2011 Football Roster
Roster
Johnson, Desmond

Jersey Number 7
Desmond Johnson
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- 200
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Hometown:
- Yazoo City, Miss.
- High School:
- Yazoo City HS
Bio
2011 Sheraton Hawai[apos]i Bowl: Carried the ball 16 times for 77 yards with a long of 13 ... 2011 (r-Jr.): Was injured in the first half of the season opener but came back from injury to appear in the final six games ... Had 75 carries for 424 yards and a pair of touchdowns ... Started the final game of the season as well as the opener ... Had his first 100-yard game of the season when he rushed for 103 yards on 11 carries against Memphis ... 2010 Beef `O[apos] Brady[apos]s Bowl: Led the team[apos]s rushing attack with 102 yards on ten carries ... Had a long run of 62 yards and rushed for a touchdown ... The rush was a career high and set a Beef `O[apos] Brady[apos]s Bowl record and Southern Miss Bowl record that was previously a 54 yard rush by Kelby Nance in the 2000 GMAC Bowl vs. TCU ... 2010 (r-So.): Played in ten games ... Missed three games with a knee injury ... Posted 646 yards on 115 carries and eight rushing scores ... Put together two-touchdown games against both Prairie View (9/11) and Tulsa (11/26) ... Had best game of the regular season with 89 yards on eight carries with a season-best run for a TD of 49 yards against Kansas (9/17) ... Added a 86-yard game on 13 carries at Tulsa ... Caught 23 passes for 172 yards and a touchdown ... Lone receiving TD was an 11-yard pass from Austin Davis versus Memphis (10/16) ... Added 118 kickoff return yards versus UAB (10/30), including a best return of 45 yards ... Finished the season with five returns for 144 yards ... 2009 (r-Fr.): Appeared in the season opener against Alcorn State (9/5) ... Carried seven times for 72 yards and one touchdown ... 2008 (Fr.): Redshirted ... Prep: Rushed for 1,003 yards and 15 touchdowns before an injury ended his season during the middle of the campaign for coach Tony Woolfolk ... Named to the Clarion-Ledger Dandy Dozen after rushing for 2,509 yards and 33 touchdowns as a junior ... Tabbed as the Delta Touchdown Club Player of the Year, the Yazoo County Player of the Year, and the division 3-4A Player of the Year after leading the state in rushing yardage ... A three-star prospect by both Rivals and Scout and is the No. 24-ranked player in the state by Rivals ... Held the distinction of being the No. 85 player ranked at the running back spot in the country by Scout.com ... Personal: Son of Vickey R. Johnson
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