Detroit Lions general manager Bob Quinn lugs a big book around with him on summer vacation, chock full of scouting reports of junior college football players.
Arizona Wildcats defensive lineman PJ Johnson wasn’t in it. He was in the process of transferring to Arizona from City College of San Francisco, far from the NFL’s radar.
But Johnson made such a strong impression in his one and only season of major-conference football that he played his way into the spotlight and Quinn selected him in the seventh round of the NFL Draft on Saturday.