2016 Football Roster
Jersey Number 80
Ainslie Johnson
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-2 / 230
- Position:
- TE
- Hometown:
- Anaheim, Calif.
- High School:
- Servite
2016 Senior
- Played in all 12 games with four starts at tight end
- Six receptions for 86 yards and two touchdowns on the season
- First career start in the opener against Murray State
- 56-yard touchdown reception on a reverse flea flicker against Western Michigan
- Career-bests in receiving yards (64) and receptions (3) against Western Michigan
- 1-yard touchdown reception vs. Michigan State
2015 Junior
- Played in the first five games of the season
- First career catch went for two yards in opener vs. Kent State
Junior College
- Ranked the No. 2 junior college tight end in the nation by ESPN and No. 7 by 247Sports
- Caught 17 passes for 210 yards (12.4 ypc) and one touchdown in 2014, helping Cerritos to an 8-3 record
High School
- First-team All-Trinity League in 2011
- Second-team All-Trinity League in 2010
- Team won the 2009 state championship
Personal
- Born Jan. 17, 1994
- Son of Damone and Donna Johnson
- Has one sister
- Father played seven years in the NFL as a tight end for the Los Angeles Rams
- Majoring in history
Career Highs
Receptions: 3 vs. Western Michigan, 9/17/16
Receiving Yards: 64 vs. Western Michigan, 9/17/16
Long Reception: 56 vs. Western Michigan, 9/17/16
Receiving Touchdowns: 1, twice (last vs. Michigan State, 11/5/16)
All-Purpose Yards: 64 vs. Western Michigan, 9/17/16
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