Career Summary
Johnson has played in 33 games and made 11 starts over five seasons at UCLA (2025), Indiana (2023-24) and Texas (2021-22) … has appeared in one College Football Playoff contest, coming in his redshirt junior season at Indiana in 2024 … has totaled 47 tackles (34-13-47), one interception and three pass breakups in his career.
2025
Did not see game action in his first season at UCLA.
2024 (Indiana)
Played in 12 games and made 10 starts, missing only Week 12 versus Purdue … totaled 35 tackles (25-10-35) and recorded his first career interception in the third quarter versus Nebraska (Oct. 19) … recorded a career-high six tackles (5-1-6) at Northwestern (Oct. 5) … totaled five tackles against Charlotte (2-3-5) (Sept. 21), Washington (3-2-5) (Oct. 26) and Michigan (3-2-5) (Nov. 9) … tallied three solo stops at UCLA (Sept. 14) and versus Nebraska … assisted on a tackle in the College Football Playoff First Round at Notre Dame (Dec. 20).
2023 (Indiana)
Played in four games and missed eight contests (Week 2, 4-10) due to injury, earning him a redshirt … totaled five tackles (4-1-5) and one pass breakup in his debut season at Indiana … logged two tackles (1-1-2) versus Ohio State (Sept. 2) … recorded two solo tackles versus Louisville (Sept. 16) … tallied one solo stop at Purdue (Nov. 25).
2022 (Texas)
Played in seven games and made one start versus UTSA (Sept. 17) … totaled five tackles (4-1-5) and one pass breakup … logged two solo tackles in the season opener versus ULM (Sept. 3) … recorded two solo tackles in his start versus UTSA … assisted on a tackle at Texas Tech (Sept. 24) … swatted a pass breakup versus West Virginia (Oct. 1).
2021 (Texas)
Played in 10 games primarily on special teams in his true freshman season at Texas … recorded two tackles (1-1-2) … made his first career tackle (1-0-1) at TCU (Oct. 2) … assisted on a tackle at West Virginia (Nov. 20).
High School
Prepped at John Muir High School (Pasadena, Calif.) under head coach Zaire Calvin … played first two seasons at Northview High School (Covina, Calif.) … did not play in 2020 with John Muir due to the COVID-19 pandemic … consensus four-star recruit ... named All-Pacific League First Team as a senior and was a two-time All-Valle Vista League selection as a freshman and sophomore ... logged 32 total tackles, 3.0 tackles for loss, four interceptions, one pass breakup and one forced fumble as a junior in 2019 ... also blocked one punt and blocked one field goal ... caught 17 passes for 217 yards and rushed for 108 yards on the offensive side of the ball ... helped John Muir to an 11-3 record and a runner-up finish in the CIF Southern Section Division 11 title game.
Personal
Son to Jamie and Dustin … has two sisters, Nydia and Alexis … earned his undergraduate degree from Indiana in social justice ... enrolled in UCLA’s project management certificate program.