An established player in the secondary ... Missed the last three games of the season due to injury ... An athletic safety who rates among the Cowboys' top tacklers ... Also a force in the return game ... First-team academic all-Big 12.
2009 (Sophomore): Started the first two games of the season against Georgia and Houston and saw action in every game in which he was healthy, except Rice ... Had 27 tackles in nine games, including nine tackles against Houston and five vs. Texas ... Also forced a fumble against the Longhorns ... Had three stops against Texas A&M and Baylor ... Averaged 18.1 yards on eight kickoff returns, including a 33-yarder vs. Missouri ... Had two returns for 40 yards against Texas A&M.
2008 (Freshman): Began the season by not seeing any action in three of the first four games, but played in each of the final nine games as a safety and on special teams ... Recorded 19 tackles, including special teams ... Forced a fumble at Colorado and had a tackle behind the line of scrimmage at Texas ... Picked up his first three career tackles against Missouri State ... Also had three stops against Texas and Iowa State and two against Colorado, Missouri and Baylor ... Had four tackles in the bowl game against Oregon ... Emerged as a threat in the return game as well ... Returned a kick 52 yards at Texas and 39 yards at Colorado ... Also had a 28-yard return against Oklahoma ... Had three returns for 51 yards (including a 22-yarder) against Oregon.
High School: A highly sought-after safety prospect who was considered one of the top 20 in the country at his position by Rivals.com ... That recruiting service also ranked him No. 40 among all prospects in Texas ... A first-team selection to the Texas Football Magazine Super Team ... An all-region selection by SuperPrep as the No. 31 player in Texas ... Scout.com rated him No. 25 among America's safety prospects ... Among his suitors were Miami (Fla.), Nebraska, Oklahoma and Texas Tech ... District defensive MVP ... Class 4A honorable mention all-state . . . Waco Herald Tribune Super Centex team member ... Senior season statistics included 65 tackles with nine behind the line of scrimmage ... Had seven interceptions in his high school career and caused four fumbles during his junior season to go along with 84 tackles ... Also participated in track.
Personal: Born Dec. 8, 1989, in Waco ... Son of Demetria Degrate ... Education major.
Johnson's Career Defensive Stats
Year GP UT-AT-TT TFL Sacks INT PBU QBH FF FR
2008 10 15-4-19 1.0 0.0 0 0 0 1 0
2009 9 25-2-27 0.0 0.0 0 1 0 1 0
Career 10 40-6-46 1.0 0.0 0 1 0 2 0
Johnson's Career Special Teams Stats
Year KR Yds. Avg. TD Long PR Yds. Avg. TD Long
2008 11 256 23.3 0 52 0 0 0.0 0 0
2009 8 145 18.1 0 33 0 0 0.0 0 0
Career 19 401 21.1 0 52 0 0 0.0 0 0
