Jason Johnson (American football)
| UCF Knights – No. 0 | |
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| Position | Linebacker |
| Class | Fifth Year |
| Personal information | |
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Weight | 235 lb (107 kg) |
| Career history | |
| College |
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| High school | Rich Central (Olympia Fields, Illinois) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Jason Johnson Jr. is an American football linebacker for the UCF Knights. He previously played for the Eastern Illinois Panthers.
Early life and high school[edit]
Johnson attended high school at Rich Central. Coming out of high school, Johnson decided to commit to play college football for the Eastern Illinois Panthers.[1][2]
College career[edit]
Eastern Illinois[edit]
In the 2021 season, Johnson would lead the Ohio Valley Conference in tackles with 112.[3] Johnson finished his career at Eastern Illinois with 235 tackles and two and a half sacks.[4]
UCF[edit]
Johnson decided to transfer to play for the UCF Knights to continue his collegiate football career.[5][6] In week two of the 2022 season, Johnson tallied 12 tackles in a 20-14 loss versus Louisville.[7] Johnson finished the 2022 season with 126 tackles with four being for a loss, one sack, two fumble recoveries, and two forced fumbles.[8] For his performance in the 2022 season, Johnson earned first-team all-American honors.[9] Johnson decided to return to UCF for the 2023 season as a fifth-year senior.[10] In week 12 of the 2023 season, Johnson notched six tackles, a sack, and he deflected a pass that was intercepted, as he helped UCF dominate Oklahoma State 45-3.[11] In Johnson's final season in 2023 he tallied 114 tackles with six and a half going for a loss, three sacks, two pass deflections, and a fumble recovery.[12] Johnson was invited to play in the 2024 Hula Bowl, in which he was named the game's Defensive MVP.[13][14]
References[edit]
- ^ Tim, Edgy (24 January 2019). "Eastern Illinois adds three Chicagoland names to its Class of 2019". NBC Sports Chicago. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
- ^ "Jason Johnson". On3.com. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
- ^ Helwig, Brandon (20 March 2022). "UCF lands All-American LB Jason Johnson: 'This is where I wanted to be'". Rivals.com. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
- ^ "Jason Johnson". The Football Database. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
- ^ Smith, Brian (20 March 2022). "FCS All-American Linebacker Jason Johnson Transferring to UCF". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
- ^ Beede, Jason (21 March 2022). "UCF adds experienced FCS linebacker from transfer portal". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
- ^ Beede, Jason (15 September 2022). "Transfer LB Jason Johnson sees early success at UCF". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
- ^ "Jason Johnson 2022 Game Logs". Sports Reference. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
- ^ Beede, Jason (27 December 2022). "Key decision awaits UCF senior linebacker Jason Johnson". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
- ^ Beede, Jason (31 December 2022). "UCF's Jason Johnson, Ricky Barber to return for 2023 season". Sun Sentinel. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
- ^ Layberger, Tom. "UCF's Jason Johnson Winding Down Accomplished Playing, Academic Career". Forbes. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
- ^ "Jason Johnson 2023 Game Logs". Sports Reference. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
- ^ Hays, Chris (12 January 2024). "Four UCF players set for Hula Bowl at Bounce House". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
- ^ Hays, Chris (13 January 2024). "UCF's Lokahi Pauole completes excellent adventure from Hawaii to Orlando to Hula". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved 16 January 2024.