Ht/Wt
5'
11"
|
188 lbs.
Class
Senior
Hometown
Provo,
Utah
Last School
Timpview High School
Roster Years
2006-2009
Personal
- Born in Salt Lake City, Utah
- Has two brothers and three sisters
- Brother-in-law is K.C. Bills, who played safety for BYU in 2005
- Served a Church mission in Campinas, Brazil
- Parents are Curtis and Tammy Johnson
- Eagle Scout
- Recruited by Utah State, Southern Utah, Harvard and Princeton
Player Chat: September 23, 2008
Before BYU
- Two-year letterwinner at Timpview High School
- Named first-team all-region and all-state
- Named defensive player of the year as a junior and senior
- Earned academic all-state honors
- Helped team to a 13-1 record senior year
- Played in the state all-star game
- Two-year letterwinner in baseball
Stats
YEAR GMS SOLO AST TOTAL TFL/YDS SACKS/YDS PBU QBH FR FF INT/YD 2007 13 6 11 17 - - 1 - - 1 - 2008 13 28 31 59 2/2 - 5 - 1 1 - 2009 12 47 24 71 1/3 - 8 - - 2 4/57 TOTAL 38 81 66 147 3/5 -- 14 - 1 4 4/57
BYU Hall of Fame
Freshman Year
2006
- Unable to compete due to injury
Sophmore Year
2007
- Earned 2007 Academic All-Mountain West Conference honors as a sophomore
- Valuable special teams contributor
- Competed in all 13 games during the season
- Credited with 17 tackles, including 11 assisted tackles
- Totaled a season-high four tackles in BYU's victory at New Mexico
- Credited with a forced fumble against Air Force and a pass break-up at Wyoming
Junior Year
2008
- ESPN the Magazine Academic All-District
- Academic All-MWC
- Received the Robbie Bosco Award for Determination
- Earned letterman honors as a junior
- Started at corner for the first nine games of the season before suffering a groin injury against CSU
- Sat out the remainder of the regular season, returning to play in the Las Vegas Bowl
- Totaled 59 tackles on the season, including 28 solo takedowns
- Recorded two tackles for loss, five pass breakups and one forced fumble
- Recovered a fumble on Wyoming's game-opening drive, returning it for a 64-yard touchdown
- Recorded a season-high 10 total tackles against New Mexico
Senior Year
2009
- ESPN Academic All-American
- MWC Scholar-Athlete
- Academic All-MWC
- Earned letterman honors as a senior
- Started 12 games at safety, missing only the Florida State game due to injury
- Team captain
- All-MWC honorable mention
- Third on the team with 71 tackles, including 47 solo
- Had a tackle for loss against TCU
- Led the team with four interceptions, including two UNLV
- Also had interceptions against San Diego State and Oregon State
- Recorded eight pass breakups
- Forced fumbles against Air Force and Oregon State
- Had a career-high 12 tackles against Colorado State
- Carried out the team flag prior to the Florida State game
Graduate Year
Redshirt Year
Medical Redshirt Year