2019: Preseason All-MEAC Second Team… Sixth on the team with 40 tackles, including 3.5 tackles for loss (tied for eighth most on the team), tied for first on the team with three quarterback hits… Second on the team with two sacks, tied for first on the team with one fumble recovery…one pass breakup... Recorded at least one tackle in every game. Best game(s): Season high five tackles, including one tackle for loss, and one sack at Delaware (Aug. 29)… Two tackles, including one for a loss, and one sack vs. Lincoln (Sep. 14.)… Five tackles and one quarterback hit vs. Howard (Sep. 21)… Four tackles, one fumble recovery and one quarterback hit (Oct. 5).
2018: Returned to the active roster, appearing in all 11 games as a defensive end … ninth on the Hornets with 33 total tackles, 16 solo stops … tied for fifth on the team with 5.5 tackles for loss (-15) … also recorded 1.5 sacks (-11) … tallied career-high seven tackles (three solo), including one behind the line-of-scrimmage, at Norfolk State (Sep. 29) … posted first career sack in 28-13 victory over North Carolina Central (Oct. 27) … had four tackles, three solo, at South Carolina State (Oct. 20) … MEAC All-Academic honoree
2017: Sat out the season due to injury.
2016: Appeared in five games as a reserve lineman … recorded six tackles, including one solo stop … collected two tackles (one unassisted) at Missouri (Sep. 24) … recorded two assists vs. Florida A&M (Oct. 15) and Bethune-Cookman (Oct. 29)
2015: Appeared in a handful of games as a true freshman, primarily on special teams … did not record any statistics.
High School: Four-year high school varsity football letterwinner ... Dekalb County (Ga.) All-Star selection as a senior ... recorded 60 tackles, two sacks and four tackles-for-loss during senior season ... tallied 75 tackles, including seven behind the line-of-scrimmage, and five sacks as a junior … collected 57 tackles, five tackles-for-loss and three sacks as a sophomore ... two-way lineman as a freshman (right guard on offense; nose guard on defense) ... had 20 tackles, including three backfield stops, during freshman year.
Personal: Son of Craig and Belinda Johnson ... has one sister ... born 7/22/97 in Atlanta, Ga. ... earned bachelor's in Business Administration from Delaware State in May 2019 ... father Craig played football at St. Paul's College (Va.) ... cousin Robert Johnson is a former Hampton University football player.
