A-Independent first-team selection as junior in 2020 … Key contributor for Lions program that went 12-2 and won Florida 3A state title in 2019 … Earned snaps on varsity as freshman in 2018 … Played for coach Dameon Jones.
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