Jeffery Johnson

Position:
DL
Class:
Fifth Year
Height:
6-2
Weight:
305
Hometown:
Brookhaven, Miss.
High School:
Tulane

Season	GP-GS	UT	AT	Total	TFL	Sacks	INT	FF	FR	PBU
2018	13-12	13	17	30	1.0-2	0.5-1	0	0	0	1
2019	12-8	14	15	29	3.0-19	2.5-17	0	0	1	0
2020	12-12	16	17	33	6.0-23	3.5-18	0	0	2	0
2021	12-12	20	24	44	4.0-19	1.5-10	0	0	0	0
2022	13-6	9	14	23	4.0-7	0.0-0	0	0	0	0
Career	62-50	72	87	159	18.0-70	8.0-46	0	0	3	1

2022
Played in all 13 games and made six starts … started each of season’s first four games and then at West Virginia (11/12) and against Oklahoma State (11/19) … totaled 23 tackles, 4.0 tackles for loss and a QB hurry … logged season-high five tackles (1.5 for loss) vs. Florida State in Cheez-It Bowl (12/29) ... made two tackles (0.5 TFL) at West Virginia … registered four tackles (0.5 TFL) vs. Baylor (11/5) … made two stops at Iowa State (10/29) … notched three tackles (0.5 TFL) in opener vs. UTEP (9/3).

2021 (AT TULANE)
Started all 12 games … totaled 44 tackles, 4.0 tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks and a QB hurry … notched four tackles and a sack at Memphis (11/27) … registered five tackles, a career-high 2.0 TFLs and a sack vs. USF (11/19) … tallied six stops and 0.5 sack vs. Tulsa (11/13) … made four tackles vs. Cincinnati (10/30) … recorded a career-high seven tackles at East Carolina (10/2) … notched two stops and 0.5 sack at Ole Miss (9/18) … tallied six tackles and a TFL in season opener at Oklahoma (9/4).

2020 (AT TULANE)
Started all 12 games … finished with 33 total tackles, 6.0 tackles for loss, 3.5 sacks and two fumble recoveries … tallied a season-high six tackles against Nevada (12/22) … registered two tackles and 0.5 sacks at Tulsa (11/19) … made two tackles (one for a loss of three yards) in win over Army (Nov. 14) … tallied four tackles and one sack in victory over Temple (10/31) … notched four tackles, 1.5 for loss, and one sack against SMU (10/16) … recorded four tackles and recovered a fumble for a touchdown at Houston (10/8) … registered four tackles against Navy (10/19) … logged three tackles and one sack for seven yards in win at Southern Miss (9/26).

2019 (AT TULANE)
Played in nine games and started six … totaled 29 tackles, 3.0 tackles for loss, 2.5 sacks and recovered a fumble … logged three tackles (one sack for a loss of six yards) against Southern Miss in Armed Forces Bowl (1/4) … posted four tackles at SMU (11/30) … recorded three tackles (one for loss) against UCF (11/23) … tallied 1.5 sacks for a loss of 11 yards at home against Tulsa (11/2) … racked up a season-high five tackles at Navy (10/26) … made two tackles at home against Houston (9/19) … recorded four tackles and recovered a fumble against Auburn (9/7) … tallied two tackles at home against FIU (8/29).

2018 (AT TULANE)
Played in all 13 games and made 12 starts at nose tackle as a true freshman … finished regular season with 30 tackles, 1.0 tackle for loss, 0.5 sack and a pass breakup … registered first career tackle for loss against ECU (11/10) and had another the next week against Houston (11/15) … tied season best with four tackles in last two regular season games against Houston (11/15) and Navy (11/24) … tied season high with two unassisted tackles at UAB (9/5), against SMU (10/20), Houston and Navy … notched four tackles at Cincinnati (10/6) … recorded four tackles in first career game against Wake Forest (8/31).

HIGH SCHOOL
Was a four-year letterwinner at Brookhaven High School … rated as a four-star prospect by 247Sports and Rivals … the No. 8-rated prospect in Mississippi by ESPN … earned 2017 first-team Mississippi 5A All-State honors by the Mississippi Association of Coaches … recorded 67 tackles, seven sacks, three forced fumbles and two pass breakups as a senior… notched 51 tackles, two tackles for loss, nine sacks and one fumble recovery as a junior … recorded 40 tackles, one tackle for loss, two sacks and one safety as a sophomore.

PERSONAL
Enrolled at OU in January 2022 ... graduated from Tulane with a degree in health and wellness … pursuing a master’s degree in human relations at OU.