Awards & Honors
- 2024: All-Big 12 Honorable Mention (12/5)
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2024: Appeared in 11 of 12 games during the 2024 season... Led the team with 94 total tackles (46 solo, 48 assists)... Posted five tackles for loss, two pass deflections, and two forced fumbles... Finished seventh in the Big 12 in total tackles (94)... Fourth in the Big 12 in tackles per game (8.5)... Made career-high 15 total tackles (9 solo, 6 assist) at TCU (11/23), including three tackles for loss... Registered 13 total tackles (5 solo, 8 assists) with 0.5 tackles for loss against West Virginia (10/26)... Forced one fumble against Texas Tech (10/5) and at UCF (11/2)... Posted double-digit tackles during three games throughout season; 1st vs. Colorado (11) on Oct. 19; 2nd vs. WVU (13) on Oct. 26; 3rd at TCU (15) on Nov. 23... Made nine tackles against ASU (6 solo, 3 assist) in the final game of season (11/30)... Named Big 12 Honorable Mention following season.
2023: Saw action on defense in all 13 games played... Made 13 tackles (7 solo, 6 assist) and forced one pivotal fumble to lead the Wildcats comeback 38-24 win over No. 12 Oklahoma in the Valero Alamo Bowl... Finished with career-high 86 tackles (53 solo, 33 assists), career-high six tackles for loss, career-high two sacks, one interception, two pass deflections, and four forced fumbles... Finished 10th in the Pac-12 with 86 tackles (2nd on team)... Tied for first in the Pac-12 with four forced fumbles... The 13 tackles in the Alamo Bowl were a career-high surpassing his previous high of 11 tackles against Utah (8 solo, 3 assists) on Nov. 18... Recorded first-career interception at Arizona State on Nov. 25, and made eight tackles (7 solo, 1 assist) including two tackles for loss in the Territorial Cup win... Made nine tackles against Washington (5 solo, 4 assists) with two forced fumbles on Oct. 14.
2022: Appeared in 11 games primarily on special teams… Made six total tackles with three solo and three assists… Recorded a blocked kick against San Diego State on 9/3… Made a season-high three tackles against Arizona State to help win The Territorial Cup 38-35.
2021: Played in three games as a true freshman and picked up two tackles in the Territorial Cup... Made three total tackles, two solo, one assist.
High School: Was named to the 2020 Texas MaxPreps All-State Second Team and was a member of the 2020 Texas 19-6A Division 2 State Champion Team … Was named First Team All Greater Houston in 2020 … Two-time team captain … Recipient of the 2020 John Culpepper Memorial Award … Was named the 2020 Padilla Poll 6A-D2 Defensive Player of the Year … Was on the 2020 Academic All-District team.
Personal: The son of Dedrick and Mandy Johnson … Has two brothers, Daylin and Dane … His father played one season at Howard Payne University and his brother Daylin plays safety for the Southern Shreveport Jaguars.
