2022 Football Roster
Jersey Number 2
DJ Johnson
- Position:
- Outside Linebacker
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 270
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Sacramento, Calif.
- High School:
- Luther Burbank HS
- Prev School:
- Miami
Bio
2023 NFL Draft
Selected by the Carolina Panthers in the third round with the No. 80 overall pick in the 2023 NFL Draft ... Panthers traded up 13 spots with the Pittsburgh Steelers and gave up a fourth-round pick to select Johnson with their third pick of the draft ... First defensive player taken by Carolina in 2023 ... Sixth Duck ever to be drafted by the Panthers, and first since Kenjon Barner in 2013 ... Joined Chad Cota (1995) as Oegon defensive players to be drafted by the Panthers.
As A Senior (2022)
» Coaches Pac-12 All-Conference honorable mention
» Phil Steele All-Pac-12 fourth team
» Pac-12 Defensive Lineman of the Week (Week 9)
Returned to defense full time in final collegiate season … Played in 11 of Oregon’s first 12 games, making 10 starts, before opting out of the SDCCU Holiday Bowl to prepare for the 2023 NFL Draft … Led the Ducks with a career-high 6.0 sacks, tied for fifth-most in the Pac-12 … Second on the team with a career-high 8.5 tackles for loss … 39 total tackles, including 15 solo … Closed collegiate career with 67 tackles, 19.5 TFLs and 9.0 sacks over six seasons … Two multi-sack performances, five games with at least one sack and seven games with at least half a tackle for loss … At least half a TFL in seven straight games from Sept. 24 to Nov. 19 … Earned a 72.3 pass-rush grade from Pro Football Focus … vs. Eastern Washington (Sept. 10): Notched first sack of the season while finishing with three tackles … vs. No. 12 BYU (Sept. 17): Made six tackles, two solo … at Washington State (Sept. 24): First career multi-sack performance, finishing with 2.0 sacks and three tackles … vs. Stanford (Oct. 1): Recorded a sack for the second game in a row … at Arizona (Oct. 8): Made a TFL for a third straight game while also recovering a fumble … vs. No. 9 UCLA (Oct. 22): Assisted on a TFL and made two tackles … at California (Oct. 29): Named the Pac-12 Defensive Lineman of the Week after notching two sacks that totaled 20 yards lost … Added a pass breakup … vs. No. 25 Washington (Nov. 12): Finished with four tackles and assisted on a TFL … vs. No. 10 Utah (Nov. 19): Matched career-high with seven total tackles while notching at least half a TFL for the seventh game in a row.
As A Junior (2021)
Established himself as one of the most versatile players in the country in his fourth season at UO … Contributed in all three phases while playing in 11 of 14 games … Played 268 total snaps, with 152 on defense as an outside linebacker, 98 on offense as a tight end, and 18 on special teams … Finished with 11 total tackles (eight solo), 2.0 tackles for loss and a sack on defense, and added one catch for 11 yards on offense … at No. 3 Ohio State (Sept. 11): A key contributor on both sides of the ball in Oregon’s historic upset win at Ohio Stadium … Caught an 11-yard pass for a first down on a key play in the fourth quarter before recording a sack on defense on the final play of the 35-28 victory … vs. Arizona (Sept. 25): Played a season-high 43 defensive snaps and earned his best run-defense (81.7) and tackling (80.6) grades of the season from PFF … Notched a season-high six tackles, four solo, and his second tackle for loss … vs. No. 16 Oklahoma (Dec. 29): Made two tackles in the Valero Alamo Bowl.
As A Junior (2020)
Played in all seven games for Oregon during the pandemic-shortened 2020 season while making the transition from defensive end to tight end … Caught 10 passes for 113 yards and three touchdowns … Scored a receiving touchdown in each of the first two games of the season … vs. Stanford (Nov. 7): Made an impressive debut on the offensive side of the ball, catching five passes for 55 yards with a 5-yard touchdown reception … at Washington State (Nov. 14): Made it two straight games with a touchdown to open the season, scoring the game’s first points with a 13-yard catch … Finished with two catches for 23 yards … at USC (Dec. 18): Helped Oregon repeat as Pac-12 champions with two catches for 27 yards and a 16-yard touchdown.
