2001 Football Roster
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Roster
JR Johnson
- Position:
- Linebacker
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 230
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Cicero, NY
- High School:
- Cicero-North Syracuse
At SU: Two letters ... Redshirted in 1997 ... Senior Year: Played in 12 games, starting one ... Posted 44 tackles on the season ... Played on SU's punt return, kickoff coverage and kickoff return units, and the punt coverage unit as a gunner ... Recorded five tackles, including three solo, two assisted and one for a loss, against Kansas State in the Insight.com Bowl...Had five tackles at Tennessee ... Registered nine tackles, six solo at Pittsburgh ... Posted six tackles, four solo and one for a loss against Temple ... Had seven tackles at Virginia Tech ... Recorded five tackles as a starter at Miami ... Registered eight tackles against Boston College Junior Year: Played in 10 games, starting seven ... Missed the game at Temple for a violation of the team academic policy ... Had a career-high 11 tackles, including a personal-best seven solo stops against Boston College ... Recorded the first sack of his collegiate career and recorded eight tackles against Virginia Tech ... Had four stops against Miami ... Sophomore Year: Played in eight games ... Led special teams with four tackles and played as a reserve linebacker at Toledo ... First player ever named BIG EAST Special Teams Player of the Week without ever touching the ball following his five-tackle performance against Michigan ... Injured his ankle against Tulane and missed the next three games against Pittsburgh, Virginia Tech and Boston College ... Freshman Year: Played in nine games, primarily on special teams ... Had three tackles against Rutgers, NC State and Virginia Tech ... High School: Super Prep All-American, Grid Iron All-Star ... First-team All-Central New York and all-league ... Eastern Regional Elite Team and Top 50 Athletes in New York as a linebacker ... Rushed for 960 yards and 17 TDs, three interceptions, three sacks and 68 tackles as a senior ... Had 2,870 yards, 50 touchdowns, nine interceptions and 221 tackles in four-year career ... Set records for most touchdowns (six) and yards (280) in one game ... Team captain senior year ... Recruited by former SU assistant coach Kevin Rogers ... Personal: Charles A. Johnson Jr ... Born June 20, 1979, in California ... Son of Charles and Joanne Johnson ... Two brothers and two sisters ... Majoring in sociology.
Johnson's Career Statistics
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Tackles Assists Tot. Int. Sacks FF Fumble Rec.
1998 13 3 16 0 0.0 0 0-0 yds
1999 12 4 16 0 0.0 0 0-0 yds
2000 36 24 60 0 1.0 1 0-0 yds
2001 24 20 44 0 0.0 0 0-0 yds
Totals 85 51 136 0 1.0 1 0-0 yds
Johnson's Career Bests
Tackles Solo 7 vs. Boston College, 2000
Assist 6 vs. Brigham Young, 2000, Boston College, 2001
Total 11 vs. Boston College, 2000
