George Johnson

Class:
Junior
Position:
DB
Height:
6-0
Weight:
186
Hometown:
Stuart, Fla.
High School:
Martin County

CAREER HIGHS

• Tackles: 1 - vs. Western Michigan (Sept. 4, 2021)
• Solos: 1 - vs. Western Michigan (Sept. 4, 2021)
• Asst: none
• TFLs: none
• Sacks: none
• Int: none
• FR: none
• PBUs: none

At Michigan
• One-year letterman (2021)
• Academic All-Big Ten (2020)

Junior (2021)
• Appeared in four games in the secondary and on special teams; made one solo tackle to earn his first varsity letter
• Named Scout Team Defensive Player of the Week for his role in preparing the offense to play Northwestern
• Made one solo tackle playing cornerback against Western Michigan (Sept. 4)
• Contributed on special teams against Washington (Sept. 11) and Ohio State (Nov. 27)
• Played in the secondary and also contributed on special teams against Northern Illinois (Sept. 18)

Sophomore (2020)
• Did not see game action
• Academic All-Big Ten honoree

Freshman (2019)
• Named Scout Team Offensive Player of the Week for his role in preparing the defense for Illinois

Prep
• Attended Martin County High School (2019) coached by Rod Harris

Key Statistics
• Completed 51.8 percent of his passes as a senior for 1,174 yards and 10 touchdowns, also contributed 442 yards and nine touchdowns on the ground along with five catches for 102 yards and a receiving touchdown
• As a junior, totaled 1,366 passing yards with 14 touchdowns; ran for 526 yards and another seven touchdowns
• As a sophomore, completed 18-of-34 passes for 212 yards and two touchdowns and caught 59 passes for 1,173 yards and nine touchdowns; also scored two rushing touchdowns
• Started all 12 games at quarterback as a freshman, throwing for 1,280 yards and rushing for 600 more
• Four-time Offensive Player of the Year

Honors and Rankings
• 247Sports composite three-star prospect rated the No. 58 athlete nationally and No. 114 player in Florida
• ESPN three-star recruit rated as the No. 6 athlete nationally and the No. 111 player in Florida
• Rivals three-star recruit
• No. 1-ranked player in the TCPalm Super 11
• A three-time all-state selection, first team as a junior and senior and second team as a sophomore
• Earned all-area honors in football and basketball
• TCPalm Male Athlete of the Year for 2017-18

Personal
• George Johnson was born Nov. 16, 1999
• Son of George and Dorothy Johnson