Zion Johnson Named ESPN All-American

December 08, 2021 | Football

First All-America honor of Johnson's career

By: Athletic Communications

CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. – Boston College offensive guard Zion Johnson was named to ESPN's All-America team on Wednesday. It marked the first All-America honor of Johnson's career.

Johnson earned All-ACC accolades for the third time in his career and the first time he secured a spot on the All-ACC first team. The Maryland native allowed zero pressures in 2021 according to ESPN's advanced stats and just one sack in 2,288 career snaps at BC.

He graded out as the seventh-best guard nationally (83.4) according to Pro Football Focus (min. 700 snaps). Johnson is listed as the No. 1 guard in the 2022 NFL Draft according to ESPN's Todd McShay and rated the No. 32 overall prospect for the 2022 NFL Draft by McShay.

ESPN listed Johnson with just four blown blocks in 756 snaps this season and the No. 2 guard available for the 2022 draft by ESPN's Mel Kiper.

The entire 2021 ESPN All-America team can be viewed here.