Leonard Johnson (American football)

Leonard Johnson (born March 30, 1990) is an American football cornerback for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League. He was signed by the Buccaneers as an undrafted free agent in 2012. Johnson played college football at Iowa State.

College career
Johnson attended Iowa State University from 2008 to 2011. As a freshman in 2008, he set an NCAA record for most kick return yards in a game with 319. During his career he started 43 of 50 games, recording 247 tackles and six interceptions. He was considered one of the best cornerback prospects for the 2012 NFL Draft.

Professional Career
Despite being proclaimed as a top cornerback prospect by many so-called experts in the NFL Draft, Johnson went undrafted, but quickly signed with his homestate team the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on April 30, 2012. Johnson participated in the rookie mini-camp held the next week, and impressed coaches enough to get to work out with the team's draft picks on a separate field.