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Jersey Number 9
John Johnson
- Position:
- Defensive Back
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 202
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- West Hyattsville, Md.
- High School:
- Northwestern
Bio
JOHNSON’S CAREER HIGHS
NOTES: Captain…Presented with the Jay McGillis Memorial Scholarship Award before the 2016 season…Accepted an invitation to play in the 2017 Senior Bowl
2016 (SENIOR): Started all 13 games at free safety … second on the Eagles with 77 total tackles, and first with 56 unassisted stops … led the team with three interceptions, racking up 47 return yards … notched 2.5 tackles for a loss of 19 yards, one sack, nine pass breakups, two fumbles recovered and one forced … tied for third in the ACC with three interception returns and ranked ninth with 0.92 pass breakups per game … part of the defense that ranked on eight top 10 lists, including ninth in total defense (314.2 yards/game), second in sacks (3.62 sacks/game) and 10th in turnovers gained (27) … forced a fumble and tallied seven tackles against Georgia Tech (Sept. 3) … set a career high with three pass breakups and registered four tackles against Massachusetts (Sept. 10) … nabbed first interception of the season at Virginia Tech (Sept. 17) while tallying eight tackles ... recorded five tackles, including first tackle for a loss of the season, in the win against Buffalo (Oct. 1) ... recovered first fumble of the season and added four tackles in the loss against Clemson (Oct. 7) ... tallied a team-high eight tackles in the win at NC State (Oct. 29) ... recorded second interception and added a fumble recovery against Louisville (Nov. 5) ... tallied a nine tackles in the win at Wake Forest (Nov. 26) and added a third interception and first sack of the season … recorded a career-high 12 tackles to lead both defenses in the Eagles’ Quick Lane Bowl victory over Maryland (Dec. 26), notching 11 solo stops … also had two pass breakups in the game.
(JUNIOR): Started all 12 games, playing the first nine games at strong safety before starting the last three games at left corner back … totaled 63 tackles, the fourth most on the team, which included 45 solo stops … alco collected three interceptions, two forced fumbles, three pass breakups and one blocked kick … member of the BC defense that ranked No. 1 nationally in total yards (254.3), and part of the Eagles’ defensive backfield that was ranked fifth nationally in passing efficiency allowed (104.66) … his three interceptions ranked seventh in the ACC … registered seven stops, including four solo tackles, against No. 9/6 Florida State (Sept. 18) … forced a fumble, tallied his first career interception and broke up a pass against Northern Illinois (Sept. 26) … set a career high with 11 tackles – including eight solo stops – and added his first-career blocked punt, which was returned for a touchdown, at Louisville (Oct.24) … recorded seven tackles and an end-zone interception against Virginia Tech (Oct. 31) … registered seven tackles, including a TFL, against NC State (Nov. 7) … tallied six tackles, an interception in the end zone and a forced fumble against No. 5/4 Notre Dame (Nov. 21) … collected four solo stops and broke up a pass in the season finale at Syracuse (Nov. 28).
2014 (SOPHOMORE): Played in eight games, making two starts … an arm injury sidelined him for the final five regular-season games, returning for the New Era Pinstripe Bowl … recorded 25 tackles on the season, including 28 solo stops ... tallied three tackles (one solo) and one pass breakup at Massachusetts (Aug. 30) … registered two tackles (one solo) against Southern California (Sept. 13) … charted four tackles (three solo) and recorded first career sack for a loss of seven yards against Maine (Sept. 20) … posted two solo tackles against Colorado State (Sept. 27) … recorded four tackles (two solo) and broke up a pass at NC State (Oct. 11) … had a career-high nine tackles (eight solo) against Clemson (Oct. 18).
2013 (FRESHMAN): Saw action in 12 games at cornerback and on special teams … made his collegiate debut in the team’s season opener against Villanova (Aug. 31) … notched three solo tackles, including one tackle for a loss of one yard, against NC State (Nov. 16)… made one tackle at Maryland (Nov. 23).
High School: Earned first team all-county and second team all-state accolades … All-Gazette first-team honoree … recorded 50 tackles, six tackles for loss, five interceptions and 13 pass break ups as a senior … named team captain as a senior … played for head coach Bryan Pierre … also played basketball and served as captain as a sophomore.
personal: John Johnson … enrolled as a communication major in the Morrissey College of Arts and Sciences … recipient of the Jay McGillis '93 Memorial Scholarship Fund … John and his older brother Travis are the children of Tanya and John Johnson.
