Damaris Johnson
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| Position: | Wide receiver | ||||||||||
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| Date of birth: | November 22, 1989 | ||||||||||
| Place of birth: | Norco, Louisiana | ||||||||||
| Height: | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||||||||||
| Weight: | 175 lb (79 kg) | ||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||
| High school: | Destrehan (LA) Destrehan High School | ||||||||||
| College: | Tulsa | ||||||||||
| Undrafted: | 2012 | ||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||
| Roster status: | Free Agent | ||||||||||
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| Career NFL statistics as of 2015 | |||||||||||
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| Receptions: | 52 |
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| Receiving yards: | 601 |
| Average: | 11.6 |
| Total TDs: | 2 |
| Player stats at NFL.com | |
Damaris Keith Johnson (born November 22, 1989) is an American football wide receiver and return specialist for the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League (CFL). After playing college football for the Tulsa Golden Hurricane, he was signed by the Philadelphia Eagles as an undrafted free agent in 2012.
Johnson was born in Norco, Louisiana where he was raised by his single mother Lori Johnson. According to Johnson, his first cousin Mark Young acted as a surrogate father and taught him how to play football. He attended Destrehan High School in Destrehan, Louisiana where he became a three-year letter winner in football. He eventually became the all-time leading receiver at Destrehan High School with a career record of 154 receptions, 2,620 yards, and 30 touchdowns. In his senior year alone, he made 81 receptions for 1,228 yards, and 12 touchdowns. That year, Destrehan High School achieved a 14–0 record and won the state championship. Johnson was named the Louisiana Championship game Most Valuable Player (MVP) and the New Orleans Metro MVP, and was twice named an all-state and all-New Orleans Metro player.
Johnson was highly ranked as a college prospect by several websites, but was not shown much interest by the major football schools due in part to his small stature. His high school coach Stephen Robicheaux said, "If he were two inches taller, he could have gone anywhere in the country."Rivals.com assigned him a four-star rating and named him the 11th-ranked college prospect in Louisiana and the 28th-ranked athlete in the nation. Scout.com assessed him as the 21st-ranked college prospect in the state. Johnson selected Tulsa over Texas Christian, Memphis, and Louisiana Tech.
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