2017
• Leads NIU with four interceptions, the most by a Huskie linebacker since 2010.
• Made seven stops, six solo, vs. WMU.
• Picked off his fourth pass and made 6 tackles, one-half for loss, vs. Ball State.
• Second on the team in tackles and tackles for loss. Has 3 double-digit tackle games.
• Forced a fumble and tallied 6 stops vs. Toledo with a TFL.
• Recorded 6 tackles with a sack, 2 TFLs and a pass break-up vs. EMU.
• His 11 stops, 1.5 for loss, led NIU at Bowling Green; added a fumble recovery.
• Made a fourth-quarter INT to stop a Buffalo drive.
• Recorded a career high 12 stops vs. Kent with a sack, 2 TFLs and a pickoff.
• Scored on a 25-yard INT return at Nebraska and tallied 9 stops with a TFL to earn MAC West Defensive Player of the Week honors.
• Made 10 stops with 3 TFLs vs. BC.
2016
• Made 13 total tackles on the season, nine solo, while playing in just the first four games of the season before going down with an injury.
• Top performance came at South Florida (9-10) with seven tackles, six solos, four tackles for a loss and a fumble recovery.
• Named the Huskies' co-special teams player of the week for the USF game.
• The four tackles for loss were most on the team in a single game and contributed to his 5.5 tackles for loss on the year.
• Recorded four tackles with two solo and two assists, plus 1.5 for loss, versus San Diego State (9-17).
2015
• Appeared in 13 games with one start.
• Finished second among freshman with 31 tackles on the season, 17 solo.
• Also had 2.5 tackles for loss and a sack.
• Showed a penchant for big plays.
• Recorded his first career sack in his collegiate debut against UNLV (9-5).
• Tallied 10 multi-tackle games, setting a career high with five tackles in the games at Ohio State (9-19) and Toledo (11-3).
• Had a TFL at Ohio State (9-19) and a fumble recovery at Toledo (11-3).
• Was given his first career start in the win against the No. 20 Rockets.
• Intercepted his first career pass against Eastern Michigan (10-24), earning NIU Co-Defensive Player of the Week recognition.
• Also a key contributor on special teams for the Huskies.
• Was named NIU Co-Special Teams Player of the Week for his efforts in the victory over Western Michigan (11-18).
2014
• Redshirted.
High School
• Two-time all-conference, all-area and all-district honoree.
• Tallied 171 tackles, 10 forced fumbles and eight interceptions in two seasons.
• Registered 70 tackles, forced six fumbles and intercepted two passes in 2013.
• Caught 18 passes for 650 yards and eight touchdowns.
• Returned two punts for touchdowns in 2013.
• Garnered first team all-district recognition on both offense and defense as a senior.
• Recorded 101 tackles, 83 solo, in 2012 along with six interceptions and four forced fumbles.
• Earned honorable mention all-state honors following his junior season.
Personal
• Born June 13, 1996, in East St. Louis, Ill.
• Son of Jimmie Lee Johnson, Sr., and Ulysses Doss.
• Communications and media studies major.
JOHNSON'S SINGLE GAME CAREER HIGHS
Tackles: 12 (2x) (Kent State 10-7-17; Duke 12-26-17)
Tackles for Loss: 4.5 (Duke 12-26-17)
Sacks: 1 (5x) (last: Duke 12-26-17)
Interceptions: 1 (5x) (last: Central Michigan, 11-24-17)
Pass Break-Ups: 1 (3x) (last: Duke 12-26-17)
Fumble Recoveries: 1 (2x) (last: Bowling Green 10-21-17)
