Biography
SENIOR YEAR (2019)
Started all 12 games … Moved to linebacker after playing defensive end during his first three seasons … Led the team with 6.5 sacks … Also totaled 53 tackles, 9.0 TFL, six PBU, two forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries … Recorded career highs in tackles (nine), sacks (3.0) and TFL (3.0) in the win at Elon … Posted nine tackles with a sack, forced fumble and two PBU at ECU … Tallied a sack and two PBU in the victory at Richmond … Totaled six tackles, a sack, forced fumble and a PBU versus No. 2 James Madison … Recovered fumbles in the win against Rhode Island and versus No. 20/21 Towson … Recorded 1.5 TFL with a PBU in the victory against Colgate …
JUNIOR YEAR (2018)
Started all six games in which he played … Finished the season with 17 tackles, 3.0 TFL, 1.5 sacks and two PBU … Posted three tackles and a sack at No. 17/18 Towson … Recorded four tackles, a half sack, a TFL and PBU in the win against Albany … Recorded two stops with a TFL and a PBU in the triumph versus Maine … Equaled a career high with five tackles in the season-opening win at Bucknell … Earned CAA Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll distinction …
SOPHOMORE YEAR (2017)
Started all nine games in which he appeared … Ranked tied for second on the team with 8.0 TFL, all of which came versus conference opponents … Also finished the season with 29 tackles, 3.0 sacks and an interception … Recorded five tackles, 1.5 sacks and 2.5 TFL at No. 18/23 Elon … Totaled five stops and a sack at Delaware … Posted five tackles, 1.5 TFL and a half sack at Maine … Also registered TFL’s against Norfolk State, Stony Brook and No. 1 James Madison … Tallied an interception at Richmond … Earned CAA Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll distinction …
FRESHMAN YEAR (2016)
Appeared in 10 games and earned two starts … Became the program’s first true freshman to play at defensive end since 2002 (Jonas Watson) … Finished the season with 18 tackles, 2.5 TFL and a PBU … Much of his production came in the final three contests, which included victories at No. 25 Stony Brook and versus No. 7 Richmond, when he totaled eight tackles, 2.5 TFL and a PBU … Earned his first career start at Towson, totaling three tackles, a TFL and a PBU … Posted two stops and a TFL in the win at No. 25 Stony Brook … Recorded three tackles and 0.5 TFL in the win against No. 7 Richmond …
HIGH SCHOOL
Three-year letterwinner as an outside linebacker and defensive end for head coach Richard Darlington at Apopka High School … Chosen 2016 Florida All-American honorable mention … Selected to the 2016 Central Florida All-State Team … Named to the 2016 Class 5-8A All-State Team … Chosen as a Top 60 player in Florida … Invited to the 2016 Blue/Grey All-American Game … Helped team win two state titles (2012, 2014) and a state runner-up finish in 2013 … 2016 Media Day invitee … Finished his career with 37 sacks and six forced fumbles … Lettered three times in lacrosse … Member of the Beta Club, Debate Club and Interact Club … Served as a student athletic trainer … Went on missionary trips to the Bahamas in 2014 and 2015 … Volunteered with “Darter Buddies,” which helped troubled youth … Assisted at Faith World Church in week of worship …
PERSONAL
Son of Terry and Mary Johnson … Uncle, Marvin Johnson, played football collegiately at Northeastern … Uncle, Tracy Tillett, competed collegiately in track and field at Boston University … Majoring in economics … Works in the Reeder Media Center at Swem Library … Enjoys recreational soccer, FIFA, reading and exploring.
