Vernon Johnson (American football)
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San Diego, California, U.S.
.jpg) Johnson (6) playing for A&M–Commerce in 2014 | |
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| Position | Wide receiver |
| Personal information | |
| Born | April 17, 1992 San Diego, California, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Listed weight | 196[1] lb (89 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Brewer (Fort Worth, Texas) |
| College | Midwestern State Southwestern College Texas A&M–Commerce |
| NFL draft | 2015: undrafted |
| Career history | |
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* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
| Awards and highlights | |
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| Stats at CFL.ca | |
Vernon Johnson (born April 17, 1992) is an American former football wide receiver. He played college football at Midwestern State University, Southwestern College, and Texas A&M University–Commerce.
Johnson attended Brewer High School in Fort Worth. During his senior season in 2009, he had 76 receptions for 1,006 yards and 11 touchdowns. He also lettered in basketball as well as track & field.[3]
College career
Johnson began his college career at Midwestern State University; he redshirted in 2010 and caught 6 passes for 146 yards and a touchdown as a reserve receiver in 2011.
In 2012, he transferred to Southwestern College, where he caught 49 passes for 1,082 yards and 15 touchdowns.[4]
During his first season at Texas A&M University–Commerce in 2013, he set school records in receptions (70), receiving yards (1,350), and receiving touchdowns (13), although his touchdown reception record was broken by his teammate Ricky Collins during the next season. He also added 496 kick return yards and led the conference in all purpose yards per game with an average of 183.8. In addition, he won the Lone Star Conference (LSC) wide receiver of the year award.[5]
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In 2014, Johnson totaled 77 receptions for 1,258 yards and 12 touchdowns, thus breaking his reception record from the previous season; he also tallied 304 kick return yards. He helped lead a conference championship-winning A&M–Commerce team that led the nation in both average points per game (54.1) and average yards per game (535.4).[6] The team also opened the season with a record-breaking performance against East Texas Baptist in which it scored 98 points, amassing 986 total yards of offense and 13 touchdowns.[7] This performance helped Johnson earn his second LSC wide receiver of the year honor,[8] while also being named an AFCA first team All-American.[6]
After his college career Johnson was selected to compete in the NFLPA Collegiate Bowl.[9] Draft analysts projected him to be drafted in the 5th or 6th round of the NFL Draft, and he drew comparisons to Bruce Ellington. NFL draft analyst Lance Zierlein described Johnson as a "creative, instinctive receiver who has the feet and hips to make defenders miss and the acceleration to hit the big play either after the catch or down the field."[10]
NCAA stats
| Receiving | Kick returns | |||||||||||
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| Year | Team | G | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Ret | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD |
| 2010 | Midwestern State | Redshirt | ||||||||||
| 2011 | Midwestern State | 8 | 6 | 146 | 24.3 | 99 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | Southwestern College | Played at Junior College | ||||||||||
| 2013 | Texas A&M–Commerce | 11 | 70 | 1350 | 19.3 | 88 | 13 | 15 | 496 | 33.1 | 81 | 0 |
| 2014 | Texas A&M–Commerce | 12 | 77 | 1258 | 16.3 | 71 | 12 | 14 | 304 | 21.7 | 64 | 0 |
| Totals: | 31 | 153 | 2754 | 18.0 | 99 | 26 | 29 | 800 | 27.6 | 81 | 0 | |
