2016 Football Roster
Roster
BJ Johnson III
- Position:
- WR
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-1 / 212
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Woodruff, S.C.
- High School:
- Woodruff
2016 - All-Sun Belt Honorable Mention
2016 - All-Sun Belt Third Team (Phil Steele)
2016-17: Had a breakout campaign his final season … Played in and started all 12 games … Played in 815 total snaps (761 offensive, 54 special teams) … Recorded a team-high 42 catches for 600 yards and three touchdowns on the year … Had a career-high in catches, yards, average per game, and tied his career high for touchdowns in a season … Had a season-high nine catches for 127 yards against Louisiana … Also had seven catches for 129 yards and two touchdowns against Troy on Senior Day... Named to the 2016-17 Sun Belt Conference Commissioner's List for maintaining a 3.50 GPA or higher.
2015-16: Was on his way to a big season before suffering an injury … Played in nine games, starting five … Was on the field for 309 offensive snaps … Finished the season with 15 catches for a team-best 249 yards … Had a tackle against West Virginia … Totaled a team season-high 93 receiving yards against Idaho … Broke his clavicle on a diving catch in that game and missed four games … Returned against Troy and had one catch for 19 yards … Recorded one more catch against both Georgia (28 yards) and South Alabama (6 yards) … Recorded four catches for 57 yards against Georgia State … Had a 17-yard catch in the Eagles’ win over Bowling Green in the GoDaddy Bowl … Made the school’s honor roll for his academic work in both the fall and spring … Caught an 18-yard touchdown pass from Favian Upshaw in the Spring Game.
2014-15: Started all 12 games as a sophomore … Led the team in caught passes with 23 for 312 yards … Scored three touchdowns via the air … Made five catches for 76 yards, including a 48-yard reception against South Alabama … Caught a season-long 68-yard pass for a score at Georgia Tech … Ran the ball three times for 29 yards including a season-long of 11 against Troy … Tallied 20 total points on the season with three touchdowns … Also added a two-point conversion (reception) versus Georgia Tech … Member of the Eagle Honor Roll for spring 2015.
2013-14: Top receiver with 12 catches and 216 yards … Caught three passes against The Citadel, including 45-yard reception from Kevin Ellison … Totaled 73 yards in that game … Had two receptions vs. Saint Francis (Pa.) and Appalachian State … Caught three passes for 40 yards against Wofford with a long of 20 coming on the Eagles’ final scoring drive … Threw perfect 49-yard pass to Devin Scott against Samford … Made the school’s honor roll for his academic work in the spring.
2012-13: Redshirted … Made the school’s honor roll for his academic work in the spring … One of 33 members of the Eagle Football team with GPAs of 3.0 or above.
HIGH SCHOOL: Served as team captain during his senior campaign … Finalist for Spartanburg Herald Player of the Year award … Selected to the Shrine Bowl All-Star Game … Two-time all-state and Spartanburg Herald All-Area Team Selection … Rewrote the Woodruff High School receiving records for both a single-season and career … Finished with 165 career receptions for 2,780 yards and 30 touchdowns … Named South Carolina Region 2-2A Player of the Year after recording 80 receptions for nearly 1,500 yards and 15 touchdowns his senior year … Had 63 receptions for 992 yards and 12 touchdowns as a junior.
PERSONAL: Born Bill Johnson III on February 22, 1993 in Greenville, SC … Son of Bill and Paulette Johnson … Has two siblings, Tyrone and Foster.
MAJOR: Sport Management (graduated)
