2020: Named to the American Athletic Conference First Team, becoming just the third player in Tulane history to earn All-AAC honors in three seasons…Finished the regular season with the most sacks in the nation, totaling 10…Became Tulane football’s career sack leader in the Green Wave’s win over ECU, recording 24.5 in his four-year career Uptown…Played and started in all 11 regular season games…Made three tackles and two sacks for a loss of 21 yards to open the season on the road at South Alabama (Sept. 12)…Recorded four tackles at Southern Miss, also adding two sacks for a loss of 11 yards (Sept. 26)…Earned one tackle and one sack for a loss of two yards on the road at Houston (Oct. 8)…Made five tackles and one sack for a loss of eight yards against SMU (Oct. 16)…Totaled five tackles at UCF (Oct. 24)…Had four tackles and one tackle for a loss of five yards at home against Temple (Oct. 31)…Had a breakout game at ECU, totaling six tackles, three sacks for a loss of 21 yards and one pass breakup (Nov. 7)…Continued with his dominating play against Army, making six tackles and adding a sack for a loss of four yards (Nov. 14)…Had two tackles and one pass breakup at Tulsa (Nov. 19)…Made three tackles and had one tackle for a loss of five yards against Memphis (Dec. 5).
2019: Earned Second Team All-American Athletic Conference recognition for the second straight year...Started all 13 games despite battling injuries throughout the year...Led the team in sacks and tackles for loss for the second straight season, finishing with 4.0 sacks and 8.5 tackles for loss...Closed the year with 35 tackles and four pass breakups...Named to the 2019 Bronko Nagurski Trophy and Chuck Bednarik Watch list...Started all of Tulane’s games...Made two tackles, including a sack for a loss of six yards at home against FIU (Aug. 29)...Collected two tackles against Auburn (Sep. 7)...Racked up five tackles including a sack for a loss of six yards at home against Houston (Sep. 19)...Had three tackles and a sack away at Army (Oct. 5)...Completed two tackles at home against UConn (Oct. 12)...Made a season-best six tackles away at Memphis (Oct. 18)...Made four tackles away at Navy (Oct. 26)...Tallied three tackles away at Temple (Nov. 16)...Finished the year on a high note, as he had one sack and 1.5 tackles for loss in the 2020 Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl (Jan. 4).
2018: One of only 11 sophomores selected to The American all-conference team...Earned all-conference honors by Phil Steele magazine...Started in 12 of Tulane’s 13 games...Led the Green Wave with 10.5 sacks…Became just the third player in program history to finish the season with double-digit sacks…His 10.5 sacks were tied for 13th nationally and tied for the most among sophomores…Ranked second in The American in sacks...Recorded at least one sack seven straight games...Posted a monster game against Cincinnati as he finished with six tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss, a sack, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery...Recorded a career high three sacks in a convincing win at USF...Closed out the regular season with a career-high seven tackles (six solo), two tackles for loss and one sack against Navy...Tallied three stops and a half sack against Louisiana-Lafayette in the AutoNation Cure Bowl.
2017: Played in all 12 games and made one start at home against Army…Finished the year with 12 total tackles (six solo)…Totaled a season-best four tackles against Army…Registered three tackles against FIU.
High School: Was a three-year letterman at Notre Dame High School in Chattanooga, Tenn.…Rated a two-star prospect by 247sports.com and Rivals.com…As a senior, registered 51 tackles, 11 tackles for loss, four sacks two forced fumbles, adding four receptions and one touchdown catch and three carries…As a junior, tallied 18 tackles and one tackle for loss.
Personal: Has one older sister and one younger sister…Major is Health & Wellness.
Johnson's Career Highs
Tackles: 7 vs. Navy, 11/24/18
Tackles for loss: 2 vs. Memphis, 9/28/18
Sacks: 3 at USF, 11/3/18
Fumbles forced: 2 vs. Navy, 11/24/18
Pass breakups: 1, 5x, last vs ULL (Cure Bowl), 12/15/18
