Roschon Johnson

Roschon Johnson (born January 31, 2001) is an American football running back for the Texas Longhorns.

Roschon Johnson
Texas Longhorns – No. 2
PositionRunning back
ClassSenior
Personal information
Born: (2001-01-31) January 31, 2001
Port Arthur, Texas
Height6 ft 0.5 in (1.84 m)
Weight225 lb (102 kg)
Career history
College
Bowl games
High schoolPort Neches–Groves
(Port Neches, Texas)

Early life and high school

Johnson was born in Port Arthur, Texas to Ronald and Schawanna Johnson. He has two older siblings in Dorian Johnson and Jeremiah Rose. During his early childhood, he would move to Groves, Texas and attend school in Port Neches, Texas later attending Port Neches–Groves High School.[1] He completed 181 of 279 pass attempts for 2,918 yards and 35 touchdowns with five interceptions and also rushed 227 times for 1,627 yards and 29 touchdowns as a junior.[2] Johnson passed 2,343 yards and 24 touchdowns while also rushing for 1,623 yards and 26 touchdowns in his senior season.[3] He finished his high school career as Port Neches–Groves' all-time leading passer with 7,710 yards and finished second in school history with 4,900 rushing yards.[4] Johnson was rated a four-star recruit and committed play college football at Texas over offers from Florida, Florida State, Ohio State, and Oklahoma.[5][6]

College career

Johnson joined the Texas Longhorns as an early enrollee in January 2019 and participated in spring practices.[7] He moved to running back during his freshman season due to injuries at the position.[8] Johnson finished the season with 649 rushing yards and seven touchdowns on 123 carries and 158 receiving yards and one touchdown on 23 receptions.[9] As a sophomore, Johnson served mostly as the Longhorns' second running back behind Bijan Robinson and rushed 80 times for 418 yards and six touchdowns and also caught eight passes for 51 yards and one touchdown.[10] He rushed for 569 yards and five touchdowns on 96 carries in his junior season.[11] Johnson graduated from the McCombs School of Business with a degree in business administration at the end of his junior year.[12]

References
  1. "Texas football coach refers to Roschon Johnson as "alpha" leader for Longhorns". The Port Arthur News. July 17, 2022. Retrieved September 16, 2022.
  2. "Roschon Johnson named finalist for Mr. Texas Football Player of the Year". Beaumont Enterprise. December 5, 2017. Retrieved September 16, 2022.
  3. Howe, Jeff (August 28, 2019). "Longhorns impressed with Roschon Johnson's 'selfless' move to RB". 247Sports.com. Retrieved September 16, 2022.
  4. "Longhorns Extra Points: Roschon Johnson's wildcat success saves the day". Houston Chronicle. November 26, 2021. Retrieved September 16, 2022.
  5. "The Dotted Line: Family describes Texas commit Roschon Johnson as driven, competitive". The Austin American-Statesman. August 3, 2018. Retrieved September 16, 2022.
  6. "Recruiting analyst compares Texas commit to Texas A&M QB Kellen Mond". The Dallas Morning News. March 27, 2018. Retrieved September 16, 2022.
  7. "After record-breaking high school career, Texas' Roschon Johnson ready for new challenge". Houston Chronicle. June 5, 2019. Retrieved September 16, 2022.
  8. Jones, Kaelen (September 2, 2019). "'This is mind-boggling': Rash of injuries leads Texas to QB Roschon Johnson as No. 2 running back". Retrieved September 16, 2022.
  9. "UT notebook: Backups don't get much better than RB Roschon Johnson". Houston Chronicle. September 28, 2021. Retrieved September 16, 2022.
  10. Thompson, Cole (April 20, 2021). "More Than RB No.2, Texas' Johnson Proving to be Longhorns' Leader". SI.com. Retrieved September 16, 2022.
  11. Huang, Christina (August 10, 2022). "Texas RB Roshon Johnson was ranked 26th among college football's athletic 'freaks'". The Dallas Morning News. Retrieved September 16, 2022.
  12. "Port Neches-Groves alum Roschon Johnson graduates from business school". The Port Arthur News. May 18, 2022. Retrieved September 16, 2022.
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