coming out of nc state, johnson was projected by some nfl draft experts to be a third or fourth round pick, while others projected him to be selected in the fifth or sixth round. he received an invitation to the nfl combine and completed all of the required combine and positional drills. on march 24, 2014, he chose to participate at nc state's pro day, but opted to only perform positional drills for nfl team representatives and scouts. johnson was ranked the 25th best cornerback prospect in the draft by nfldraftscout.com.