Hakeem Johnson

Hakeem Johnson (born June 14, 1994) is a Canadian professional football defensive back. He previously played for the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League (CFL).

Junior career Following his high school playing career, Johnson played in the Canadian Junior Football League for the London Beefeaters from 2014 to 2015.

University career Johnson played U Sports football for the Western Mustangs from 2016 to 2018. He was part of the 2017 Vanier Cup championship team where he was named an OUA second-team all-star that year. However, he suffered an ACL injury in the 2017 Yates Cup victory over the Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks, which kept him sidelined for the entire 2018 season. With the Mustangs, he played in 16 games where he had 22 tackles and three interceptions.

BC Lions Johnson was drafted in the fourth round, 33rd overall, by the BC Lions in the 2019 CFL draft and signed with the team on May 16, 2019. Following the team's training camp in 2019, he was assigned to the practice roster. In the final game of the season, on November 19, 2021, he recorded his first career interception in a game against the Edmonton Elks when he picked off Dakota Prukop. In the 14 games that he played, he started in three, and recorded 12 defensive tackles, four special teams tackles, and one interception. He played in 16 regular season games where he recorded three defensive tackles and four special teams tackles. However, he was released after the second preseason game on May 28, 2023.

Personal life Johnson's brother, Shaq Johnson, also plays professional football, but as a wide receiver. The two brothers played together for the Lions from 2019 to 2021 and were the fifth set of brothers to play for the Lions, but the first to play on opposite sides of the ball.