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UTAH: All-conference candidate is in his third year as the starting free safety ... seven career interceptions.
2008-Played in 12 games with 11 starts ... missed the UNLV game (hamstring) ... 41 tackles, four interceptions and three pass breakups ... all four picks came against ranked opponents (2 vs. Alabama, 1 vs. TCU, 1 vs. BYU) ... first interception in the Sugar Bowl came on Alabama's second drive and led to a Utah TD ... made game-ending interception in win over TCU ... also had six tackles against TCU ... five tackles with an interception against BYU ... season-high eight tackles vs. New Mexico ... preseason all-MWC ... member of Utah's Student-Athlete Mentors (SAMS).
2007-Honorable mention all-MWC ... played in 12 games and made seven starts at free safety ... 44 total tackles ... caused a team-high five turnovers (three interceptions and two forced fumbles) ... injured his shoulder in the third game and played at less than full strength for the remainder of the season - missing one complete game ... one game prior to the injury, he was named the Bronco Nagurski National Defensive Player of Week, MWC Defensive Player of the Week, and won an ESPN Helmet Sticker for his work in Utah's win over No. 11 UCLA ... against UCLA, he had two interceptions, a pass breakup, six tackles and a forced fumble into the end zone for a touchback ... season-high 12 tackles and a pass breakup against Brigham Young ... six tackles and a pass breakup vs. Navy in the Poinsettia Bowl.
PRIOR TO UTAH: Honorable mention junior college All-American in 2006 ... also all-conference, all-district and all-state in '06 ... 96 total tackles, five interceptions, two fumble recoveries and one forced fumble for L.A. Southwest College ... also ran track for L.A. Southwest ... 21.65 clocking in 200 meters and 47.52 in 400 meters ... 6'8" high jumper ... as a senior at Fremont High School (Calif.), he was named to L.A. Times 2005 all-region team and its "top defensive back" ... 2005 defensive co-player of the year in the Coliseum League ... also lettered in track and basketball ... all-district basketball player.
PERSONAL: Son of Wanda and the late Wayne Johnson ... three brothers and two sisters ... brother Elijah played wide receiver for L.A. Southwest College ... sociology major ... born Feb. 13, 1987.
YEAR G/GS UT AT TOT TFL PBU INT
2007 12/7 26 18 44 0.5-1 4 3-26
2008 12/11 18 23 41 0.5-6 3 4-7
Totals 24/18 44 41 85 1.0-7 7 7-33
