2025 Football Roster
Roster
Kelsey Johnson
- Position:
- Tight End
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 248
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Hometown:
- Red Oak, Texas
- High School:
- Red Oak HS
2025 (Redshirt Junior):Β Played in all 12 games as the third-string tight end β¦ Saw action largely on field goal units β¦ Made three catches for 33 yards β¦ Had two kickoff returns for 20 yards vs. Samford as an up-man β¦ Had a 15-yard catch vs. UCF β¦ Made two catches for 18 yards vs. Houston.Β
2024 (Junior):Β Played in the first four games of the year before battling injury andΒ sitting out to preserve a redshirt season.Β
2023 (Sophomore): Played in all 12 games with four starts at tight end β¦ Totaled 11 catches for 80 yards β¦ Had two catches for 28 yards in his first start of the year vs. Long Island β¦ Caught two balls for 18 yards vs. No. 3/6 Texas β¦ Had two catches for 17 yards at Cincinnati and two vs. Iowa State β¦ Had a 10-yard grab at No. 25 Kansas State.Β
2022 (Freshman): Was an instant-impact freshman during his collegiate debut season, playing in 10 games with four starts β¦ Missed three games due to injury β¦ Received rave reviews for his ability to impact the run game as a physical blocker β¦ Totaled nine catches for 61 yards and a TD, also rushing for a two-yard TD vs. No. 4 TCU β¦ Developed into a pass-catching threat late in the year, with six of his nine catches coming in the final three games of the year β¦ Made collegiate debut vs. UAlbany, returning a short kickoff 16 yards, also returning a kick the following week at No. 21 BYU β¦ Had first two career catches vs. Texas State β¦ Suffered an injury on the opening kickoff at Iowa State and missed the following three games, returning at Texas Tech β¦ Rushed for a two-yard TD and caught three balls for 30 yards and a TD vs. No. 4 TCU β¦ Had a catch at No. 23 Texas, and two grabs for 20 yards in the Armed Forces Bowl vs. Air Force.Β
High School: Played at Red Oak High School for head coach Tony Holmes β¦ Caught 33 passes for 483 yards and seven touchdowns as a senior β¦ Finished his career with 78 receptions for 1,314 yards and 21 touchdowns β¦ Named to 2021 Academic All-State Second Team β¦ First-Team All-District performer in 2020 β¦ No. 14 tight end in the country according to ESPN β¦ Rated as a three-star prospect by the three major recruiting services β¦ Ranked the No. 21 tight end in the nation according to Rivals β¦ No. 72 player in the state of Texas according to 247Sports β¦ Chose Baylor over Tennessee, Kansas, Colorado and Buffalo, among others.
Personal: Full name is LaKelsey Johnson Jr., goes by Kelsey for short β¦ Son of LaKelsey Sr. and LaTisha Johnson.
