67 Jaleel Johnson
DL 6-4 310 Sr.
Lombard, Ill.
Montini Catholic
2015 Honors - - Honorable mention All-Big Ten by league coaches and media . . . 2015 - - Started all 14 games at defensive tackle . . . recorded 45 tackles, including 5.5 tackles for loss and four QB sacks . . . started at defensive tackle in 31-14 win over Illinois State as defense allowed 35 net rushing yards and 231 yards total offense . . . recorded one solo tackle and three assists vs. Illinois State, along with one QB pressure . . . started at defensive tackle in 31-17 win at Iowa State as defense allowed no points and just 66 yards total offense in the second half . . . recorded career-best five tackles at ISU, including three solo tackles, two assists and one QB sack . . . started at defensive tackle in 27-24 win over Pitt, recording one solo tackle and one assist as defense allowed just 55 net rushing yards and 282 yards total offense . . . started at defensive tackle in 62-16 win over North Texas, recording one assisted tackle and one QB pressure . . . started at defensive tackle in 10-6 win at Wisconsin as defense allowed no touchdowns and just 320 yards total offense . . . recorded one solo tackle and three assists at Wisconsin, along with one QB pressure . . . started at defensive tackle in 29-20 win over Illinois as defense allowed just 46 net rushing yards . . . career-best six tackles vs. Illinois, including four solo tackles and two assists, along with one QB sack and one QB pressure . . . started at defensive tackle in 40-10 win at Northwestern as defense allowed just 51 net rushing yards and 198 yards total offense . . . recorded one solo tackle and one assist at Northwestern, including one QB sack and a recovered fumble that led to an Iowa touchdown . . . started at defensive tackle in 31-15 win over Maryland . . . one solo tackle and two assists vs. Maryland, including 1.5 tackles for loss and one QB sack . . . started at defensive tackle in 35-27 win at Indiana, recording two solo tackles and two assists . . . started at defensive tackle in 40-35 win over Minnesota, recording one solo tackle and two assists . . . started at defensive tackle in 40-20 win over Purdue, recording two assisted tackles and one QB pressure . . . started at defensive tackle in 28-20 win at Nebraska . . . four tackles at Nebraska, with three solo stops and one assist, including one tackle for loss . . . started at defensive tackle in 16-13 loss to Michigan State, recording two solo tackles, one assist and one pass break-up . . . started at defensive tackle in 45-16 Rose Bowl loss to Stanford, recording two solo tackles.
2014 - - Saw action in all 13 games . . . recorded two solo tackles and nine assists, with 2.5 tacles for loss and one sack . . . saw action in 31-23 win over Northern Iowa, recording one assisted tackle, which was a QB sack . . . saw action in 17-13 win over Ball State, but had no statistics as defense allowed just two field goals and 219 yards total offense . . . saw action in 20-17 loss to Iowa State, but had no statistics . . . saw action in 24-20 win at Pitt, but had no statistics as defense allowed just three points in the second half . . . saw action in 24-10 win at Purdue, but had no statistics as defense allowed just 156 yards total offense . . . saw action in 45-29 win over Indiana, recording one assisted tackle . . . saw action in 38-31 loss at Maryland, recording one solo tackle . . . saw action in 48-7 win over Northwestern as defense allowed just 180 yards total offense . . . recorded career-best three tackles vs. Northwestern, including one solo tackle, two assists and a shared tackle for loss . . . saw action in 51-14 loss at Minnesota, but had no statistics . . . saw action in 30-14 win at Illinois, but had no statistics as defense allowed just 88 net rushing yards and 235 yards total offense . . . saw action in 26-24 loss to No. 14 Wisconsin . . . recorded two assisted tackles vs. Wisconsin, including a shared tackle for loss . . . saw action in 37-34 overtime loss to Nebraska, but had no statistics . . . saw action in TaxSlayer Bowl loss to Tennessee . . . recorded three assisted tackles vs. Tennessee, including one tackle for loss and a shared QB sack.
2013 - - Saw action in seven games, recording one assisted tackle . . . saw first career action in 30-27 opening loss to Northern Illinois, but had no statistics . . . saw action in 59-3 win over Western Michigan, recording one assisted tackle for first career stop as defense allowed just 209 yards total offense . . . saw action in 23-7 win at Minnesota, but had no statistics as defense allowed just 165 yards total offense and 30 net rushing yards . . . saw action in 28-9 loss to Wisconsin, but had no statistics . . . saw action in 38-14 win at Purdue, but had no statistics as defense allowed just 53 net rushing yards . . . saw action in 24-21 win over Michigan, but had no statistics as defense allowed just 60 net rushing yards and 158 yards total offense . . . saw action in 21-14 Outback Bowl loss to LSU, but had no statistics.
2012 - - Redshirted.
High school honors - - Earned prep All-America recognition as a senior . . . first team all-state, all-conference and all-area as a senior in only season at Montini Catholic . . . first team all-area as a junior at St. Joseph’s High School . . . Career - - Three-year starter as offensive and defensive lineman . . . helped prep team post 12-2 record as a senior while winning state championship . . . team captain as a senior . . . recorded 80 tackles as a senior, including five tackles for loss, three sacks and nine pressures . . . also earned two letters as a heavyweight wrestler.
Personal - - Born 7/12/94 in Brooklyn, N.Y. . . . sociology major . . . member of prep Honor Roll . . . parents are Tina and Ralph Johnson . . . high school coach was Chris Andriano.
