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2020 Football Roster

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  • WR
    Position
  • Redshirt Senior
    Class
  • Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
    Hometown
  • 6'2
    Height
  • 203
    Weight
  • American Heritage
    High School
Andrew Ferguson/Tennessee Athletics
Andrew Ferguson/Tennessee Athletics
Andrew Ferguson/Tennessee Athletics
Andrew Ferguson/Tennessee Athletics
KNOXVILLE, TN - JUNE 11, 2019 -  Wide receiver Brandon Johnson #7 of the Tennessee Volunteers headshot taken in Knoxville, TN. Photo By Andrew Ferguson/Tennessee Athletics
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Brandon Johnson
WR
Position
Redshirt Senior
Class
Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
Hometown

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CAREER HONORS

PFF College SEC Offensive Team of the Week (9/19/18)

CAREER

Veteran receiver with 79 receptions for 969 yards and one score over 46 career games, including 15 starts … Has two career 100-yard games.

2020 - RS-SENIOR

Had four catches for 40 yards vs. #6 Florida (12/5) ... Was UT’s leading receiver with four catches for 37 yards vs. Kentucky (10/17) ... Has made three catches in each game this season ... Totaled 73 yards on three catches in the season-opening win at South Carolina (9/26) ... Snagged a 27-yard one-handed catch on third-and-2 in the first quarter. The catch was No. 4 on SportsCenter's Top 10 plays for the day.

2019 – SENIOR

Redshirted ... Played in the first four games of the season ... Scooped up the ball after a punt block by Tyler Byrd to score a 24-yard touchdown vs. Chattanooga (9/14).

2018 – JUNIOR

Played in all 12 games, making two starts … Finished with 14 catches for 132 yards … Had one reception for 27 yards against No. 1 Alabama (10/20) … Started and made two catches at No. 2 Georgia (9/29)  ... Had two catches for 17 yards vs. Florida (9/22) … Hauled in four catches for 51 yards in win over UTEP (9/15) … Had two grabs for 23 yards, including a 22-yard reception, in the season opener against West Virginia (9/1).

2017 – SOPHOMORE 

Appeared in 12 games with seven starts … Led the Vols with 482 receiving yards and tied for the team lead in receptions with 37 … Caught six passes for 107 yards against Vanderbilt (11/25) ... Pulled down three receptions against Missouri (11/11), Kentucky (10/28) and South Carolina (10/14) for 45, 40 and 54 yards, respectively ... Set a career high with seven catches for 123 yards, including a 66-yard catch and run in win over UMass (9/23) ... Recorded first-career touchdown catch against Indiana State (9/9) … Reeled in three catches for 14 yards in first-career start against Georgia Tech in season opener (9/4). 

2016 – FRESHMAN

Played in nine games as a freshman … Had one catch for 22 yards against Missouri (11/19) ... Recorded season highs with receptions for 64 yards against Tennessee Tech (11/5) … Made one catch for seven yards at Texas A&M (10/8) … Made collegiate debut against Ohio (9/17). 

HIGH SCHOOL

A four-star recruit and top 100 prospect in the state of Florida at powerhouse American Heritage High School in Plantation, Florida .… PrepStar All-Southeast Region selection … Had 20 receptions for 237 yards, scoring three touchdowns as a senior in 2015 … Totaled 19 catches for 430 yards and seven touchdowns as a junior in 2014.  

PERSONAL

Full name is Brandon Edward Johnson … Born July 26, 1998 … Son of Charles and Rhonda Johnson … Father, Charles, played 12 years in Major League Baseball, making two All-Star Game appearances, collecting four Gold Gloves and winning the 1997 World Series with the Florida Marlins … Is cousins with former All-Pro NFL wide receiver Chad Johnson ... Earned undergraduate degree in communication studies in Dec. 2020 ... Recipient of the Emerson Process Management Athletic Endowment and the Jason Dwight Bailey Athletic Memorial Scholarship.