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Jersey Number 3
Brandon Johnson
- Position:
- Defensive Back
- Height:
- 5-10
- Weight:
- 185
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Newton, N.C.
- High School:
- Newton-Conover HS
- Prev School:
- Duke
Bio
As A Senior (2024)
» All-Big Ten honorable mention (media)
Appeared in all 14 games for Oregon, making eight starts … Tied for seventh on the team with 45 total tackles, including 23 solo tackles … Played 649 snaps on defense and 136 on special teams … Ranked sixth on the team with 4.5 tackles for loss … Broke up five passes and forced a quarterback hurry … Recorded one interception and a fumble recovery … vs. Idaho (Aug. 31): Made Oregon debut, recording an interception and three tackles … Earned an 85.6 defensive grade from Pro Football Focus, including an 89.8 coverage grade and a 78.2 tackling grade … vs. Boise State (Sept. 7): Recorded a season-high eight tackles, including three solo, 1.5 TFLs and broke up a pass … Posted an 83.9 run defense grade and an 82.5 tackling grade from PFF … vs. No. 2 Ohio State (Oct. 12): Recorded seven tackles, including five solo … vs. No. 20 Illinois (Oct. 26): Made four tackles, combined for 0.5 sacks and broke up a pass … vs. Maryland (Nov. 9): Recovered a fumble and returned it 62 yards for a touchdown, the program’s first fumble return for a touchdown since the 2020 Rose Bowl and the longest since the 2017 Las Vegas Bowl … Longest fumble return in Autzen Stadium history … Totaled three tackles … at Wisconsin (Nov. 16): One of six players to record a TFL and broke up a pass … vs. Washington (Nov. 30): Recorded two tackles, including a TFL … vs. No. 3 Penn State (Dec. 7): Recorded three tackles, including two solo while posting a 79.7 tackling grade in the Big Ten Championship.
As A Junior At Duke (2023)
Appeared in 12 games at nickel, recording 56 tackles, 8.5 tackles for loss, two sacks, and four pass breakups … Ranked second on the team in tackles for loss, tied for fourth in sacks, and sixth in both tackles pass breakups … Finished fourth on the team with 29 solo tackles … vs. Clemson (9/4): Opened the season with seven tackles, one tackle for loss, and two pass breakups against the Tigers … vs. Lafayette (9/4): Recorded four tackles, including a sack, and a hurry … vs. Northwestern (9/16): Tallied four tackles, one tackle for loss, and a pass breakup … at UConn (9/23): Made four tackles for the third week in a row, which included 1.5 tackles for loss … vs. Notre Dame (9/30): Recorded three tackles and a quarterback hurry against the Fighting Irish … vs. NC State (10/14): Tallied six tackles and a sack in a win over the Wolfpack … at Florida State (10/21): Posted two tackles … at Louisville (10/28): Recorded three tackles … at Wake Forest (11/2): Made three tackles, including a pair of solo stops … at North Carolina (11/11): Tallied three tackles and recorded 1.5 sacks along with one pass breakup … at Virginia (11/18): Recorded a career-high nine tackles, which included four solo stops … vs. Pittsburgh (9/2): Made eight tackles and 1.5 sacks to accompany a quarterback hurry.
As A Sophomore At Duke (2022)
Played and started in all 13 games, finishing with 55 tackles, 5.5 sacks, two interceptions, seven pass breakups, two forces fumbles and fumble recoveries, and four quarterback pressures … Ranked tied for first on the team in sacks and pass breakups, tied for second in interceptions, third in tackles for loss (7.5), and fifth in tackles … On the field for 938 snaps … at Temple (9/2): Recorded four tackles and a pass breakup in the season opener … at Northwestern (9/10): Posted first-career interception against the Wildcats to go along with a fumble recovery and a pair of pass breakups … vs. North Carolina A&T (9/17): Tallied six tackles, including two tackles for loss and his first-career sack, along with a forced fumble … at Kansas (9/24): Recorded two tackles against the Jayhawks … vs. Virginia (10/1): Made five tackles, including a tackle for loss, in the conference opener … at Georgia Tech (10/8): Recorded a pair of stops on the road … vs. North Carolina (10/15): Posted four tackles and got in on one sack against the Tar Heels … at Miami (10/22): Made a career-high nine tackles including two sacks against the Hurricanes and returned an interception 29 yards for a touchdown … at Boston College (11/4): Got in on three stops, broke up one pass, and tallied two quarterback hurries … vs. Virginia Tech (11/12): Recorded six tackles and a pair of sacks to go along with a pass breakup and a quarterback hurry against the Hokies … at Pittsburgh (11/19): Made four tackles and added a pass breakup and a hurry … vs. Wake Forest (11/26): Tallied four solo tackles and a pass breakup in the regular season finale … vs. UCF (12/28): Forced a fumble and made six tackles in the Military Bowl win over the Knights.
