Tejay Johnson is a former American college football

safety Safety is the state of being "safe", the condition of being protected from harm or other danger. Safety can also refer to the control of recognized hazards in order to achieve an acceptable level of risk. Meanings There are two slightly di ...

for the

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team of

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who earned consensus All-American honors. A native of

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, Johnson attended

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. Regarded as a three-star recruit by ''

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'', Johnson was listed as the No. 34 safety prospect in the class of 2007. Johnson attended Texas Christian University, where he played for the TCU Horned Frogs football team from 2007 to 2010. Following his senior season in 2010, he was recognized as a consensus first-team All-American. Johnson was projected to be a draft choice in the

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, but decided to pursue a career in helping the deaf and finishing his degree.

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TCU Horned Frogs bio
1980s births Living people All-American college football players American football safeties Players of American football from Garland, Texas Players of American football from Collin County, Texas Players of American football from Dallas County, Texas South Garland High School alumni TCU Horned Frogs football players 21st-century American sportsmen {{Defensiveback-1980s-stub