Aggies Star DB Antonio Johnson Heads to Eagles in Todd McShay ESPN Mock Draft

According to Todd McShay of ESPN, Aggies star Antonio Johnson could be heading to the NFC East in next month's NFL Draft.

Matt Galatzan | Apr 4, 2023

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The NFL Draft is quickly approaching, and several Texas A&M Aggies prospects are set to find their new homes in the league.

Among those prospects, is standout safety Antonio Johnson Jr., who when it is all said and done, may have the brightest NFL future of the bunch.

And on Tuesday in his latest mock draft, ESPN's Todd McShay gave us a glimpse as to where Johnson could ultimately end up, sending the safety to the Philadelphia Eagles with the No. 62 overall pick in the second round.

The Eagles lost Marcus Epps and C.J. Gardner-Johnson, so there are some gaps at safety (though Philly did add Terrell Edmunds). Johnson might be the best pure safety in the class, with a great ability to read the offense and the footspeed to close on the ball. The on-ball production should come; he has the traits but only picked off one pass in college.

Johnson was one of the few bright spots in a disappointing season for the Aggies, helping to anchor the defense from his position in the secondary.

He recorded 71 total tackles, with five tackles for loss and one sack to go with three forced fumbles.

Whether Johnson goes to the Eagles or somewhere else, whereever he ends up will be drafting a potential franchise cornerstone at the safety position.

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Published Apr 4, 2023

MATT GALATZAN

Matt Galatzan is the Managing Editor and Publisher of Texas Longhorns On SI and Texas A&M Aggies On SI and a long-time member of the Football Writer’s Association of America. He graduated from the University of Mississippi, where he studied integrated marketing communications, with minors in journalism and business administration. Galatzan started in the sports journalism industry in 2014 covering the Dallas Mavericks and SMU Mustangs with 247Sports. He then moved to Sports Illustrated's Fan Nation network in 2020, eventually being taking over as the Managing Editor and Publisher of the Longhorns and Aggies sites a year later. You can find Galatzan on all major social media channels, including Twitter on @MattGalatzan.