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Jersey Number 21
TJ Johnson
- Position:
- Tight End
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 230
- Class:
- Redshirt Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Chesapeake, Va.
- High School:
- Oscar Smith HS
- Prev School:
- West Virginia
2024 (Redshirt Freshman, West Virginia): Saw action in three games...Added depth at tight end...Used primarily on special teams...Season-high 11 special teams plays against Kansas State
2023 (Freshman, West Virginia): Redshirted.
High School: Played for coach Chris Scott at Oscar Smith High...Earned Virginia All-State Second Team honors as a junior...Named All-Region First Team...Helped guide OSHS to a 9-2 record, including an 8-0 mark in the Southeastern Conference...Tigers reached the second round of the Virginia Class 6A Playoffs in 2022...Saw action in nine games as a senior, including two playoff games...Finished with 24 catches for 343 yards and six touchdowns...Scored four touchdowns against Old Hickory High...During his sophomore and junior seasons, he helped Oscar Smith High to a record of 22-1 and a pair of Virginia Class 6A State Championships...Also helped OSHS go 12-0 in the Southeastern Conference from 2020-21
Personal: His father, Tory Johnson Sr., was a tight end at WVU (2000-03) who had 14 career receptions for 145 yards and five touchdowns...Rated as a three-star prospect by ESPN, 247Sports, On3 and Rivals...ESPN ranks him as the No. 38 tight end in this year’s class, as well as the No. 42 player in Virginia...Checks in as the No. 26 prospect in Virginia by Rivals...247Sports lists him as the No. 141 wide receiver in the country and the No. 26 player in Virginia...On3 ranks him as the No.158 wide receiver nationally and No. 27 recruit in Virginia...Also offered by East Carolina, Maryland, North Carolina, Pitt and Virginia...Son of Tory Johnson Sr. and Tiffany Johnson
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