Rishaw Johnson
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New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
 Johnson with the Seattle Seahawks in 2012 | |
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Tight ends coach |
| Team | McNeese State |
| Conference | Southland |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | February 23, 1989 New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 2003-2004 | St. Augustine (New Orleans, LA) |
| 2005 | Southern Lab (Baton Rouge, LA) |
| 2006 | Hammond (Hammond, LA) |
| 2008–2010 | Ole Miss |
| 2011 | California (PA) |
| (2012) | Seattle Seahawks |
| (2013) | Kansas City Chiefs |
| (2014) | Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
| (2014) | Dallas Cowboys* |
| (2014) | Green Bay Packers* |
| (2014) | New York Giants* |
| (2014) | Washington Redskins |
| (2015) | Toronto Argonauts[1] |
| Position | Offensive lineman |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2016–2017 | UTSA (GA) |
| 2018 | UTSA (Offensive quality control) |
| 2019 | UTSA (RB) |
| 2020–present | McNeese State (TE) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 2× Cotton Bowl champion (2008–2009) | |
| Awards | |
| PSAC First-team All-Conference (2011) D1Football.com First-team All-American (2011) Dakotatronics Second-team All-Region (2011) 2012 East-West Shrine Game appearance 2012 Senior Bowl appearance | |
Rishaw Kali Johnson (born February 23, 1989) is an American former professional football offensive guard that is currently the tight ends coach at McNeese State. He attended California University of Pennsylvania in 2011, having transferred there from the University of Mississippi, where he played from 2008 to 2010. He signed as an undrafted free agent with the Seattle Seahawks in 2012.
A native of New Orleans, Louisiana, Johnson attended St. Augustine High School in his freshman and sophomore year, until Hurricane Katrina devastated the city in 2005. He was forced to move to Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and played his junior season at Southern Laboratory School. He completed his high school career at Hammond High School in Hammond, Louisiana, where he was regarded as a four-star offensive line prospect.[2] He chose Ole Miss over Florida State and Southern Miss.
College career
After redshirting his initial year at Ole Miss, Johnson saw action in five games as a redshirt freshman in 2008. In 2009, he appeared in five games, with four starts, at right guard. After starting the season opener of his junior season, Johnson was dismissed from Ole Miss for "violating team rules".[3] He then transferred to California University of Pennsylvania, where he was a Division II All-American selection in 2011. Johnson played in the 2012 Senior Bowl and the 2012 East–West Shrine Game.
