2017: Started all 10 games at cornerback and punt returner…Finished 4th on the team with 60 total tackles…Registered a team-high seven pass breakups…Recorded one interception, one fumble recovery, and one blocked field goal…Totaled a season-high nine tackles and three pass breakups at Hillsdale (11/4/17)…Intercepted Ohio Dominican quarterback and Harlon Hill Trophy nominee Grant Russell (9/30/17)…Returned 14 kickoffs for 260 yards (18.6 avg)…Ran back 10 punts for 210 yards and two touchdowns…Scored on a 70-yard punt return in week one at Taylor (9/2/16) …Set the Malone record for longest punt return with an 88-yard touchdown in Malone’s win over Lake Erie (10/21/17)…Set the Pioneer all-time record for highest punt return average in a season (21.0), career average (12.0), punt return TDs in a season (2), and punt return TDs in a career (3)…Named Malone Special Teams Player of the Year and G-MAC All-Conference Honorable Mention
G-MAC Special Teams Player of the Week (9/4/17)
G-MAC Special Teams Player of the Week (10/23/17)
2016: Started all nine games at cornerback and served as the Pioneers' primary punt returner...Recorded 35 total tackles (22 solo, 13 assisted), three interceptions, and five pass breakups...Made a season-high seven tackles against Walsh in week eight...Intercepted passes against NCAA DI Saint Francis (10/1/16), Alderson Broaddus (10/8/16), and West Alabama (11/5/16)...Returned interception against Alderson Broaddus 38 yards for a touchdown...Returned 14 punts for 80 yards (5.7 avg) and five kickoffs for 92 yards (18.4 avg)...Registered season-long 37-yard punt return and 39-yard kickoff return in week 10 at Kentucky Wesleyan (11/5/16)...Finished 5th on the team with 227 all-purpose yards
2015: Johnson started all 10 games for the Pioneers at corner and punt returner...Finished sixth on the team with 42 total tackles (24 solo, 18 assists) and four pass breakups...Recorded only interception against Findlay (11/7/2015) and returned it 68 yards for a touchdown...Had a 52-yard run on a fake punt against Lake Erie (10/24/15)...Returned 10 punts for 113 yards...Set the Malone record with a 76-yard return for a touchdown in the season opener vs. Ohio Dominican (9/3/2015)
2014: Johnson played in 11 games for the Pioneers… Recorded 24 total tackles on the year… Had a season-high five tackles against Michigan Tech University (9/13/14)… Had one interception for 21 yards against Wayne State University (MI) on 9/20/14… Broke up one pass against Lake Erie College (10/25/14).
Prior To Malone: Johnson lettered in football, basketball and track at Norwalk High School. He led the Northern Ohio League (NOL) in receiving as a senior in football, while also winning the 100 and 200 meter league titles in track. He won a NOL league title in basketball and track at Norwalk. Johnson intends to major in Sports Management at Malone.
