Jakob Johnson

TRANSACTIONS: Signed by New England Patriots as a free agent via the NFL International Player Pathway Program on April 8, 2019…Waived by the Patriots on Aug. 31, 2019…Signed to the Patriots' practice squad on Sept. 1, 2019…Placed on Reserve/Injured on Oct. 14, 2019...Activated from the Reserve/Injured list on Feb 3, 2020...Re-signed by Patriots as a restricted free agent on March 25, 2021…Signed by the Las Vegas Raiders as an unrestricted free agent on March 17, 2022...Re-signed by the Raiders on March 18, 2023...Released by the Raiders on Nov. 17, 2023...Signed to the Raiders' practice squad on Nov. 21, 2023...Signed by the New York Giants as an unrestricted free agent on Aug. 16, 2024...Released by the Giants on Aug. 27, 2024...Signed to the Giants' practice squad on Aug. 28, 2024...Released by the Giants on Aug. 31, 2024...Signed to the Giants practice squad on Sept. 2, 2024...Released from the Giants' practice squad on Sept. 6, 2024...Re-signed by the Giants on Sept. 10, 2024...Released by the Giants on Sept. 24, 2024...Signed to the Giants' practice squad on Sept. 25, 2024...Released from the Giants practice squad on Nov. 19, 2024...Signed by the Houston Texans on March 17, 2025.

TRANSACTIONS: Signed by New England Patriots as a free agent via the NFL International Player Pathway Program on April 8, 2019…Waived by the Patriots on Aug. 31, 2019…Signed to the Patriots' practice squad on Sept. 1, 2019…Placed on Reserve/Injured on Oct. 14, 2019...Activated from the Reserve/Injured list on Feb 3, 2020...Re-signed by Patriots as a restricted free agent on March 25, 2021…Signed by the Las Vegas Raiders as an unrestricted free agent on March 17, 2022...Re-signed by the Raiders on March 18, 2023...Released by the Raiders on Nov. 17, 2023...Signed to the Raiders' practice squad on Nov. 21, 2023...Signed by the New York Giants as an unrestricted free agent on Aug. 16, 2024...Released by the Giants on Aug. 27, 2024...Signed to the Giants' practice squad on Aug. 28, 2024...Released by the Giants on Aug. 31, 2024...Signed to the Giants practice squad on Sept. 2, 2024...Released from the Giants' practice squad on Sept. 6, 2024...Re-signed by the Giants on Sept. 10, 2024...Released by the Giants on Sept. 24, 2024...Signed to the Giants' practice squad on Sept. 25, 2024...Released from the Giants practice squad on Nov. 19, 2024...Signed by the Houston Texans on March 17, 2025

CAREER:

• Enters his sixth NFL season and first with the Texans after seeing action in 70 games (35 starts) with the Patriots (2019-21), Raiders (2022-23) and the Giants (2024) and posting 19 receptions for 105 yards (5.5 avg.) and one touchdown. He's also seen action on special teams and has notched five special teams tackles (two solo)
• Played in 37 games with 20 starts in New England after joining the Patriots as part of the NFL's International Player Pathway Program in 2019
• Became the first player from NFL International Player Pathway Program to score an NFL touchdown (2020)
• Appeared in 12 games for the Stuttgart Scorpions of the German Football League in 2018. He played tight end and recorded 43 receptions for 474 yards and four TDs

2024 (New York Giants 3/1):

• Saw action in three games with one start with the Giants

2023 (Las Vegas 13/5):

• Recorded one special teams tackle and appeared on offense against the Steelers (9/24)
• Started at fullback and caught one reception for 12 yards in Week 4 against the Chargers (10/1)
• Saw action at fullback and recorded one tackle on special teams (10/30)
• Started at fullback and recorded one special teams tackle (1/7)

2022 (Las Vegas 17/9)

• Appeared in all 17 games with nine starts in his first season with the Silver and Black and totaled five receptions for 10 yards. He also had three tackles on special teams
• Appeared on offense and special teams in Week 3 and recorded one tackle against Tennessee (9/25)
• Started at fullback and recorded one reception for five yards against the Chiefs in Week 5 (10/10)
• Credited with one tackle on special teams against the Jags in Week 9 (11/06)
• Paved the way for RB Josh Jacobs to rush for 229 yards, setting a new franchise record for most rushing yards in a game in Week 12 versus the Seahawks (11/27)
• Caught one pass for three yards in Week 18 (1/7/23)

2021 (New England 17/6, 1/0)

• Played in all 17 games with six starts primarily as a lead blocker. He recorded four catches for 43 yards and is credited with two special teams tackles
• Had two catches for a career-high 32 yards, including a career-long 29-yard reception in Week 7. He also played on a season-high 28 offensive snaps against the Jets (10/24)
• Saw his first-career postseason action in the AFC Wild Card Game against Buffalo (1/15)

2020 (New England 16/11, 1/0)

• Played in 16 games with 11 starts at fullback. He played primarily as a lead blocker and totaled eight receptions for 35 yards and one touchdown
• Was part of an offense that ranked fourth in the NFL in rushing yards (2,346) and rushing yards per game (146.6 avg.). Both marks ranked fourth in franchise history
• Blocked for a rushing attack that produced 217 yards on the ground against Miami (9/13)
• Caught his first-career TD pass against the Seahawks, a one-yard reception in the fourth quarter in Week 2 (9/20)
• Paved the way for 250 team rushing yards and had a 6-yard reception in Week 3 (9/27)
• Registered two catches for 20 yards against the Ravens (11/5)

2019 (New England 4/3, 1/0)

• Played in four games with three starts as a rookie. He began the season on the practice squad, switching positions from tight end to fullback
• Signed to the active roster from the practice squad prior to Week 2 of the regular season and made his NFL debut in Week 2 against the Jets (9/22)
• Recorded his first career reception for five yards against the Commanders (10/6)
• Started at fullback in Week 6, but did not finish the game due to injury and was placed on the Reserve/Injured list for the remainder of the season

COLLEGE:

• Played four years at Tennessee (2014-17), beginning his collegiate career as a linebacker before moving to tight end. He played in 47 games and totaled three receptions for 23 yards as a tight end and 24 total tackles as a linebacker on defense. He also returned two kickoffs for 25 yards
• Earned SEC Academic Honor Roll honors for three-straight seasons
• As a senior, he had a career-long 13-yard catch against Indiana State
• As a junior, he played in 13 games and returned two kickoffs for 25 yards. He recorded two receptions for 10 yards against Tennessee Tech
• As a sophomore, he moved to tight end from linebacker and played in 13 games, seeing action on special teams. He forced a fumble on special teams against Georgia
• As a freshman, he played in 12 games with two starts and was credited with 14 tackles. He posted four tackles against Chattanooga. He made his first career start against Missouri, posting three stops. He was also credited with three tackles at Vanderbilt and notched two stops against Iowa in the TaxSlayer Bowl

PERSONAL:

• Attended Jean Ribault High School in Jacksonville, Fla. and played just one season, recording 112 tackles and six sacks to lead team to a 7-4 record
• Named second-team All-Coast by the Florida Union Times
• Tabbed as a four-star prospect, No. 12 inside linebacker and No. 35 prospect in Florida, by 247Sports.com
• Named a three-star prospect by Rivals.com. A three-star prospect and No. 45-ranked inside linebacker by Scout.com and a three-star prospect and No. 50 inside linebacker by ESPN.com
• Earned Florida Times-Union Super-24 recognition
• Played for the U-19 Stuttgart Scorpions in his native Germany
• His hometown is Stuttgart, Germany
• First name is pronounced YAWK-ubb