As A Freshman At Duke (2021)
Played in all 12 games, starting one … Amassed 17 tackles and one fumble recovery in 293 snaps… at North Carolina (10/2): Recorded his first collegiate tackle against the Tar Heels, totaling two for the game … at Virginia (10/16): Recovered a fumble and added one tackle against the Cavaliers … at Wake Forest (10/30): Tallied two tackles … vs. Pittsburgh (11/6): Made two stops against the Panthers … at Virginia Tech (11/13): Recorded a pair of solo tackles … vs. Louisville (11/18): Tallied three tackles against the Cardinals … vs. Miami (11/27): Made first career start against the Hurricanes, posting a season-high five tackles.
High School
A consensus three-star prospect at Newton-Conover High School for coach Steven Pack ... Rated as the No. 55 recruit from North Carolina and the No. 121 cornerback in the country per 247Sports Composite ... Totaled 44 tackles, three interceptions and a forced fumble in 13 games during senior season while helping Newton-Conover reach the state playoffs with an 8-5 record … Earned All-Conference and All-State honors … Also lettered three years in track, winning the regional 100-meter dash.
Personal
Father, Wayne Johnson, lettered in football at Lenoir-Rhyne from 1991-94 … mother, Alanda Johnson, played basketball at Lenoir-Rhyne from 1992-96, setting the single-game school record for steals (11) and finishing her career with the most steals in program history (336) while also scoring over 1,000 points.
» All-Big Ten honorable mention (media)
Appeared in all 14 games for Oregon, making eight starts … Tied for seventh on the team with 45 total tackles, including 23 solo tackles … Played 649 snaps on defense and 136 on special teams … Ranked sixth on the team with 4.5 tackles for loss … Broke up five passes and forced a quarterback hurry … Recorded one interception and a fumble recovery … vs. Idaho (Aug. 31): Made Oregon debut, recording an interception and three tackles … Earned an 85.6 defensive grade from Pro Football Focus, including an 89.8 coverage grade and a 78.2 tackling grade … vs. Boise State (Sept. 7): Recorded a season-high eight tackles, including three solo, 1.5 TFLs and broke up a pass … Posted an 83.9 run defense grade and an 82.5 tackling grade from PFF … vs. No. 2 Ohio State (Oct. 12): Recorded seven tackles, including five solo … vs. No. 20 Illinois (Oct. 26): Made four tackles, combined for 0.5 sacks and broke up a pass … vs. Maryland (Nov. 9): Recovered a fumble and returned it 62 yards for a touchdown, the program’s first fumble return for a touchdown since the 2020 Rose Bowl and the longest since the 2017 Las Vegas Bowl … Longest fumble return in Autzen Stadium history … Totaled three tackles … at Wisconsin (Nov. 16): One of six players to record a TFL and broke up a pass … vs. Washington (Nov. 30): Recorded two tackles, including a TFL … vs. No. 3 Penn State (Dec. 7): Recorded three tackles, including two solo while posting a 79.7 tackling grade in the Big Ten Championship.
