Oklahoma State University Athletics
2023 Football Roster
Roster
Josiah Johnson
- Height:
- 6-5
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Jacksonville, FL
- High School:
- Bolles School
A super senior transfer who played one year at OSU and spent the the first five years of his career at UMass ... At UMass he totaled 50 catches for 465 yards and five touchdowns, 18 carries for 82 yards and two touchdowns and 39 passing yards on 6-for-9 passing during his career with the Minutemen.
2023 (Super Senior): Played in all 14 games in his lone season at Oklahoma State and made 12 starts ... Earned honorable mention honors for both Big 12 Offensive Newcomer of the Year and All-Big 12 ... A primary feature in OSU’s rushing attack, serving as a lead blocker and helping Ollie Gordon II lead the nation in rushing on his way to winning the Doak Walker Award ... Finished the year with 22 catches for 166 yards and a touchdown ... Scored a touchdown on a 29-yard reception in the homecoming win over Cincinnati ... Had a season-high four catches in the Bedlam win over Oklahoma ... Had at least one catch in 11 games and multiple catches in seven games ... Had a season-high 31 receiving yards against Kansas State ... Served as a game captain against Kansas State.
2022 (Senior at UMass): Played in all 12 games and started 10 times ... Made 24 catches for 163 yards ... Had season bests of eight catches and 58 receiving yards at Arkansas State ... His season long catch was 21 yards, recording one at UConn and one at Texas A&M ... Made at least one catch in eight games and multiple catches in five games.
2021 (Junior at UMass): Named to the Phil Steele Preseason All-Independent Second Team at tight end ... Made 11 catches for 115 yards and three touchdowns on the year ... Caught two passes for 28 yards at Pitt ... Featured at tight end, but had success at quarterback in specific packages ... Had 11 catches for 115 yards with three touchdowns on the year ... Had a season-high 42 rushing yards and 1 touchdown vs. Army on only three carries ... Had a 29-yard touchdown reception and a one-yard rushing touchdown vs. Eastern Michigan ... Made a 31-yard catch vs. UConn ... Had two catches for seven yards and a touchdown vs. Rhode Island.
2020 (Sophomore at UMass): Appeared in all four games UMass played in a shortened season and split time between quarterback and tight end ... Completed 6-of-9 passes for 39 yards and an interception, and rushed five times for 18 yards at Georgia Southern ... Caught two passes for 31 yards at No. 16 Marshall ... Rushed seven times for 14 yards and hauled in a 17-yard catch at Liberty.
2019 (Freshman at UMass): Appeared in all 12 games as a tight end and notched 12 receptions for 139 yards and two touchdowns ... Averaged 11.6 yards per reception over his 12 catches ... First collegiate catch went for two yards at Rutgers ... Provided a 34-yard catch in the win over Akron ... Notched three receptions covering 40 yards at Louisiana Tech ... Caught four passes for 49 yards, including a three-yard touchdown, against BYU.
2018 (Redshirt at UMass): Appeared in four but did not record any statistics.
High School: Played for coach Wayne Belger at national powerhouse Bolles School in Jacksonville, Fla. ... A three-star recruit according to 247Sports ... Amassed 1,775 passing yards and 14 touchdown passes in a Wing T offensive system during his senior season, also rushing for more than 300 yards and scoring on the ground seven times ... Made the playoffs all four years of high school and helped the Bolles School to a 49-7 record ... Also lettered for the Bolles School basketball team and was a two-time captain.
Personal: Son of Sidney and Tiffany Johnson ... Brother to Jeremiah and Mercy Grace.
