2022 Football Roster
Brian Johnson
- Position:
- Linebacker
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 198
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Manvel, Texas
- High School:
- Manvel HS / Texas A&M
- Prev School:
- Texas A&M
TULSA – A three-year letterwinner … transferred from Texas A&M … enrolled at Tulsa in January 2020 … played in 25 career games and had 22 tackles.
2022 – Played in 10 games … had 11 stops and two TFL for -5 yards in 2022 … totaled two stops and one TFL for -2 yards at Houston … had a career-high three stops at #13 Ole Miss … did not play in the NIU and Tulane games.
2021 – Played in nine games … was credited with six tackles … had a season-high of two stops against both South Florida and Navy.
2020 – Saw action in six games … missed the Navy, Cincinnati and MSU games … had five tackles … totaled a season-high three stops against East Carolina … had two tackles in the South Florida game for his first career tackles in a Tulsa uniform.
AT TEXAS A&M – Played in 17 games in two seasons at Texas A&M … 2019 (Sophomore) – Played four games in 2019 … saw the field in the season-opening win over Texas State … had a tackle at Clemson … 2018 (Freshman) –Appeared in all 13 games primarily on special teams as a freshman in 2018 ... registered seven total tackles as a freshman... forced a fumble on the opening kickoff that was recovered and returned for a touchdown against UAB … given the Special Teams Newcomer Award as a freshman.
HIGH SCHOOL – Was a three-year starter at Manvel High School … as a senior, collected 58 tackles, including 51 solos, with two sacks, one interception for a touchdown and two sacks for a 14-1 team ... contributed 62 tackles, including six tackles for loss, his junior campaign ... also had an interception, seven pass breakups, two forced fumbles and two recovered fumbles ... posted 59 tackles, including six TFLs, as a sophomore ... ?was the No. 49 outside linebacker prospect for the Class of 2018 and the No. 93 overall prospect from the state of Texas as a prep senior, according to the 247Sports Composite Ranking … listed as a 3-star recruit by 247 Sports, Rivals and ESPN … high school coach was Kirk Martin.
PERSONAL – Favorite NFL player is Tyrann Mathieu … his favorite professional athlete is Lebron James … favorite movie is Planet of the Apes … lists Friday Night Lights as his favorite sports movie … his favorite actor is Denzel Washington … began playing football at age 5 … has two older siblings … parents are Clarence and Gloria Johnson … majoring in organizational studies … born January 26, 1999.