- Tackles: 12 vs. Maryland, Dec. 26, 2016 (11-1)
- Tackles for loss: 1.0 (three times) last at NC State, Nov. 7, 2015
- Fumbles recovered: 1 (three), last vs. Clemson, Oct. 7, 2016
- Fumbles forced: 1 vs. Georgia Tech, Sept. 3,2016
- Sacks: 1.0 vs. Maine, Sept. 20, 2014
- Pass breakups: 3 at Massachusetts, Sept. 10, 2016
- Interceptions: 1, last vs. Louisvile, Nov. 5, 2016
NOTES: Captain…Presented with the Jay McGillis Memorial Scholarship Award before the 2016 season…Accepted an invitation to play in the 2017 Senior Bowl
2016 (SENIOR): Started all 13 games at free safety … second on the Eagles with 77 total tackles, and first with 56 unassisted stops … led the team with three interceptions, racking up 47 return yards … notched 2.5 tackles for a loss of 19 yards, one sack, nine pass breakups, two fumbles recovered and one forced … tied for third in the ACC with three interception returns and ranked ninth with 0.92 pass breakups per game … part of the defense that ranked on eight top 10 lists, including ninth in total defense (314.2 yards/game), second in sacks (3.62 sacks/game) and 10th in turnovers gained (27) … forced a fumble and tallied seven tackles against Georgia Tech (Sept. 3) … set a career high with three pass breakups and registered four tackles against Massachusetts (Sept. 10) … nabbed first interception of the season at Virginia Tech (Sept. 17) while tallying eight tackles ... recorded five tackles, including first tackle for a loss of the season, in the win against Buffalo (Oct. 1) ... recovered first fumble of the season and added four tackles in the loss against Clemson (Oct. 7) ... tallied a team-high eight tackles in the win at NC State (Oct. 29) ... recorded second interception and added a fumble recovery against Louisville (Nov. 5) ... tallied a nine tackles in the win at Wake Forest (Nov. 26) and added a third interception and first sack of the season … recorded a career-high 12 tackles to lead both defenses in the Eagles’ Quick Lane Bowl victory over Maryland (Dec. 26), notching 11 solo stops … also had two pass breakups in the game.
(JUNIOR): Started all 12 games, playing the first nine games at strong safety before starting the last three games at left corner back … totaled 63 tackles, the fourth most on the team, which included 45 solo stops … alco collected three interceptions, two forced fumbles, three pass breakups and one blocked kick … member of the BC defense that ranked No. 1 nationally in total yards (254.3), and part of the Eagles’ defensive backfield that was ranked fifth nationally in passing efficiency allowed (104.66) … his three interceptions ranked seventh in the ACC … registered seven stops, including four solo tackles, against No. 9/6 Florida State (Sept. 18) … forced a fumble, tallied his first career interception and broke up a pass against Northern Illinois (Sept. 26) … set a career high with 11 tackles – including eight solo stops – and added his first-career blocked punt, which was returned for a touchdown, at Louisville (Oct.24) … recorded seven tackles and an end-zone interception against Virginia Tech (Oct. 31) … registered seven tackles, including a TFL, against NC State (Nov. 7) … tallied six tackles, an interception in the end zone and a forced fumble against No. 5/4 Notre Dame (Nov. 21) … collected four solo stops and broke up a pass in the season finale at Syracuse (Nov. 28).
2014 (SOPHOMORE): Played in eight games, making two starts … an arm injury sidelined him for the final five regular-season games, returning for the New Era Pinstripe Bowl … recorded 25 tackles on the season, including 28 solo stops ... tallied three tackles (one solo) and one pass breakup at Massachusetts (Aug. 30) … registered two tackles (one solo) against Southern California (Sept. 13) … charted four tackles (three solo) and recorded first career sack for a loss of seven yards against Maine (Sept. 20) … posted two solo tackles against Colorado State (Sept. 27) … recorded four tackles (two solo) and broke up a pass at NC State (Oct. 11) … had a career-high nine tackles (eight solo) against Clemson (Oct. 18).
2013 (FRESHMAN): Saw action in 12 games at cornerback and on special teams … made his collegiate debut in the team’s season opener against Villanova (Aug. 31) … notched three solo tackles, including one tackle for a loss of one yard, against NC State (Nov. 16)… made one tackle at Maryland (Nov. 23).
High School: Earned first team all-county and second team all-state accolades … All-Gazette first-team honoree … recorded 50 tackles, six tackles for loss, five interceptions and 13 pass break ups as a senior … named team captain as a senior … played for head coach Bryan Pierre … also played basketball and served as captain as a sophomore.
personal: John Johnson … enrolled as a communication major in the Morrissey College of Arts and Sciences … recipient of the Jay McGillis '93 Memorial Scholarship Fund … John and his older brother Travis are the children of Tanya and John Johnson.
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