BUDDY JOHNSON

Fourth-round pick, No. 140 overall

Linebacker, Texas A&M

6-foot, 229 pounds

Stats: Led Texas A&M with 86 tackles, 8.5 tackles for loss and two forced fumbles as a senior.

Hometown: Dallas, Texas

Tidbits: Given name is Devodrick Johnson. His mother gave her son his nickname because she thought he looked like “Buddy Lee” from the blue jeans commercials. … Two-year starter who led Texas A&M in tackles as junior and senior. Played in 12 games in each of his freshman and sophomore years. … He ran a 4.59 40 at Texas A&M’s pro day while also recording a 10-8 broad jump and 38.2-inch vertical. … He was named a team captain for six games of his senior season. … At Dallas Kimble High School, Johnson also was his team’s leading rusher and receiver in 2016.

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