2025 NFL Draft Prospect Interview: Lacarea Pleasant Johnson, CB, Southern Utah

• Name: Lacarea Pleasant Johnson “LPJ”
• Position: CB
• College: Southern Utah
• Height: 6’1
• Weight: 181
• Twitter: Lacarea3100
• Instagram: LPJ3100

What makes you a top prospect at your position in the 2025 NFL Draft?

Strong defensive instincts makes me a top prospect in the 2025 NFL Draft. I bring length size speed and physicality to any secondary also being able to play corner and nickel sets me apart.

What is one thing that NFL teams should know about you?

That I overcame the loss of the mother at just 11 years old with that being said I’m also obtaining a masters degree in Sports broadcasting and communication.

If you could donate to one cause in the world, what would it be?

I would donate to my already thought of Jaquel Pleasant foundation, helping kids who lost their mother to kidney or other type of cancer.

Who was your role model?

My Mother because she played both sides of parenthood and now that she’s gone, I played in the remembrance of her and it allows me to go harder than ever.

Who is your favorite NFL team?

I like all the teams, but within every conference in the NFL each secondary brings something different to each team and defense and that’s important because I consider myself a versatile player.

Who is the most underrated teammate at your school?

I’d say our QB Jackson Berry everything he had to overcome. I feel like he’s pretty underrated here.

What is your biggest pet peeve?

When somebody tells me that they’re going to do something and they don’t do it, or somebody tries to give directions, but they’re not doing right their self.

Who is your favorite teacher ever?

I have a lot of love for all my teachers that played a part in my success, but I’d probably say Hayden coombs here at my college.

Overcoming adversity is what defines character, what was the hardest moment in your life to overcome?

The hardest moment in my life that I had to overcome was losing my Mom to cancer at just age 11, it devastated me and my family, but God kept me focused and on a narrow path and I do everything for my mother who died at age 31 so that’s why I wear that number.

If you could have any franchise restaurant in your house what would it be?

It would definitely be McDonald’s because I think that’s the most famous and popular franchise in America.

What is your favorite snack food?

I like boom Chicka pop popcorn because it has three ingredients in it and it has ingredients that I can pronounce and read

What is your degree in?

I have a bachelor’s in sociology and I’m getting my masters in broadcasting sports and communication.

If you could have dinner with three people dead or alive, who would it be and why?

I would definitely have dinner with my mom one last time so I can see her face. I would also have dinner with one of my best friends that died at a young age and then I will also have dinner with my mom’s grandmother just to see how she was as a person.

What is your biggest weakness?

My biggest weakness is not having enough catfish to eat. I used to grow up catfishing with my grandfather a lot and that’s something that I enjoy and enjoy eating so my biggest weakness is probably not having enough catfish to eat.