Desjuan Johnson

HISTORY — from college bio

2022: Named pre-season First-Team All-MAC by Athlon ... Registered 5.5 sacks on the season ... Posted seven tackles, including three TFL, in opener vs. LIU (Long Island University) ... Recorded season-high eight tackles against Northern Illinois ... Notched lone college interception against Bowling Green. 

2021: Second-Team All-MAC ... 70 tackles, 4.5 sacks, 12.5 TFL ... Named MAC West Defensive Player of the Week for performance vs. WMU (six tackles, 2.0 TFL, one sack, one QBH and forced a fumble that was taken in for a TD) ... posted career-high 11 tackles against Northern Illinois ... Six tackles, 2.5 TFL vs. Ball State ...1.5 sacks vs. EMU ... Four tackles, one forced fumble vs. Notre Dame ...11 tackles, 2.5 TFL, one QBH vs. NIU ... On the preseason watch list for two national defensive player of the year awards, the Bednarik Award and Bronko Naguski Trophy.

2020: Second-team All-MAC...Fourth on the team with 27 tackles ... Led team with 8.0 TFL and 3.0 sacks ... Nine tackles vs. Ball State ... 2.5 TFL and 1.5 sacks vs. EMU.

2019: 32 tackles, 7.0 TFL and five QB hurries ... Career-high three tackles for loss vs. Central Michigan ... Four tackles against Northern Illinois ... Six tackles vs. BYU, including one sack, a tackle for loss, another tackle for no gain and a QB hurry.

2018: Played in 11 games, making 17 tackles...Season-high four tackles vs. Fresno State.

High School: Three-star prospect according to Scout.com and 247 Sports … Helped East English Village Prep to an MHSAA Division II district final appearance as a senior and a 9-2 record ... High school coach was Rod Oden.

PERSONAL

Full name is Desjuan Renarl Johnson ... Parents are Dion Johnson and Lacreasia Stegar ... Father played football at Kansas ... Has three brothers, Dion, Dejon and Derion, and two sisters, Dionjanae and Darelle ... Interdisciplinary studies major.