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Dennis Johnson

Kentucky · Edge Rusher · 1998-2001

PRS
72
SPD
77
STR
67

Game attribute ratings

Scouting Report

Johnson was a first-team all-conference pick in 2001.

In the Kentucky record book, Johnson ranks No. 4 in career sacks. Johnson's 2001 season ranks No. 2 in program history for sacks.

Johnson was the No. 98 overall pick in the 2002 NFL Draft.

In 17-0 that career earns a 72 overall, the 3rd-highest edge rusher rating at Kentucky since 1990 and No. 69 among all edge rushers of the 2000-2004 era.

Honors & Awards

  1. 1999
    • Second-team all-conference
  2. 2001
    • First-team all-conference
  3. 2002
    • No. 98 overall pick, NFL Draft

Kentucky Record Book

  • No. 4 in career sacks
  • No. 2 in single-season sacks (2001)

Top-10 entries in the program's career and single-season lists.

Rating by Era

  • 1995-1999 eraEDGE72
  • 2000-2004 eraEDGE72

Kentucky Teammates

  1. 88Derek Abney2000-03WR
  2. 88Tim Couch1996-98QB
  3. 86James Whalen1998-99TE
  4. 83Artose Pinner1998-2002RB
  5. 80Dewayne Robertson2002EDGE
  6. 74Jacob Tamme2004-07TE
  7. 74Moe Williams1993-95RB
  8. 72Craig Yeast1995-98WR
  9. 72Derek Smith2000TE
  10. 72Jeff Snedegar1999LB

Full Kentucky all-time roster

Top Edge Rushers of the 2000-2004 Era

  1. 95Julius PeppersNorth Carolina · 1998-2001EDGE
  2. 91David PollackGeorgia · 2001-04EDGE
  3. 91John HendersonTennessee · 2000-01EDGE
  4. 91Terrell SuggsArizona State · 2000-02EDGE
  5. 91Tommie HarrisOklahoma · 2001-03EDGE
  6. 90Andre CarterCalifornia · 1997-2000EDGE
  7. 90Dave BallUCLA · 2000-03EDGE
  8. 90Dwight FreeneySyracuse · 1998-2001EDGE

Best college edge rushers since 1990Best SEC players

Sources: Wikipedia (Dennis Johnson (defensive end)) and its All-America, all-conference, award and program statistical-leader pages; season statistics and NFL Draft data from CollegeFootballData.com. Ratings are 17-0's own estimates, graded within each era. How ratings work.