Tysheem Terrance Johnson (born September 30, 2002) is an American football safety for the Oregon Ducks. He previously played for the Ole Miss Rebels.
| Oregon Ducks – No. 0 | |
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| Position | Safety |
| Class | Senior |
| Major | Multi-Disciplinary Studies |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | September 30, 2002 |
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
| Weight | 200 lb (91 kg) |
| Career history | |
| College | |
| High school | Neumann Goretti (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) |
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Early life and high school
editJohnson attended Saints John Neumann and Maria Goretti Catholic High School located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Coming out of high school, Johnson was rated as a four-star recruit, where he committed to play college football for the Ole Miss Rebels.[1][2]
College career
editOle Miss
editDuring Johnson's first collegiate season in 2021, he appeared in ten games for the Rebels, where he notched 47 tackles with four being for a loss, a sack, a pass deflection, and an interception, where for his performance he was named to the all-freshman SEC team.[3] In the 2022 season, Johnson appeared in thirteen games with nine starts for Ole Miss, where he notched 78 tackles with four being for a loss and two pass deflections.[4] After the conclusion of the 2022 season, Johnson decided to enter his name into the NCAA transfer portal.[5][6]
Oregon
editJohnson decided to transfer to play for the Oregon Ducks.[7][8] In week nine of the 2023 season, Johnson recorded two tackles and two interceptions, as he helped the Ducks to a win over the Utah Utes.[9] In Johnson's first season with the Ducks in 2023, he notched 70 with five being for a loss, a sack, seven pass deflections, and two interceptions.[10]
References
edit- ^ Suss, Nick. "4-star athlete Tysheem Johnson commits to Ole Miss over LSU, Alabama, Texas A&M". The Clarion-Ledger. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
- ^ Gabler, Nate. "Tysheem Johnson, SI All-American Athlete, Commits to Ole Miss". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
- ^ Crepea, James. "Former Ole Miss safety Tysheem Johnson commits to transfer to Oregon Ducks". OregonLive.com. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
- ^ Torres, Max. "Ex Ole Miss Rebels Safety Tysheem Johnson Announces Transfer to Oregon". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
- ^ Eckert, David. "Ole Miss football safety Tysheem Johnson enters transfer portal". The Clarion-Ledger. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
- ^ Peery, ade. "Ole Miss safety Tysheem Johnson enters NCAA Transfer Portal". On3.com. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
- ^ Hill, Mojo. "Ole Miss safety Tysheem Johnson transfers to Oregon football". The Daily Emerald. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
- ^ Crepea, James. "Oregon Ducks relying on transfer safeties Evan Williams, Tysheem Johnson to lead overhauled secondary". OregonLive.com. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
- ^ Dwyer, Miles. "Ducks Wire Player of the Game: Tysheem Johnson snags 2 interceptions in blowout win". Ducks Wire. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
- ^ Weber, Alex. "Oregon safety Tysheem Johnson announces decision to return to Ducks for 2024 season". On3.com. Retrieved 5 November 2024.