2009 World Standings place: 14th
2009 earnings: $59,482
Tour Finale qualifications: 7
    Winter 2005
    Summer: 2004-06
    Championship: 2005-07

DNCFR qualifications: 3 (1996, 2004, 2007)
Education: Oklahoma Panhandle State University (Goodwell), degree in psychology

Professional
2009 Highlights
• Won the Justin Boots Playoffs (Puyallup, Wash.), with Steve Purcella
• Won the Black Hills Round-Up (Belle Fourche, S.D.), with Steve Purcella
• Won the Wyoming State Fair & Rodeo (Douglas), with Steve Purcella
• Won the Steamboat Springs (Colo.) Pro Rodeo Series, June 27, with Steve Purcella
• Co-champion at A Tribute to Chris LeDoux Rodeo (Casper, Wyo.), with C.J. Scheller
Career Highlights
• 2008: Finished 25th in the world standings with earnings of $37,595 

• 2007: (Partner Keven Daniel) Placed in four rounds of the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo, including a second-place result in Round 9. Won the Dodge Mountain States Circuit Finals Rodeo (Denver), with Garrett Tonozzi; co-champion at the Pioneer Days Rodeo (Clovis, N.M.); won theGreeley (Colo.) Independence Day Stampede; the Pikes Peak or Bust Rodeo (Colorado Springs, Colo.) and the Fremont County Fair & Rodeo (Riverton, Wyo.). Finished the year 10th in the world standings

• 2006: Placed in three of 10 rounds at the Wrangler NFR with partner Travis Tryan. They won the first round in 4.3 seconds and were second in the average with a total time of 109.6 seconds on 10 head. Won the Wrangler ProRodeo Tour Round title at the Ellensburg (Wash.) Rodeo and the Wrangler ProRodeo Tour Round at the Pikes Peak or Bust Rodeo (Colorado Springs, Colo.). Won the Medicine Hat (Alberta) Stampede and the Molalla (Ore.) Buckeroo; co-champion at the National Western Stock Show and Rodeo (Denver)
• 2005: (Partner Shane Schwenke) Qualified for his first Wrangler NFR and finished second in the average after placing in four of 10 rounds. Won the Energy Town Pro Rodeo (Gillette, Wyo.); the Strathmore (Alberta) Stampede and the Rooftop Rodeo (Estes Park, Colo.); co-champion at the St. Paul (Ore.) Rodeo and on the Wrangler ProRodeo Tour Round at the Black Hills Stock Show & Rodeo (Rapid City, S.D). Finished the year ranked sixth in the world standings with $121,670
• 2004: Finished 25th in the world standings with $27,712; won title at the Dinosaur Roundup Rodeo (Vernal, Utah), with Shane Schwenke
• 2003: Claimed the Mountain States Circuit team roping heeling title
• 2002: Finished 27th in the final world standings
• 1997: Finished 20th in the world with brother, Justin
• 1996: Finished second in the two-head average with Bret Boatright at the Dodge National Circuit Finals Rodeo

Amateur
College National Finals Rodeo team roping reserve champion, 1993

Personal
6-4, 240…Wife, Jenny (third-grade teacher); sons, Kellan, Carson and Kress…Parents are Jamis and Judy Johnson. He has one brother, Justin, who competes in the PRCA. Parents are ranchers, and Jhett is a sixth-generation family member to ranch on the property. His great-great-grandfather homesteaded the ranch in 1884 and later built a house in 1892 that remains the oldest two-story log home in Wyoming…Family legend has it that he was named after Jett Rink, the character played by James Dean in the classic movie, Giant, that also starred Rock Hudson and Elizabeth Taylor. He’s not sure how the H became part of the name. In the movie, Rink is a lonely rancher who eventually becomes an oil tycoon…Jhett is a testicular cancer survivor; he underwent surgeries in 1995 and '96...His horse is Smokey…Occupation other than rodeo is being a horse trainer…Got a degree in psychology because people fascinate him…Favorite sports team is the Minnesota Vikings…Favorite food is steak or Chinese, favorite movie is The Shawshank Redemption and his favorite music is rock ‘n’ roll…Enjoys playing pool and going to movies while on the road…Rodeo idol is Clay O’Brien Cooper