AJ Johnson

Photo by: Ken Shepherd

Prev School:
Gardner-Webb/ETSU
Height:
6-3
Weight:
200
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
New Orleans, La.
High School:
Western (FL)

2024 AT ETSU: Led the Bucs in receiving yards (662), receiving YPG (60.18), receptions (40), and receiving touchdowns (6)...career-highs in receiving yards (162), receptions (10), and receiving touchdowns (2) on 11/2 against Mercer...recorded three 100+ yards receiving games

2023 AT Gardner-Webb: Recorded 20 receptions for 284 yards and three touchdowns...season-high 66 receiving yards on 11/18 against Charleston Southern

2022 AT Gardner-Webb: Did not action ... redshirted season.

HIGH SCHOOL: Played senior season at Western (Fla.) High in Davie, Fla., under Coach Adam Ratkevich … Chosen to play in the prestigious Under Armour All-American Game … Originally committed to LSU … Runs the 40-yard dash in 4.5 seconds … Boasts an impressive 42-inch vertical leap … Rated as a four-star prospect and as nation’s No. 20 receivers in the Class of 2022 following his junior season by Rivals.com … Rated as one of the nation’s top-200 overall prospects by Rivals.com and 247Sports.com … Also rated as a four-star prospect by ESPN.com and 247Sports.com entering senior season … Played in three games as a senior for Western High … Rated as the No. 16 overall prospect in South Florida by the Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel … Caught 13 passes for 171 yards and a touchdown … Played at perennial powerhouse Isidore Newman (La.) High prior to making the move to Florida and was the team’s top receiving threat … Earned All-State honors in 2020 … Rated as the No. 8 prospect in New Orleans by Crescent City Sports … Helped team to a 9-1 record … Caught 40 passes for 558 yards and six touchdowns as a junior for the Greenies … Highly-recruited prospect who collected more than a dozen Power 5 Conference offers, including LSU, Alabama, Georgia, Florida State, Tennessee, Miami (Fla.) and Ole Miss.