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D.J. Johnson
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D.J. Johnson

Hometown:
Naperville, IL
High School:
Central HS
Height / Weight:
5-10 / 185
Position:
Defensive Back

Hawk-Item - - Suffered injury in first game of 2000 season and was granted medical redshirt season.

2002 Honors - - Co-Most Valuable Player, defense.

2002 - - - Started at cornerback in first 10 games and returned to starting line-up on Orange Bowl vs. Southern Cal . . . missed final two games of regular season after suffering injury during win over Wisconsin . . . recorded two solo tackles in win over Akron . . . recorded five solo tackles, two assists and three pass break-ups in win at Miami . . . two solo tackles, one assist and one pass break-up vs. Iowa State . . . two solo stops and two assists in win over Utah State . . . two assists and two pass break-ups in win at Penn State . . . scored first points of his career at Penn State, returning a blocked PAT attempt 99 yards for two critical points in 42-35 OT win . . . one solo tackle and one assist in win over Purdue . . . recorded three solo tackles and had a 19-yard pass interception return in win over Michigan State, collecting his first interception of the season . . . also had a pass break-up . . . seven solo tackles and four pass break-ups in win at Indiana . . . played well in win at Michigan as defense held Wolverines to 149 passing yards and 171 yards total offense . . . had no tackles, but played solid defense the entire game as Michigan quarterbacks completed just 17-39 passes, with just eight of those completions going to the wide receivers . . . recorded one solo tackle and four pass break-ups in win over Wisconsin before leaving in the second half with an injury . . . did not play in wins over Northwestern and Minnesota due to injury . . . recorded two solo tackles, two assists and one pass break-up in Orange Bowl vs. Southern Cal.

2001 - - saw action in all 12 games, starting final five contests at cornerback . . . for the year recorded 18 solo tackles and 10 assists and had four pass break-ups . . . one tackle vs. Kent State . . . three stops vs. Miami, OH . . . four solo tackles and one assist in first start of the season at Wisconsin . . . two total tackles and a pass break-up at Northwestern . . . four solo tackles and two assists in win over Minnesota . . . five solo stops, two assists and two pass break-ups at Iowa State . . . two solo tackles, two assists and a pass break-up in Alamo Bowl win over Texas Tech . . . 2000 - - started opening game vs. Kansas State in the defensive secondary . . . was injured in the opening half vs. KSU and missed remainder of the season . . . had one tackle before season-ending injury . . . 1999 - - played in 10 games, with three starts . . . recorded 21 tackles and three pass break-ups . . . 11 tackles, including nine solo stops, vs. Northwestern . . . four tackles and one PBU at Michigan State . . . two tackles and one PBU vs. Indiana . . . one tackle vs. Nebraska, Penn State, Ohio State and Illinois . . . 1998 - - one of five true freshmen to see action . . . played in all 11 games, with one start . . . recorded 18 tackles, including 13 solo stops and five assists . . . three pass break-ups, one interception and one recovered fumble . . . two tackles and a pass break-up vs. Central Michigan . . . four tackles at Arizona . . . three solo stops and a pass break-up at Illinois . . . one tackle and a recovered fumble vs. Michigan . . . four solo stops with one assist and a pass break-up in first career start at Purdue . . . two solo tackles and a 73-yard interception return vs. Ohio State . . . set up first touchdown of the game vs. Buckeyes with interception return as Iowa took an early 7-0 lead.

High school honors - - Tom Lemming all-regional . . . PrepStar all-America . . . Super Prep all-regional . . . pre-season all-American by PrepStar magazine . . . first team all-conference three consecutive years . . . all-state and all-America honors as a junior and senior . . . Career - - rushed for 1,300 yards and 15 TDs as a senior and 1,016 yards and 16 TDs as a junior . . . high school records include 6.8 yards per carry and most yards in a half (162) . . . rushed for 2,316 yards and had 31 TDs, averaging 6.8 yards per carry . . . as a defensive back had 179 tackles, 17 interceptions and 24 pass break-ups, with two TDs . . . team captain as junior and senior and MVP as a senior . . . three-year letterman in football and four years in track . . . best time of 10.3 in 100 meters.

Personal - - Born 5/3/80 . . . given name is Darrien Jermaine . . . psychology major . . . academic all-conference two years . . . parents are Zara and Hank Johnson . . . high school coach was Joe Bunge.

Johnson's Defense Stats

Passing Solo Ast. Total T/Loss Sacks QBH PBU FF RF
Freshman 13 5 18 0/0 0/0 1-73 3 0 1
Sophomore 15 6 21 0/0 0/0 0-0 3 0 0
Junior 18 10 28 0/0 0/0 0-0 4 0 0
Senior 25 10 35 0/0 0/0 1-19 15 0 1
Totals 71 31 102 0/0 0/0 2-92 25 0 2
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