{"id":112429,"date":"2021-04-28T15:12:23","date_gmt":"2021-04-28T19:12:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/?p=112429"},"modified":"2021-04-28T15:12:23","modified_gmt":"2021-04-28T19:12:23","slug":"2021-nfl-draft-raymond-johnson-iii-player-profile","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2021\/04\/28\/2021-nfl-draft-raymond-johnson-iii-player-profile\/","title":{"rendered":"2021 NFL Draft: Raymond Johnson III Player Profile"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Raymond Jackson III<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong> NFL Draft Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-6\">\n<div id=\"avantis-player\"><strong>Position<\/strong>: Defensive Tackle<\/div>\n<div><strong>Height: <\/strong>6\u20193\u2033<\/div>\n<div><strong>Weight: <\/strong>270 pounds<\/div>\n<div><strong>School<\/strong>: Georgia Southern<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-6\">\n<h3 id=\"avantis-player\">Pro Day Performance<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>40-yard Dash: <\/strong>4.74 seconds<br \/>\n<strong>Bench Press: <\/strong>25 reps<br \/>\n<strong>Vertical Jump: <\/strong>33\u2033<br \/>\n<strong>Broad Jump: <\/strong>9&#8217;7&#8243;<br \/>\n<strong>Three-Cone Drill: <\/strong>7.24 seconds<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2021-nfl-draft-profiles\/\" target=\"_self\">More 2021 NFL Draft Profiles<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Raymond Johnson III 2021 NFL Draft Profile<\/h2>\n<p>Raymond Johnson III has always produced on the football field. He was Defensive Lineman of the Year three times in high school in South Carolina. Johnson was a three-star recruit and chose to go to Georgia Southern. Once again, the accolades were soon to follow.<\/p>\n<p>In 2017, Johnson played in all 12 games. He started the final nine as a freshman and notched 3.5 sacks and six tackles for loss on the season; being named All-Sun Belt honorable mention. Johnson followed this up by notching three sacks and 6.5 tackles for loss in 2018. He also had a knack for finding the football; recovering three fumbles and also blocking an extra point. Johnson was an All-Sun Belt Second-Teamer as a sophomore.<\/p>\n<p>2019 was more of the same as Johnson had three sacks and seven tackles for loss. Again, he found the ball and, as a result, directly impacted the score by blocking a field goal, recording a safety, and recovering a fumble. He was named All-Sun Belt First Team for his efforts. And in 2020, he capped his collegiate career with five sacks, a whopping 14.5 tackles for loss, and a school-record 15 quarterback hurries. Johnson made the All-Sun Belt First-Team for the second consecutive year as a result of his outstanding play.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Strengths<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Leader of the defense;<\/li>\n<li>Non-stop motor and can come into his own as the game wears on as evidenced in a dominant fourth quarter against Southern Alabama in 2020;<\/li>\n<li>If he wins the first step, he wreaks havoc;<\/li>\n<li>Found lots of production while splitting lots of snaps;<\/li>\n<li>Can win with power and by using hands well to keep lineman off of him;<\/li>\n<li>Has a frame to add weight to.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>Weaknesses<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Too often is stifled in one-on-ones;<\/li>\n<li>Can play too high which immediately takes him out of plays;<\/li>\n<li>Gets flushed out of plays when the play isn&#8217;t run directly at him;<\/li>\n<li>Doesn&#8217;t possess a consistent, explosive first step.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>NFL Comparison: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/O\/OdenIf00.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ifeadi Odenigbo<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Teams With Need at Position: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/browns\/\" target=\"_self\">Cleveland Browns<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/packers\/\" target=\"_self\">Green Bay Packers<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/raiders\/\" target=\"_self\">Las Vegas Raiders<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/texans\/\" target=\"_self\">Houston Texans<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/titans\/\" target=\"_self\">Tennessee Titans<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/saints\/\" target=\"_self\">New Orleans Saints<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Projection: <\/strong>6th round to undrafted<\/p>\n<p>[pickup_prop id=&#8221;5617&#8243;]<\/p>\n<h3>The Bottom Line on Raymond Johnson III<\/h3>\n<p>Raymond Johnson III enters the 2021 NFL draft with tons of experience and production and possesses adequate size. And although he played mostly as a defensive end in college, he might be a better fit as a pass rusher on the interior of the defensive line. Luckily, he has a frame that can take on a few more pounds.<\/p>\n<p>Johnson may not have the attributes or size to be an every-down starter in the NFL. Still, teams are always looking for guys to rush the passer. And Johnson can rush from all over the line. He could become a reliable backup pass rusher who finds himself in sub-packages in passing situations. If he can find the right situation that allows him to showcase his strengths, he can get on with a team and provide value and depth.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2021-nfl-draft-profiles\/\" target=\"_self\">More 2021 NFL Draft Profiles<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Main Photo:<br \/>\n<a id=\"nA1YpUfFRPlA_F-dmkAG4Q\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1182138665\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'nA1YpUfFRPlA_F-dmkAG4Q',sig:'uQmHgRfY8K9OP0jGv15TMzkahQtNiH-RrRjZFnX-1xk=',w:'594px',h:'465px',items:'1182138665',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Raymond Johnson III hopes to hear his name called during the NFL Draft and provide a team with pass rushing depth along the defensive line.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2166,"featured_media":112554,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1647],"tags":[6669,8229],"class_list":["post-112429","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nfl-draft","tag-2021-nfl-draft","tag-raymond-johnson-iii"],"modified_by":"Josh Buckhalter","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/112429","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2166"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=112429"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/112429\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/112554"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=112429"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=112429"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=112429"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}