My next guest was another product out of the Northeast, Eerie Pa to be exact. He lettered in both football and basketball at Mercyhurst Prep.
He enter the Iowa secondary as a true freshman where he either led outright or was tied for the team lead in interceptions in each of his four seasons as a Hawkeye, ultimately finishing his collegiate career with 17 picks. Only Nile Kinnick and Devon Mitchell have more in a Hawkeye uniform ranking him 3rd all time in that list.
Johnson left Iowa and again wasn’t wasn’t highly touted entering the NFL given an opportunity early on with the Pittsburg Steelers but made his real splash in Canada as a part of the Canadian Football League.
Jovon was the CFL’s most outstanding player in 2011, becoming the first defensive back to ever win the award. He won the Grey Cup in 2007, he was a 2 time CFL all-star and 5 time CFL east division all-star....
Ladies & Gentlemen....Jovon Johnson
He enter the Iowa secondary as a true freshman where he either led outright or was tied for the team lead in interceptions in each of his four seasons as a Hawkeye, ultimately finishing his collegiate career with 17 picks. Only Nile Kinnick and Devon Mitchell have more in a Hawkeye uniform ranking him 3rd all time in that list.
Johnson left Iowa and again wasn’t wasn’t highly touted entering the NFL given an opportunity early on with the Pittsburg Steelers but made his real splash in Canada as a part of the Canadian Football League.
Jovon was the CFL’s most outstanding player in 2011, becoming the first defensive back to ever win the award. He won the Grey Cup in 2007, he was a 2 time CFL all-star and 5 time CFL east division all-star....
Ladies & Gentlemen....Jovon Johnson
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