Boston College Athletics
October 19, 2023 | Football
Wuerffel Trophy honors college football's most impactful community service leaders.
CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. -- Boston College wide receiver Taji Johnson was officially announced as a nominee for the 2023 Wuerffel Trophy as released by the Wuerffel Foundation on Thursday afternoon.
Johnson is one of 102Â candidates nominated for the Wuerffel Trophy across college football. He is a repeat candidate after appearing on the watch list in 2022.
On the Heights, he is active in BC athletics' student-run Eagles For Equality group as a committee member.Johnson is also the president of the Black Male Initiative to provide a voice for the unheard. He and the BMI group have hosted two cookout and basketball tournaments to bring together different on-campus groups during the spring semester since 2022.
Johnson has played in all 41 games in his career at wide receiver and on special teams.
College Football's Premier Award for Community Service, and one of the most meaningful awards in collegiate sports, The Wuerffel Trophy is named after Danny Wuerffel, the 1996 Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback from the University of Florida who parlayed his success on the football field into a lifetime of service.
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