As A Junior At Duke (2023)
Appeared in 12 games at nickel, recording 56 tackles, 8.5 tackles for loss, two sacks, and four pass breakups … Ranked second on the team in tackles for loss, tied for fourth in sacks, and sixth in both tackles pass breakups … Finished fourth on the team with 29 solo tackles … vs. Clemson (9/4): Opened the season with seven tackles, one tackle for loss, and two pass breakups against the Tigers … vs. Lafayette (9/4): Recorded four tackles, including a sack, and a hurry … vs. Northwestern (9/16): Tallied four tackles, one tackle for loss, and a pass breakup … at UConn (9/23): Made four tackles for the third week in a row, which included 1.5 tackles for loss … vs. Notre Dame (9/30): Recorded three tackles and a quarterback hurry against the Fighting Irish … vs. NC State (10/14): Tallied six tackles and a sack in a win over the Wolfpack … at Florida State (10/21): Posted two tackles … at Louisville (10/28): Recorded three tackles … at Wake Forest (11/2): Made three tackles, including a pair of solo stops … at North Carolina (11/11): Tallied three tackles and recorded 1.5 sacks along with one pass breakup … at Virginia (11/18): Recorded a career-high nine tackles, which included four solo stops … vs. Pittsburgh (9/2): Made eight tackles and 1.5 sacks to accompany a quarterback hurry.
As A Sophomore At Duke (2022)
Played and started in all 13 games, finishing with 55 tackles, 5.5 sacks, two interceptions, seven pass breakups, two forces fumbles and fumble recoveries, and four quarterback pressures … Ranked tied for first on the team in sacks and pass breakups, tied for second in interceptions, third in tackles for loss (7.5), and fifth in tackles … On the field for 938 snaps … at Temple (9/2): Recorded four tackles and a pass breakup in the season opener … at Northwestern (9/10): Posted first-career interception against the Wildcats to go along with a fumble recovery and a pair of pass breakups … vs. North Carolina A&T (9/17): Tallied six tackles, including two tackles for loss and his first-career sack, along with a forced fumble … at Kansas (9/24): Recorded two tackles against the Jayhawks … vs. Virginia (10/1): Made five tackles, including a tackle for loss, in the conference opener … at Georgia Tech (10/8): Recorded a pair of stops on the road … vs. North Carolina (10/15): Posted four tackles and got in on one sack against the Tar Heels … at Miami (10/22): Made a career-high nine tackles including two sacks against the Hurricanes and returned an interception 29 yards for a touchdown … at Boston College (11/4): Got in on three stops, broke up one pass, and tallied two quarterback hurries … vs. Virginia Tech (11/12): Recorded six tackles and a pair of sacks to go along with a pass breakup and a quarterback hurry against the Hokies … at Pittsburgh (11/19): Made four tackles and added a pass breakup and a hurry … vs. Wake Forest (11/26): Tallied four solo tackles and a pass breakup in the regular season finale … vs. UCF (12/28): Forced a fumble and made six tackles in the Military Bowl win over the Knights.
As A Freshman At Duke (2021)
Played in all 12 games, starting one … Amassed 17 tackles and one fumble recovery in 293 snaps… at North Carolina (10/2): Recorded his first collegiate tackle against the Tar Heels, totaling two for the game … at Virginia (10/16): Recovered a fumble and added one tackle against the Cavaliers … at Wake Forest (10/30): Tallied two tackles … vs. Pittsburgh (11/6): Made two stops against the Panthers … at Virginia Tech (11/13): Recorded a pair of solo tackles … vs. Louisville (11/18): Tallied three tackles against the Cardinals … vs. Miami (11/27): Made first career start against the Hurricanes, posting a season-high five tackles.
High School
A consensus three-star prospect at Newton-Conover High School for coach Steven Pack ... Rated as the No. 55 recruit from North Carolina and the No. 121 cornerback in the country per 247Sports Composite ... Totaled 44 tackles, three interceptions and a forced fumble in 13 games during senior season while helping Newton-Conover reach the state playoffs with an 8-5 record … Earned All-Conference and All-State honors … Also lettered three years in track, winning the regional 100-meter dash.
Personal
Father, Wayne Johnson, lettered in football at Lenoir-Rhyne from 1991-94 … mother, Alanda Johnson, played basketball at Lenoir-Rhyne from 1992-96, setting the single-game school record for steals (11) and finishing her career with the most steals in program history (336) while also scoring over 1,000 points.
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