As A Redshirt Sophomore (2019)
Played in the final 13 games of the season .. One of two players in the nation with at least seven tackles, three tackles for loss, one sack and a forced fumble in a single game … Finished the season with 14 tackles, including 10 solo, five stops for loss and two sacks … Tied for sixth on the team in tackles for loss … Had five or more tackles in two games … vs. Nevada (Sept. 7): Led the team with seven tackles, which were all solo … First career sack came in the second quarter … Had six tackles, including two for loss, in the second half … at USC (Nov. 2): Picked up a sack in the second quarter and finished with five tackles.
As A Sophomore (2018)
Sat out the regular season due to transfer rules … Utilized a redshirt … Played in the Redbox Bowl against Michigan State due to being enrolled by January 2018.
As A Freshman At Miami (2017)
Saw action in eight games, including the ACC Championship game against No. 1 Clemson (Dec. 2) and the Capital One Orange Bowl against No. 6 Wisconsin (Dec. 30) … Made three tackles with two coming against Clemson in the ACC Championship … First career tackle came at Florida State (Oct. 7).
High School
Consensus four-star and top 115 prospect in the class by ESPN, Rivals and 247Sports … Rated a top 10 player in the state of California by ESPN and 247Sports … Ranked No. 62 in the ESPN300 as the No. 5 defensive end … Tabbed the No. 65 prospect, No. 6 weak-side defensive end and No. 9 player in California by 247Sports … Rivals ranked him the No. 112 prospect in the class … Selected to the 2017 Under Armour All-American game … Ranked No. 34 on the PrepStar Top 150 Dream Team … Totaled 85 tackles (47 solo), 14.5 sacks and 31 tackles for loss during his senior season … Coached by John Heffernan at Luther Burbank High School … Chose Miami over Alabama, Arizona, Arizona State, Arkansas, Auburn, Baylor, Boise State, Boston College, BYU, California, Clemson, Colorado, Duke, Florida, Florida State, Georgia, Houston, Indiana, Iowa State, Kansas, Kansas State, Louisville, LSU, Maryland, Memphis, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi State, Nebraska, North Carolina, Notre Dame, Ohio State, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Ole Miss, Oregon, Oregon State, Penn State, Pittsburgh, Purdue, Rutgers, South Carolina, Syracuse, TCU, Tennessee, Texas A&M, Texas Tech, UCF, UCLA, USC, USF, Utah, Vanderbilt, Virginia, Virginia Tech, Wake Forest, Washington, Washington State, West Virginia and others.
Selected by the Carolina Panthers in the third round with the No. 80 overall pick in the 2023 NFL Draft ... Panthers traded up 13 spots with the Pittsburgh Steelers and gave up a fourth-round pick to select Johnson with their third pick of the draft ... First defensive player taken by Carolina in 2023 ... Sixth Duck ever to be drafted by the Panthers, and first since Kenjon Barner in 2013 ... Joined Chad Cota (1995) as Oegon defensive players to be drafted by the Panthers.
As A Senior (2022)
» Coaches Pac-12 All-Conference honorable mention
» Phil Steele All-Pac-12 fourth team
» Pac-12 Defensive Lineman of the Week (Week 9)
Returned to defense full time in final collegiate season … Played in 11 of Oregon’s first 12 games, making 10 starts, before opting out of the SDCCU Holiday Bowl to prepare for the 2023 NFL Draft … Led the Ducks with a career-high 6.0 sacks, tied for fifth-most in the Pac-12 … Second on the team with a career-high 8.5 tackles for loss … 39 total tackles, including 15 solo … Closed collegiate career with 67 tackles, 19.5 TFLs and 9.0 sacks over six seasons … Two multi-sack performances, five games with at least one sack and seven games with at least half a tackle for loss … At least half a TFL in seven straight games from Sept. 24 to Nov. 19 … Earned a 72.3 pass-rush grade from Pro Football Focus … vs. Eastern Washington (Sept. 10): Notched first sack of the season while finishing with three tackles … vs. No. 12 BYU (Sept. 17): Made six tackles, two solo … at Washington State (Sept. 24): First career multi-sack performance, finishing with 2.0 sacks and three tackles … vs. Stanford (Oct. 1): Recorded a sack for the second game in a row … at Arizona (Oct. 8): Made a TFL for a third straight game while also recovering a fumble … vs. No. 9 UCLA (Oct. 22): Assisted on a TFL and made two tackles … at California (Oct. 29): Named the Pac-12 Defensive Lineman of the Week after notching two sacks that totaled 20 yards lost … Added a pass breakup … vs. No. 25 Washington (Nov. 12): Finished with four tackles and assisted on a TFL … vs. No. 10 Utah (Nov. 19): Matched career-high with seven total tackles while notching at least half a TFL for the seventh game in a row.
