Georgia Tech defensive end Michael Johnson is regarded as a strong possibility for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ first-round draft pick after impressing team officials during an official visit at team headquarters and during an interview at the NFL Scouting Combine, according to Pewter Report.
After sitting down with Tampa Bay General Manager Mark Dominik, coach Raheem Morris and defensive coordinator Jim Bates, Johnson is feeling positive about his chances.
“It went real well,” Johnson told Pewter Report. “I enjoyed meeting with the staff. I’m from the South so I enjoyed being not too far from home. It seems like a young team and a young staff.
“That is always real fun to be around. You have that energy, and it seems to me like they are going to be competing for a Super Bowl championship in the near future, and I would love to be part of it.”
A league source told us that Johnson has also visited the Washington Redskins, Cleveland Browns and the Atlanta Falcons.
The 6’7,” 266-pound Alabama native is regarded as an athletic specimen, runing the 40-yard dash in 4.68 seconds.
Johnson was ultra-productive for the Yellow Jackets, notching 19 career sacks, 30 1/2 tackles for losses, 10 forced fumbles and three blocked kicks.
As a senior, Johnson managed to pick up a sack, two tackles for losses and forced a fumble while squaring off with highly regarded University of Virginia offensive tackle Eugene Monroe. Monroe is projected to be drafted within the top five picks.