2009
Played in 13 of 15 games and earned two starts at linebacker ... finished fifth on the team with 63 tackles and sixth on the team with 3.5 sacks ... had three sacks, led the team with 10 tackles and forced a fumble that led to a Northwest touchdown in the season opener at Abilene Christian (8/27) ... also had 10 tackles at Fort Hays State (10/31) ... had seven tackles including a tackle-for-loss on 3rd-and-1 that forced Grand Valley State to settle for a field goal with less than five minutes left in the fourth quarter of the national championship game (12/12) ... had two pass break-ups in a national quarterfinal win at top-ranked Central Washington (11/28)
2008
Earned honorable mention honors from the MIAA ... started all 15 games ... finished fourth on the team with 69 tackles including seven for loss ... forced three fumbles, had two pass breakups and three quarterback hurries ... had a sack against Southwest Baptist (9/6) ... had a career-high 12 tackles vs. Minnesota-Duluth (12/13) ... forced a fumble on the goal line against Nebraska-Omaha which led to a touchback (9/27) ... forced a fumble vs. North Alabama which led to a Northwest touchdown and a 17-0 lead ... led Northwest in tackles three times
2007
Played in three games ... recorded two tackles-for-loss, including a sack in his collegiate debut against Truman (9/22) ... also had a tackle vs. Southwest Baptist (9/29) and Missouri Southern (11/10)
2006
Redshirt season
Blue Springs South High School
Was a first-team all-conference and all-area pick ... named to the second-team All-Missouri State squad twice ... also recognized with all-district and all-metro honors ... team captain ... graduated in 2006.
Personal
Son of Martha Johnson ... born April 27, 1988 ... brother, Joe, played 12 seasons in the NFL for the Kansas City Chiefs, New Orleans Saints and Atlanta Falcons