As A Junior (2021)
Established himself as one of the most versatile players in the country in his fourth season at UO … Contributed in all three phases while playing in 11 of 14 games … Played 268 total snaps, with 152 on defense as an outside linebacker, 98 on offense as a tight end, and 18 on special teams … Finished with 11 total tackles (eight solo), 2.0 tackles for loss and a sack on defense, and added one catch for 11 yards on offense … at No. 3 Ohio State (Sept. 11): A key contributor on both sides of the ball in Oregon’s historic upset win at Ohio Stadium … Caught an 11-yard pass for a first down on a key play in the fourth quarter before recording a sack on defense on the final play of the 35-28 victory … vs. Arizona (Sept. 25): Played a season-high 43 defensive snaps and earned his best run-defense (81.7) and tackling (80.6) grades of the season from PFF … Notched a season-high six tackles, four solo, and his second tackle for loss … vs. No. 16 Oklahoma (Dec. 29): Made two tackles in the Valero Alamo Bowl.
As A Junior (2020)
Played in all seven games for Oregon during the pandemic-shortened 2020 season while making the transition from defensive end to tight end … Caught 10 passes for 113 yards and three touchdowns … Scored a receiving touchdown in each of the first two games of the season … vs. Stanford (Nov. 7): Made an impressive debut on the offensive side of the ball, catching five passes for 55 yards with a 5-yard touchdown reception … at Washington State (Nov. 14): Made it two straight games with a touchdown to open the season, scoring the game’s first points with a 13-yard catch … Finished with two catches for 23 yards … at USC (Dec. 18): Helped Oregon repeat as Pac-12 champions with two catches for 27 yards and a 16-yard touchdown.
As A Redshirt Sophomore (2019)
Played in the final 13 games of the season .. One of two players in the nation with at least seven tackles, three tackles for loss, one sack and a forced fumble in a single game … Finished the season with 14 tackles, including 10 solo, five stops for loss and two sacks … Tied for sixth on the team in tackles for loss … Had five or more tackles in two games … vs. Nevada (Sept. 7): Led the team with seven tackles, which were all solo … First career sack came in the second quarter … Had six tackles, including two for loss, in the second half … at USC (Nov. 2): Picked up a sack in the second quarter and finished with five tackles.
As A Sophomore (2018)
Sat out the regular season due to transfer rules … Utilized a redshirt … Played in the Redbox Bowl against Michigan State due to being enrolled by January 2018.
As A Freshman At Miami (2017)
Saw action in eight games, including the ACC Championship game against No. 1 Clemson (Dec. 2) and the Capital One Orange Bowl against No. 6 Wisconsin (Dec. 30) … Made three tackles with two coming against Clemson in the ACC Championship … First career tackle came at Florida State (Oct. 7).
High School
Consensus four-star and top 115 prospect in the class by ESPN, Rivals and 247Sports … Rated a top 10 player in the state of California by ESPN and 247Sports … Ranked No. 62 in the ESPN300 as the No. 5 defensive end … Tabbed the No. 65 prospect, No. 6 weak-side defensive end and No. 9 player in California by 247Sports … Rivals ranked him the No. 112 prospect in the class … Selected to the 2017 Under Armour All-American game … Ranked No. 34 on the PrepStar Top 150 Dream Team … Totaled 85 tackles (47 solo), 14.5 sacks and 31 tackles for loss during his senior season … Coached by John Heffernan at Luther Burbank High School … Chose Miami over Alabama, Arizona, Arizona State, Arkansas, Auburn, Baylor, Boise State, Boston College, BYU, California, Clemson, Colorado, Duke, Florida, Florida State, Georgia, Houston, Indiana, Iowa State, Kansas, Kansas State, Louisville, LSU, Maryland, Memphis, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi State, Nebraska, North Carolina, Notre Dame, Ohio State, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Ole Miss, Oregon, Oregon State, Penn State, Pittsburgh, Purdue, Rutgers, South Carolina, Syracuse, TCU, Tennessee, Texas A&M, Texas Tech, UCF, UCLA, USC, USF, Utah, Vanderbilt, Virginia, Virginia Tech, Wake Forest, Washington, Washington State, West Virginia and others.
