2021 Football Roster
Jersey Number 26
DJ Johnson
- Position:
- OLB
- Class:
- Freshman
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 225
- Hometown:
- Snellville, Ga.
- High School:
- South Gwinnett
2021 Freshman
- Played in eight games
- Four tackles on the season
High School
- Three-star recruit by 247Sports, ESPN, and Rivals
- Position ranks: #89 (247), #171 (ESPN)
- State ranks: #114 (247), #184 (ESPN)
- 2018 South Gwinnett MVP
- 2017 and 2019 South Gwinnett Defensive MVP
- 2018 and 2020 all-county and all-region first team
- 48 tackles, 6.0 TFLs, four PBUs, one blocked punt in eight games as a senior
- Florida vs. Georgia All-Star Game invite
- Played for head coach Steve Davenport at South Gwinnett
- 2018 and 2019 South Gwinnett Academic Award
- Also ran track for two years in high school
- Committed to Illinois on January 18, 2021
- Offers included Army, Appalachian State, Arkansas, Cincinnati, Kansas State, Louisiana, Memphis, and Temple
Personal
- Born October 17, 2002
- Son of Camille Johnson
- Has two brothers, Savon and Brandon, and three sisters, Dayana, Sanai, and Kaya
- Cousin, Jordan Burch, plays football at South Carolina
- Chose Illinois because, “I just loved the school. It has a great atmosphere, all the coaches really genuinely care about the players, and it is the No. 2 college town in the nation.”
- Plans to become a chef and open his own restaurant following his playing career
- Life experiences include being chased by a bear, driving from Alaska to Atlanta with his grandma, and climbing a mountain with no rope
- Majoring in food science and human nutrition
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