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University of Illinois Athletics

2016 Football Roster

80 Ainslie Johnson

  • Ht./Wt. 6-2 / 230
  • Position TE
  • Hometown Anaheim, Calif.
  • High School Servite

Biography

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

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 80

    2015Junior

    TE
    6'2" 230 lbs
    80
  • 80

    2016Senior

    TE
    6'2" 230 lbs
    80