2017 Football Roster
Roster
Micheal Johnson
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 280
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Missouri City, Texas
- High School:
- Hightower HS
2017 (Sophomore): Second-team Academic All-Big 12 ... Played at No. 10 TCU but did not record any stats ... Made one tackle vs. Iowa State ... Played vs. Texas Tech but did not have any stats ... Made one tackle at Kansas ... Had one tackle vs. Texas ... Played vs. No. 23 West Virginia but did not record any stats ... Played but did not record any stats at No. 14 Oklahoma State ... Played at Kansas State but did not record any stats after leaving due to injury ... Saw action vs. No. 3 Oklahoma but did not record any stats ... Played but did not record any stats at Duke ... Made first career start vs. UTSA, had first career TFL ... Posted one tackle vs. Liberty.
2016 (Freshman): Played in three games as reserve defensive lineman ... Saw first action of his career in win over Kansas ... Recorded two tackles against Jayhawks ... Posted one tackle and one QB hurry at Texas ... Tallied one solo stop vs. TCU ... 2016 Academic All-Big 12 Rookie team ... Selected to Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll spring 2017.
High School: All-state defensive lineman from Hightower High School in Missouri City, Texas ... Two-time district MVP for head coach Padriac McGinnis at HHS ... Member of USA Football national team (under 19) for 2016 International Bowl in Arlington, Texas ... Rated No. 32 strongside defensive end prospect nationally by 247Sports, ranked No. 65 among DEs by Scout and No. 108 by ESPN ... Top 100 Texas recruit: ranked 78th on Dave Campbell Texas Football Top 150, 82nd on Lone Star 100, 96th by 247Sports and on Waco Tribune-Herald Top 100 ... Listed among Houston Chronicle's Houston Top 100 ... Led Hightower to 10-1 record and 2015 bi-district finals as senior, named District 23-6A Defensive Player of Year ... Also selected first-team All-Greater Houston ... Made 80 tackles, 22 TFL and nine sacks as senior ... Earned 2014 Class 6A All-State honorable mention following junior season ... Named 2014 District 23-6A Defensive Player of Year after totaling 50 tackles, 17 TFL and 10 sacks ... Helped HHS to 8-4 record and 2013 area finals as sophomore, had five sacks.
Personal: Son of Micheal and Yolander Johnson ... Major is pre-business.
