Blessed with blazing speed and soft hands ... Can do it all - return kicks, return punts, run the ball and take the pass deep ... 2004 SEASON (JUNIOR): Caught passes in nine of 11 games last season for NDSU ... Made 22 receptions overall for 283 yards and five TDs ... Averaged 12.9 yards per reception ... Grabbed a season-high five passes for 25 yards and a TD vs. Southern Utah (10-16-04) ... Turned in solid performances against several nationally-ranked teams ... Caught only two passes against Northwestern State (10-30-04), but one was a 40-yard scoring strike ... Snared four passes for 64 yards vs. UC Davis (11-13-04), including a stunning 50-yard TD reception ... Returned two kickoffs including a 45-yard scamper in the season opener against Valparaiso (8-28-04) ... Represented NDSU at the 2005 NCAA Leadership Conference ... 2003 SEASON (SOPHOMORE): Made 19 catches for 154 yards while playing in all 11 games ... Carried the ball one time for seven yards and a touchdown ... Returned five kickoffs for 79 yards, averaging 15.8 yards per return ... 2002 SEASON (FRESHMAN): Honorable mention to the All-North Central Conference football team in 2002 ... Played in all 10 games for the Bison and led the team in receiving with 37 catches for 749 yards, 20.2 yards per catch and five scores ... Proved his versatility by returning punts and kickoffs and rushing the ball ... Averaged 7.6 yards per punt return and 19.6 yards per return on kickoffs ... Carried the ball five times for an average of 12.4 yards per carry ... Turned in one of the top all-purpose performances in school history, totalling 1,283 yards in 71 touches for an average of 18.1 yards per touch ... Caught passes in every game of the season, hauling in a career high seven passes for 171 yards and a TD in the loss at South Dakota and grabbed five passes for 180 yards and one score in the wild loss to Nebraska-Omaha ... 2001 SEASON (REDSHIRT): Sat out the 2001 season as a redshirt in the Bison grid program ... COLLEGE TRACK & FIELD: Recorded wins in the 400 at the Hurricane Invite and Bison Open last spring ... Six-time All-American in the 400- and 1,600-meter relays and All-America once in the 60-meter dash ... Five-time North Central Conference individual champion, earning indoor titles in both the 60 and 200-meter dashes in 2002 and 2003, and the NCC outdoor 400-meter dash title in 2004 with an NDSU Schlanser Track-record time ... NCC track & field's Outstanding Male Athlete in 2002 when he won two indoor titles, placed third in an event, and anchored a winning relay ... HIGH SCHOOL: Prepped at Milwaukee Vincent High School where he was a two-time all-conference performer and honorable mention all-area as a senior ... All-conference as a junior at wide receiver and all-conference as a senior as a kick returner ... Caught 25 passes for 479 yards and 9 TDs as a receiver and averaged 23.9 yards per punt return on 27 attempts (646 yards) including scoring five TDs on returns ... Totaled 1,655 yards of all-purpose running over his final two seasons ... Also competed in track & field where he won state championships in the 200 and 400 meters ... Sixth in the national junior Olympics in the 200 in 1999 ... Two-time 55-meter indoor state champion where he had the third fastest time in the nation ... Gatorade and Wisconsin Track Coaches Athlete of the Year ... PERSONAL: Majoring in physical education ... Enjoys watching sports on televison in his spare time ... Family includes one older brother ... Son of Jerome and Jacquline Johnson, both of Milwaukee.
Pass Receiving Scoring
Season G No. Yds. Avg. TD LG TD PAT-1 PAT-2 Pts.
2002 10 37 749 20.2 5 82 5 0-0 0-0 30
2003 11 19 154 8.1 0 36 1 0-0 0-0 6
2004 11 22 283 12.9 5 50 5 0-0 0-0 30
Career 32 78 1186 15.2 10 82 11 0-0 0-0 66
Punt Returns Kickoff Returns
Season G No. Yds. Avg. TD LG No. Yds. Avg. TD LG
2002 10 8 61 7.6 0 17 21 411 19.6 0 61
2003 11 1 20 20.0 0 20 5 79 15.8 0 28
2004 11 0 0 0 0 0 2 66 33.0 0 45
Career 32 9 81 9.0 0 20 28 556 19.9 0 61
Rushing
Season G Att. YG YL Net Avg. TD LG
2002 10 5 62 0 62 12.4 0 22
2003 11 1 7 0 7 7.0 1 7
2004 11 1 0 -4 -4 -4.0 0 -4
Career 32 7 69 -4 65 9.3 1 22
