Mario Johnson - #78 - DT-DE - Missouri - Profile

COLLEGE: A big prospect who will be tried at both DT and G...started last 23 games at Missouri. ..runs a 5.14 40 ...29th DT selected, 266th overall. ..1991: started every game playing both LT and DT...made 53 tackles and had 1 FR...had 7 tackles vs. Indiana and a season-high 9 vs.Kansas State in the finale ...1990: started all season at LT...made 57 tackles (34 solo) and had 3 sacks ...used as a FB in short-yardage situations (3-4) ...opened season with 7 tackles and a sack vs. TCU ...made 6 tackles, blocked a FG and had a sack vs. Colorado ...1989: started 5 games at NG ...finished season with 45 tackles and a sack ...had a career-high 14 tackles and a sack vs. Iowa state ...1988: sat out the year under NCAA Proposition 48 rules.
PERSONAL: Single majored in liberal arts ...named Missouri's Player of the Year by Gatorade rushed for over 1000 yards at 300 pounds ...also had 12 sacks as a senior at Hazlewood Central High School in Florissant MO ...born In SI. LOUIS,MO. Mario is a good athlete for a guy weighing 313 Ibs. He was a 3-year starter at DT, but he's a guy we'd like to look at on both sides of the ball as a DT and as an OL. -,Jets GM Dick Steinberg