Anthony Johnson

Height:
6-3
Weight:
295
Year:
Junior
Position:
Defensive Line
Hometown:
Pittsburgh, Pa.
High School:
Jeannette
Prev School:
Bowling Green
Position:
DL
Major:
General Studies

2022 (Junior): Played in nine games and made six starts...started the first five games of the season and the finale vs. Southern Illinois...was credited with 13 total tackles with five solos and eight assists...had a season-high four stops at Illinois State...credited with two stops against Duquesne, Kentucky, South Dakota and Missouri State...had a sack at UK...credited with a solo stop versus Dayton.

2021 (Sophomore): Played in eight games as a reserve on the defensive line...was credited with seven total tackles, including four solo stops...had two tackles at Indiana State...had solo stops in four games - Michigan State, Missouri State, South Dakota State and North Dakota...also had a tackle against UIW.

2021 Spring (Redshirt Freshman): Played in six games as a reserve on the defensive line...had a QB hurry at North Dakota State.

Bowling Green: Redshirted...saw action in three games...was credited with one tackle...registred a solo stop against Akron.

High School: Second-team Division I All-Ohio selection as a senior...named a Cleveland.com All-Star...team finished 7-3 on the season...credited with 11 TFLs and five sacks...Ohio Prep Sportswriters Association (OPSWA)...attended Jeannette High School in Pennsylvania as a junior, recording 134 tackles and 12 sacks...helped lead Jeannette to WPIAL and PIAA championships in 2017...coach was Mac Stephens.

Personal: The 2023-24 recipient of the Angelo and Donna E. Pezzuolo Scholarship.