TOLEDO, Ohio— Toledo defensive tackle Desjuan Johnson was selected in the seventh round of the NFL Draft by the LA Rams on Saturday. Johnson was the 259th and final player drafted overall.
Johnson is the ninth Rocket to be drafted during Head Coach Jason Candle's tenure as head coach, going back to the 2017 draft.
Johnson, a Detroit native, was a three-time All-MAC player who racked up 47.0 tackles for loss and 15.0 sacks in his college career. As a senior in 2022, he had 65 tackles, 16.5 TFLs and 5.