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2017 Football Roster

55 David Johnson

  • Position Defensive End
  • Height 6-1
  • Weight 270
  • Class Redshirt Senior
  • Major General Studies
  • Hometown Lithonia, Ga.
  • Highschool Lithonia

Biography

2017: Second Team All-OVC
2016: Second Team All-OVC
2016: All-OVC Newcomer Team

EASTERN ILLINOIS
2017 (SENIOR):
Started all 11 games at defensive end... named second team All-Ohio Valley Conference... ranked sixth on team with 51 tackles, top among defensive line group... had 23 solo tackles... season high seven tackles at Tennessee State and Jacksonville State... had six tackles in three other games... finished year with 9.5 tackles for loss and 3.5 sacks... had 2.5 tackles for loss at Tennessee State... had two tackles for loss against Eastern Kentucky... had sacks at Indiana State, Illinois State and at Murray State with half sack at UT Martin... one pass break-up against Tennessee Tech to go along with seven quarterback hurries... had a blocked field goal at Northern Illinois... 
2016 (JUNIOR): Transferred from the University of South Carolina during the summer of 2016... played in all eight Ohio Valley Conference games after missing first three non-conference games... earned season team All-OVC honors and All-OVC Newcomer team honors... was named OVC Defensive Player of the Week on Sept. 25 after Panthers debut against Austin Peay which included seven tackles, 3.5 tackles for loss, a half sack and one forced fumble... named OVC Defensive Player of the Week on Oct. 9 after win over Tennessee State which included nine tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss and one sack... ended season fifth on tackles list with 51 (22 solo)... tied for team lead with 12.5 tackles for loss which ranked third in the OVC... season high nine tackles against Tennessee State... ended year with three sacks, two forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries and two pass break-ups... 

SOUTH CAROLINA
2015 (SOPHOMORE): Played in ten games with three starts in the middle portion of the season... finished the season with 20 tackles and 1.5 tackles for loss... had four tackles and one tackle for loss against No. 7 LSU... recorded half tackle for loss against Missouri... had one quarterback hurry against Central Florida... 
2014 (RS-FRESHMAN): Played in nine games starting the last five games of the regular season... played in each of the first four games, then suffered an injury at Vanderbilt that forced him to miss games versus Missouri, Kentucky and Furman... made first career start at Auburn, collecting three tackles... made a career-high five tackles against Florida... added four stops against Clemson... did not play in the Independence Bowl after suffering an in the week prior to the game during practice... finished season with 16 tackles and one tackle for loss...
2013 (FRESHMAN): Redshirted season after moving from linebacker to defensive end...

HIGH SCHOOL: Played for coach Marcus Jelks at Lithonia HS... as a senior recorded 109 tackles including 20 tackles for loss and 11 sacks... named first-team Class AAAA all-state by the Atlanta Journal Constitution... played in the Offense-Defense All-American Bowl following as a senior... had 94 tackles including 15 tackles for loss and seven sacks with three forced fumbles as a junior... notched 105 tackles with 10 sacks as a sophomore... earned All-DeKalb County honors... a three-star prospect who was considered the 30th-best player in the state and the 29th-best outside linebacker in the country, according to Rivals... a three-star prospect and the 62nd-best defensive end in the country by Scout... a three-star prospect, the 37th-best player in the state, and the 17th-best weakside defensive end in the country by 247Sports... a three-star prospect, the 24th-best outside linebacker and an All-Southeast Region pick by PrepStar... 

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Historical Player Information

  • 55

    2016Redshirt Junior

    Defensive End
    6'1" 250 lbs
    55
  • 55

    2017Redshirt Senior

    Defensive End
    6'1" 270 lbs
    55
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